Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 review: Now available in blue

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The Galaxy Watch Ultra is Samsung's flagship smartwatch, but recent updates to the Galaxy Watch8 have closed much of the gap between the two models. Our review reveals what still sets the Watch Ultra 2025 apart.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-Watch-Ultra-2025-review-Now-available-in-blue.1143682.0.html

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I bought them to replace my Watch6, just because I like bulkier watch and expected them to be different, have bigger screen and better battery, but man how I'm disappointed. I expected them to be different as Apple Watch vs Apple Watch Ultra, but they are more like just bulkier galaxy watch with an orange button. Screen size is the same. They are more snappy than Watch6, but still laggy and I guess all difference in battery size is eaten by this more powerful CPU - I get about the same battery life as with my Watch6 (AOD on). Basically it's just regular galaxy watch, but way overpriced for no idea why. Orange button can't be rotated, can't be freely customized..

[kirk781]

Samsung also claims a wider operating temperature range, from -20°C to 55°C.

I wish that were also the case with the charging mechanism. The wireless puck charging overheats exceptionally even if temps hit 30C and throttles down to very low rate. I had seen my previous GW4 and current GW6 to even refuse to sometimes charge in the exceptionally hot tropical climate. In contrast, I presume, Pixel's latest variant of charging won't be that vulnerable to.