Apple Watch Ultra 3: you can expect these three new features

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 will probably be released in September this year and will include these three new functions.

Apple Watch Ultra 3 gets these new features

Apart from a titanium black version, the Apple Watch Ultra has not received an upgrade since 2023. That will change later this year with the arrival of the Apple Watch Ultra 3. Here are three new features you can expect.

Apple Watch Ultra 3: you can expect these three new features

Blood pressure monitor

You can expect new health features pretty much as standard with Apple Watch upgrades. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman Apple plans to introduce a blood pressure monitor this year:

The blood-pressure feature…is designed to work in a similar way to Apple’s sleep apnea detector. It won’t give users specific readings — such as diastolic or systolic levels — but it will inform them that they may be in a state of hypertension.

(The blood pressure monitor is designed to work similarly to Apple’s sleep apnea detection. Users won’t be given specific readings – such as diastolic or systolic levels – but will inform them that they may be in a state of hypertension.)

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Send messages via satellite without an iPhone

The Apple Watch Ultra has always been aimed at adventurers. With the Ultra 3, Apple is once again adding a new feature designed specifically for people who like to go off the beaten path. About this Gurman says:

The technology will let smartwatch users send off-the-grid text messages via Globalstar Inc.’s fleet of satellites when they don’t have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection.

(Thanks to this technology, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 allows you to send text messages via satellite when there is no mobile or WiFi connection.)

5G connection

So far, all Apple Watch Ultra models have been limited to a 4G connection, but Apple plans to bring 5G to the Ultra 3 this year. This will probably be 5G Redcap, a less energy-consuming version of 5G. Redcap does not achieve the same maximum speeds as the 5G on your iPhone, but it does ensure that the battery of your Apple Watch Ultra 3 is spared.

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Apple Watch Ultra 3: this is when you can buy it

The Ultra 3 will probably be released at the same time as the iPhone 17 series. The first version was released on September 7, 2022, the second version on September 12, 2023 and the titanium black version was released on September 10, 2024. We expect Apple’s next iPhone event on September 9 (a Tuesday). It usually takes another week before you can buy the new Apple Watch Ultra.

Don’t you want to wait for that? Then you can buy the Apple Watch Ultra 2 now, which you can already get for €699.95. But just to be sure, also check our Apple Watch Ultra 2 price overview. There you will find the prices of most stores.

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