I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch Ultra for the past year and a half, and it’s great. But here’s why I might downgrade to a non-Ultra model.
Apple’s big fall event is now in the rearview mirror, and with it came the iPhone 16 and the new Apple Watch Series 10. This is also a big year for the Apple Watch in general because the gadget is now officially a decade old.
Though I was expecting a bigger design change than what we actually got, the Apple Watch Series 10 is still very appealing. I’ve been using the first-generation Apple Watch Ultra for the past year and a half, but I’m seriously considering “downgrading” to the Apple Watch Series 10 instead.The biggest Apple Watch display ever
For the Apple Watch Ultra this year, Apple just added a new color — satin black — to the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Besides that, there was nothing new for the Apple Watch Ultra — Apple didn’t launch an iPhone Watch Ultra 3.
The Apple Watch Series 10, however, has some significant changes. It comes in two sizes, 42mm and 46mm, and it now has a wide-angle OLED display. This new display provides a 30% increase in screen size over previous generations, and because of that, the Apple Watch Series 10 has an even bigger display than the Apple Watch Ultra, at least with the 46mm size.
With this larger display, you can see more text on the screen, which means less scrolling. And since the screen now expands further past the sides of the case, it is 40% brighter when viewed at an angle. This means you can see the information on your watch face more easily at a glance without having to move your wrist.
I always thought that since I have smaller wrists, smaller watches would be better for me. I was apprehensive when I first got the Apple Watch Ultra because I thought it would be too large for me. But as I used it more, I eventually got used to the large size and grew to love the practicality of it.
