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Some Ultra 2s do have the sensor. For instance you can still get them new from Costco with the sensor for $100 more - https://www.costco.com/apple-watc...18736.html. If the MPN ends in LL/A it has it enabled, LW/A it doesnt.
Personally I just went the used route. Found one with the sensor and 100% battery in good condition and saved a couple hundred bucks
I have the Ultra 1 and absolutely love it, and I don't see a need to upgrade to a Ultra 2 or the new black one and I want to upgrade but there hasn't been much improvement or new features to justify the cost difference of a Ultra 1 vs Ultra 2 IMO. You are likely to get better deals especially if you are willing to go refurbished/renewed or used. (Ultra 1 Renewed is $499 on Amazon right now)
The main new features you get with Ultra 2 are:
Double tap gesture support
On-device Siri with health access
Precision finding for iPhone
Hardware differences on the Ultra 2 vs. 1
1000 extra nits brightness on the Ultra 2
S9 Chip (vs S8 on Ultra 1)
64gb storage (vs 32gb on Ultra 1)
Gen 2 Ultra Wide-band chip (gen 1 on Ultra 1)
72 hours of battery life in low power mode (vs 60 on Ultra 1)
Ultra 1 would have Blood Oxygen if made and not refurbished before 2024 (from my understanding)
Not a noticeable difference in any way to 99% of users.
I just got an ultra 2 from micro center for $689 that still had the oxygen sensor. Gonna sell my ultra 1. Very happy.
Could you post your model number specifically? (Not serial number). I believe the model number ends with a different letter for the ruined devices with disabled features.
Yeah I always wondered about how relevant this actually is. Never heard of blood oxygen levels until COVID, and never heard about them since the main pandemic ended. Googling around I can kind of understand the use case (but still don't know what you'd do with this data) - I get Apple is going in the direction of a one stop medical device, but I really wonder how many people actually think this feature is useful, like one day Apple will be able to tell me exactly in nanometers how fast my back hair grows with dynamic real time visualizations powered by AI... but do I really care?
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Yeah I always wondered about how relevant this actually is. Never heard of blood oxygen levels until COVID, and never heard about them since the main pandemic ended. Googling around I can kind of understand the use case (but still don't know what you'd do with this data) - I get Apple is going in the direction of a one stop medical device, but I really wonder how many people actually think this feature is useful, like one day Apple will be able to tell me exactly in nanometers how fast my back hair grows with dynamic real time visualizations powered by AI... but do I really care?
I have breathing issues so it helps me to keep track as I exercise. Surprisingly my hospital uses the results from my watch to keep track of oxygen levels during tests if their machines can't show it. It happens often.
Could you post your model number specifically? (Not serial number). I believe the model number ends with a different letter for the ruined devices with disabled features.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 serial numbers ending in LW/A have oxygen disabled.
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Definitely one of those items that if you use it to its full potential and take advantage of everything it does offer, $800 isn't overpriced at all. There are a lot of people who would be more suited to own a Series 8/9/10 but paid twice that for an Ultra for features they could easily do without.
They didn't really pay double. Even without needing any of those features:
1. Stainless regular watch with sapphire glass. $ 729.
2. Ultra $ 799.
It's a $ 70 difference.
Or
Aluminum with cellular. $ 529.
Ultra. $ 799. A $ 270 difference,
For me the real consideration is the longer battery life (a positive), vs the chunky (a negative),
Can you check the battery health on yours? Thanks in advance!
Mine arrived yesterday. MINT condition with a 100% battery. Brand spankin new basically. Also was able to use a 10% off coupon code for refurbished items which made it $490
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Mine arrived yesterday. MINT condition with a 100% battery. Brand spankin new basically. Also was able to use a 10% off coupon code for refurbished items which made it $490
Is this a publicly available coupon?
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Personally I just went the used route. Found one with the sensor and 100% battery in good condition and saved a couple hundred bucks
The main new features you get with Ultra 2 are:
Double tap gesture support
On-device Siri with health access
Precision finding for iPhone
Hardware differences on the Ultra 2 vs. 1
1000 extra nits brightness on the Ultra 2
S9 Chip (vs S8 on Ultra 1)
64gb storage (vs 32gb on Ultra 1)
Gen 2 Ultra Wide-band chip (gen 1 on Ultra 1)
72 hours of battery life in low power mode (vs 60 on Ultra 1)
Ultra 1 would have Blood Oxygen if made and not refurbished before 2024 (from my understanding)
Not a noticeable difference in any way to 99% of users.
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I'll say this. Their battery degradation % leaves a lot to be desired. My actually battery life is closer 50%.
I have the Ultra 1 from launch day. I never charge over 80% except for maybe a handful of times (charging while i shower gets me to 80%).
Just checked battery health and it's 98%.
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The one I had my eye on at amazon is " MRET3LW/A".
The one I had my eye on at amazon is " MRET3LW/A".[/
That model number will have oxygen disabled. You can likely still find open box Ultra 2's on various sites.
1. Stainless regular watch with sapphire glass. $ 729.
2. Ultra $ 799.
It's a $ 70 difference.
Or
Aluminum with cellular. $ 529.
Ultra. $ 799. A $ 270 difference,
For me the real consideration is the longer battery life (a positive), vs the chunky (a negative),
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