Apple’s New ‘Ultra’ Watch Goes Toe-to-Toe With Garmin

There are many features that appeal to the dedicated user. A new, onboard precision dual-frequencyGPS system is designed to help you locate your satellite location even in environments like cities full of skyscrapers or forests full of tall trees that block satellite signals.

The system has a lot of features. The compass app now has a hybrid view that shows both the analog dial and a digital view, and you can turn the crown to see your latitude, longitude, and elevation. The Backtrack feature is a rip off of the breadcrumb feature that allows you to retrace your steps when you wander off the hiking trail to pee.

There are also other features that are all Apple's own, like a beamforming algorithm that allows the mic to capture your voice and reduce background noise with special wind- reduction algorithms for when you have to take a work call from the top of the ski lift

The accessories must also be mentioned. The Ultra comes with a soft, thin, and flexible Trail loop band, an Alpine band with high strength yarn and a titanium G-hook fastening, and an Ocean band made from a flexible fluoroelastomer. The Ultra has been tested against a number of factors, including low and high temperatures, sand and dust, shock, and more.

The Ultra is meant to be a wrist-worn dive computer. It's waterproof and has a new gauge. Divers will be able to see a decompression timetable, dive planning, a logbook, and other features when the Oceanic+ app is released this autumn. It might seem incongruous, but you already know that Garmin makes two of the most popular dive and sailing watches.