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You Can’t Buy the New-Chip, Speedier Apple Watch Ultra 4 Yet, But These Apple Watches Are On Sale Right Now

The Apple Watch Ultra 4 is fashionably late. These other options aren’t.

By Sam Watanuki | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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The next Apple Watch Ultra is on the way, and the early details are enough to make anyone currently wearing an Ultra 1 or 2 start side-eyeing their wrist. The Ultra 4 is expected to launch alongside a fully-stacked fall lineup, and while we don’t have final specs yet, what we do know paints a picture of Apple’s most capable smartwatch getting its biggest jump in years. 

If you’re the type who refreshes every rumor roundup, here’s what’s coming, when you can actually get one, and what’s worth buying today if a month feels like forever.

What’s Actually Changing

The headline upgrade has to be the chip. Apple Watch processing speed has barely moved since the S9 landed in 2023, but Ultra 4 is rumored to bring a meaningfully........

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