Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2: how the two titanium watches differ
Both high-end smartwatches arrived this summer with titanium bodies and 100-metre water resistance, but they differ in chips, displays and AI assistants.
Apple and Samsung both refreshed their high-end smartwatch lines this summer, with the Apple Watch Ultra 4 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 arriving as rivals. Both use titanium bodies: Samsung offers gray or silver, Apple black or natural finishes. Both carry an EN13319 depth gauge rating and can be submerged to 100 metres.
Durability differs slightly. Apple rates the Ultra 4 at IP6X for dust, while Samsung adds IP69K dust and water resistance. Both come with a range of neutral and colourful bands, and Apple’s Hermès collaboration adds a titanium band and two ocean-themed watch faces.
Inside, the watches diverge. The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 runs a Snapdragon Wear Elite chip with Google Gemini, 64GB of storage and 2GB of memory. Apple pairs its S11 chip with the new Siri and 64GB of storage, and the watch supports the Audio Intelligence features also coming to the Watch Series 12.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 measures 10.7mm thick, with a 1.52-inch circular Super AMOLED display in a rounded square frame, slightly larger than the previous Ultra and thinner. Apple’s model is 12mm deep, with a 49mm by 44mm rectangular wide-angle OLED LTPO3 Retina display.
