Smartwatches · 2024 · Samsung
The Galaxy Watch Ultra is Samsung’s rugged 2024 Wear OS watch. It has a titanium case, a 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display under sapphire crystal, the 3 nm Exynos W1000, a 590 mAh battery, dual-frequency GPS and 10ATM water resistance; an orange Quick Button starts workouts and triggers an emergency siren. Testing praised the build and features and criticised the size and a battery that does not last a weekend. Owners report battery life anywhere from one to three days.
Galaxy Watch Ultra 47 mm (SM-L705, LTE); Titanium Gray, Titanium White and Titanium Silver at launch. The Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025), sold with a Titanium Blue option, is a later release of the same design whose specifications are not applied to this record; the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch7 are separate models.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Display | 1.5-inch (37.3 mm) 480 × 480 Super AMOLED; full-colour Always On Display; Sapphire Crystal |
| Case | 47.1 × 47.4 × 12.1 mm; 60.5 g; Titanium Grade 4 frame |
| Processor | Exynos W1000 (5 core, 3 nm) |
| Memory and storage | 2 GB memory + 32 GB storage |
| Battery and charging | 590 mAh (typical); up to 100 hours in Power Saving and 48 hours in Exercise Power Saving; WPC-based fast wireless charging |
| Operating system | Wear OS 5 (Powered by Samsung) with One UI 6 Watch at launch; One UI 8 Watch update released in July 2025 |
| Sensors | Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Bio-signal sensor + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), temperature, accelerometer, barometer, gyro, geomagnetic, light sensor |
| Connectivity | LTE, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi‑Fi 2.4+5 GHz, NFC, GPS (L1+L5) / Glonass / Beidou / Galileo |
| Durability | 10ATM + IP68, MIL-STD-810H; ocean swimming; operation from −20 to 55 °C; altitude from 500 m below sea level to 9,000 m |
| Buttons and safety | Two buttons + orange Quick Button; Emergency Siren |
| Phone compatibility | Android 11 or higher with more than 1.5 GB of memory |
Samsung presents the Galaxy Watch Ultra with a Titanium Grade 4 frame, 10ATM water resistance and the longest battery life in the Galaxy Watch line-up. Samsung Newsroom
In a week of testing TechRadar found the build quality excellent, the watch comfortable on the wrist and ergonomic to use. The Quick Button and Multi-sports tile worked smoothly; body composition readings were close to a smart scale, and the watch survived waves, salt water and tumbles while surfing. Criticisms: the case is very big and thick, the orange strap stands out, the price is high, and the battery lasts a couple of days with moderate use but not a weekend outdoors. The design was found very similar to the Apple Watch Ultra.
TechRadar: Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra reviewMost reviews in the Best Buy Canada pool are positive, praising the build, bright display and health tracking. Battery is where opinions split: many owners report two to three days, while others have to charge daily, one gets at most 12 hours with features on and another 10 hours from a full charge. Owners also mention a charger that is fussy about placement and a thick, heavy case. One owner says sleep recording had gaps through the night and sent the watch for repair, another could not get heart rate or blood oxygen readings through an arm tattoo, and another had the band break within a year. An owner who used both the 2024 and 2025 versions says they work the same, with the 2025 battery lasting slightly longer.
Best Buy Canada: Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 47 mm LTE customer reviews