Apple Watch Ultra review: the super-charged smartwatch

Bigger and longer-lasting with a new rugged design, but falls short for adventurers and endurance athletes

For the first time in years, there's a new top Apple smartwatch model available that's beefier, hardier, lasts longer and is aimed squarely at dethroning Garmin at the top of the adventure watch market. But does the Apple Watch Ultra really compete? Not quite.

The new watch is not cheap, of course, and only works with an iPhone. It costs 849 ($799/A$1,299) - well above the entry point SE which starts at 259 and the Series 8 in the middle of the range costing 419 and up. That said, you can easily spend 779 on the nicest Series 8 models.