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If you thought the Apple Watch Ultra was big, with its 1.92-inch screen, you haven’t seen it yet, as a future Apple Watch Ultra could have an even bigger screen, according to this latest leak.
This is from DigiTimes (opens in new tab)who claims (via BGR (opens in new tab)) that Apple will release a version of the Apple Watch Ultra with a 2.1-inch screen in 2024. It will also apparently use micro-LED display technology instead of OLED.
That last change could potentially make the screen brighter, display more vibrant colors and be easier to see at an angle than the current OLED display. According to a January 2023 report from Mark Gurman – a reputable leaker – making the same micro-LED claim, this would also make the screen look almost like it’s painted on the glass.
As for the size increase, a move from 1.92 inches to 2.1 inches might not sound dramatic, but for reference, the Apple Watch 8 only has a 1.69-inch screen, and we noticed in our Apple Watch Ultra review that it can feel gargantuan when moving up from an older, smaller model. So a further increase in size is certainly noteworthy.
It’s not necessarily a bad thing, of course, as we found the Ultra’s screen to be a standout overall, with its large size making it easy to use and clear to see.
As for whether this will happen, it looks pretty likely. As mentioned above, the micro-LED bit has also been rumored elsewhere, while analyst Jeff Pu (via MacRumors (opens in new tab)) recently made the exact same claim as DigiTimes, both in terms of size and technical changes.
That said, 2024 is still a long way off, so we’re still taking these claims with a grain of salt.
Analysis: the Apple Watch Ultra 2 or 3?
One question we have is whether these rumored upgrades are planned for the Apple Watch Ultra 2 or the Apple Watch Ultra 3.
The original Apple Watch Ultra landed in September 2022, so September 2023 seems like an obvious launch time for the Apple Watch Ultra 2, especially since standard Apple Watch models have been released in September every year since the Apple Watch 2.
But this isn’t a standard Apple Watch – rather it’s the start of a new line, so we can’t be sure Apple will treat it the same way.
There’s even reason to believe we won’t see an Apple Watch Ultra 2 until 2024. Firstly, the leaks we’re hearing so far relate to a 2024 model, and you’d think we’d have heard of the 2023 release too, if it was planned.
Plus, the Apple Watch SE line isn’t annual, with the Apple Watch SE 2 arriving two years after the original model, so Apple could well do something similar with the Apple Watch Ultra.
Based on the first Ultra these are big, flashy watches, with huge price tags so Apple may need to find some major upgrades for a new one to justify its existence which again suggests we might be over a year between them had to wait.
One thing’s for sure, though, when the Apple Watch Ultra 2 lands, it’s likely to be one of the very best smartwatches out there, especially if it includes the above upgrades.
