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So, it looks like Apple is going to be giving the Apple Watch Ultra its biggest upgrade since its inception back in September of 2022. I'm talking a full redesign, some brand new health centers, and one feature that I think is going to be a gamechanger, especially in the health and wellness space. So, without further ado, let's talk all things Apple Watch Ultra specifically and what to expect with the Apple Watch Ultra 4 and also leave a comment down below of what you want to see out of a new one to make it worthwhile of an upgrade. Let's get into it.
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But now, let's talk about the Apple Watch Ultra 4. So, there are two major things that are reportedly coming to the Apple Watch Ultra 4, which are going to make it worthwhile, especially when you compare it to what we've had in the past with the Apple Watch Ultra lineup as it stands.
So, the first one is going to be some sort of redesign, at least physically, right? Because again, while I love the Apple Watch Ultra, it is a big Apple Watch, the 49mm or the 51mm one, depending on what you're talking about. The only redesign we've had, and it hasn't even been a redesign, was that they added a black titanium colorway to the Apple Watch Ultra 2. And then with the Apple Watch Ultra 3, they didn't change the chassis. They just enlarged the screen a little bit more by reducing the bezel side, going from 49 mm to 51 mm in size. So, the screen technically got bigger, but the chassis remained the same. So this time around, I think Apple's actually going to make some sort of redesign. And the name of the game here is going to be refinement while keeping battery life or improving on it while also keeping that durability factor that comes with the Apple Watch Ultra. So I can see Apple reducing the size from a slimness standpoint. So from that Z-axis standpoint by about 10 to 15%. And if we equate that to what Apple did between the Series 9 and the Series 10 Apple Watch, that 10% reduction in thickness actually makes a huge difference in a piece of tech that's this small. So, I would welcome anything that reduces the size and the weight of the Apple Watch Ultra while keeping it deserving of that ultra moniker. So, again, the idea here is to make a thinner chassis, give us smaller bezels to enlarge the actual screen size as much as possible without actually making the device bigger, giving us a lighter titanium design, maybe some button placement in terms of button layout. That would be kind of interesting. And then overall just better display efficiency while still keeping everything as ultra as possible. But while the redesign will be welcomed because again I have said recently that I think unless Apple really reduces the size of the Apple Watch Ultra, I might actually be going with an Apple Watch Series 12 come September because it is a large Apple Watch. Maybe Apple should make two different size Apple Watches, a smaller one and a larger one and then see exactly how that pans out. But let's see exactly what Apple does from a redesign standpoint because it is time to get something different when it comes to the Apple Watch Ultra.
But the biggest upgrade to the Apple Watch Ultra 4 is going to be all about sensors and health. So, Apple is reportedly doubling the number of sensors on the Apple Watch Ultra specifically, not the Series 12. Because right now, if you guys look at the Apple Watch lineup from a sensor standpoint, yes, the Apple Watch Ultra has a few more things like the dual-band GPS, the being able to measure how deep you are underwater and things like that, but outside of that, they're pretty much one and the same when it comes to the actual sensors and the health data that's acquired by each of these devices. So, it looks like Apple's going to create a bigger gap between the regular series and the Ultra by adding a ton of new sensors.
So, the biggest report here is that Apple's been working on a blood pressure notification system. We already have the hypertension notifications that come with Apple's algorithm and taking in all the data that comes from all the different sensors that it has currently in the Apple Watch 3 and lower. But it looks like this is actually going to be different from that hypertension alert that you get with watch OS 26. The existing alert system right now is more trend-based. So, if it sees an actual trend with your heart rate, maybe with your AIB, with your ECG when you are measuring that on a timely basis, then it'll start to give you some hypertension alerts based on all that. But this one, supposedly, this new version is going to be more proactive, much more accurate, more continuous, and potentially closer to a true blood pressure monitoring system. The same ones that you would actually put an actual cuff on yourself and then be able to run it that way. So, if Apple does figure that out, that would be amazing. The way that I've understood it is that you would need something on your wrist, but then maybe another piece of hardware to measure your blood pressure on another part of your body. So, if Apple's able to do it just in the wrist form factor, that would be fantastic because people that have said they do it like like Whoop with their Whoop NG, it's kind of a frictionful experience. It's still under beta. So, they can hide behind that if they give you incorrect information. You need to have an actual cuff to actually set the baseline first and then it works off its own trend data and its own algorithms. So, the one from Whoop is not an actual blood pressure monitoring system. It's more so alerts the same way that you have it on Watch OS 26. So again, Apple's looking for FDA approval on this new blood pressure monitoring system. And I'm curious to see exactly how this pans out, how they sell it to us, how they market it to us, and if they hide behind the beta moniker because again, they can talk about all these things at WWDC or when they do release the new Apple Watch Ultra 4 in September and then they kind of put it in beta because they're waiting for the FDA approval to come through and then at that point, it's still a watch in my opinion. But Apple is putting a big foot forward into their health and wellness. I mean, every single time Apple talks about the Apple Watch and rightfully so. All the different sensors that it currently has like fall detection, AIB detection, the ECG that's in there. It has been proven to save lives and because of the Apple Watch, more people are alive. I mean, according to Apple's marketing, so it is great to see that more sensors are coming. Some people think that too much data can kind of overload you, make you think too much about it and give you kind of health anxiety. But I'm in the other camp. The more data, the better, as long as you follow it by trend data and not by the exact numbers.
And then the cherry on top, the big future goal is glucose monitoring. The way the glucose monitoring is done right now is that you need to have some sort of prick on your finger to get the blood out or maybe a little patch that stays on you for a week or two to constantly monitor your glucose levels. But it looks like Apple's working on a non-invasive way to get this number. And let's see exactly how that goes. This has basically been the holy grail for Apple Watch for years because glucose levels are very important, but they are invasive. They do require a prick. They require other pieces of hardware, other applications. So, if Apple can build it natively all on your wrist without needing to actually do anything invasive, that would be absolutely amazing.
So, that's everything we know about the Apple Watch Ultra 4. We're going to be getting some sort of redesign to make it a little bit smaller, a little less kind of big on people's wrists. Being able to increase the screen size while bringing the form factor a little bit smaller, that is going to be the dream. And then of course from a health standpoint, the more sensors, the better when it comes to Apple and their Apple Watch because Apple's playing this game where they're becoming kind of like a health and wellness and fitness and medical device company because everything is attached to you. I mean, even the AirPods Pro 3 now have the heart rate monitoring sensor. So that in conjunction with this, when you are working out and going on runs, you get some pretty accurate health data and some great trend analysis.
But let me know in the comment down below. Are you guys done with all the gamification of health? Do you want more sensors? Are you happy about Apple kind of working on some sort of blood pressure monitoring system or even a glucose monitoring system that's built into your wrist? Always curious to know your thoughts when it comes to all that because some people like it and some people don't. But at the end of the day, as long as I get you to go out there and exercise a little bit more, it's going to be a win.
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