Apple Watch Ultra 4: Health-focused smartwatch update

Apple Watch Ultra 4 offers 50-hour battery life and advanced heart monitoring for athletes

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Sep 17, 2026

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Apple Watch Ultra 4: Health-focused smartwatch update

Apple Watch Ultra 4 offers 50-hour battery life and advanced heart monitoring for athletes

In brief

Apple Watch Ultra 4 offers 50-hour battery life and advanced heart monitoring for athletes The Ultra 4 provides 50 hours of battery life and a new heart rate sensor for athletes Originally reported by Mashable.

Battery life boost

Apple Watch Ultra 4

The Ultra 4 delivers up to 50 hours of normal use and 84 hours in low power mode

Heart rate monitoring upgrade

Apple Watch Ultra 4

New electrical heart sensor provides more frequent readings for stress indicators and workout readiness

Athlete-focused features

Apple Watch Ultra 4

The watch can track Ironman-level activities with 18 hours of outdoor workout battery life

Design consistency

Apple Watch Ultra 4

Same titanium case and colors as last year's model with no visual updates

New watch faces

Apple Watch Ultra 4

Siri Modular face dynamically shows the most relevant widget from your smart stack

Band options

Apple Watch Ultra 4

New bands like Translucent Gray Ocean Band match the Natural Titanium color

Health metrics

Apple Watch Ultra 4

Real-time step tracking and heart rate recovery after workouts

AI features

S11 chip enables improved Shazam, Sound Recognition, Live Rewind, and Siri Recap

Theater mode

Heart sensors automatically reduce activity in dark rooms or during sleep

Here's the gist

The Ultra 4 provides 50 hours of battery life and a new heart rate sensor for athletes

Read the original on Mashable

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