10/1/23, 7:44 AM T3 - issue 10/2023

Horizon
Top10

APPLE WATCH SERIES 9

From £399, apple.com
Beyond a new 2,000 nit screen which can
drop to 1 nit at night, the Apple Watch is
looking inward for most of its improvements.
There’s a brand new processor, the S9 SiP,
which promises to be 30% faster, with a bunch
more neural processing muscle allowing it to
interpret far more of Siri’s requests on board.
A new ultra wideband chip – the same as is
included in the new generation of iPhone –
triples the range and makes finding more
precise as long as the device on the other end
shares the same chip. And there’s a brand new
gesture that doesn’t even require you to touch
the watch: the ‘Double tap’ uses the
gyroscope, accelerometer and blood flow
sensor to recognise when you tap your finger
and thumb together and activates the main
button of whatever’s on screen.
T3 SAYS: Double tap is a game changer.

TECH-O-METER

APPLE WATCH ULTRA 2

£799, apple.com
The second-gen Ultra earns itself the same
SiP as the main line Apple Watch, and natu
picks up the same new features as its cousi
– though it does add a few of its own. First
the screen is the brightest Apple has ever
produced, hitting a scorching 3,000 nits, w
should be enough to burn through even the
brightest days. It can also switch to night m
 the second it determines you’re in the dark.
new watch face, dubbed Modular Ultra, ma
use of the entire area of the screen to add e
more info. And if you’re an avid cyclist, you
now directly connect Bluetooth accessories
measure advanced metrics – everything the
Watch Ultra 2 records feeds straight back t
your iPhone when you return home from
whatever extreme mission you’re on this tim
T3 SAYS: We’re pleased to see that the king
extreme still reigns supreme.

TECH-O-METER

12 T3 OCTOBER 2023

https://www.yumpu.com/news/en/issue/165222-t3-issue-102023/read?page=13 1/2
10/1/23, 7:44 AM T3 - issue 10/2023

Horizon
Top10

APPLE WATCH SERIES 9

From £399, apple.com
Beyond a new 2,000 nit screen which can
drop to 1 nit at night, the Apple Watch is
looking inward for most of its improvements.
There’s a brand new processor, the S9 SiP,
which promises to be 30% faster, with a bunch
more neural processing muscle allowing it to
interpret far more of Siri’s requests on board.
A new ultra wideband chip – the same as is
included in the new generation of iPhone –
triples the range and makes finding more
precise as long as the device on the other end
shares the same chip. And there’s a brand new
gesture that doesn’t even require you to touch
the watch: the ‘Double tap’ uses the
gyroscope, accelerometer and blood flow
sensor to recognise when you tap your finger
and thumb together and activates the main
button of whatever’s on screen.
T3 SAYS: Double tap is a game changer.

TECH-O-METER

APPLE WATCH ULTRA 2

£799, apple.com
The second-gen Ultra earns itself the same
SiP as the main line Apple Watch, and natu
picks up the same new features as its cousi
– though it does add a few of its own. First
the screen is the brightest Apple has ever
produced, hitting a scorching 3,000 nits, w
should be enough to burn through even the
brightest days. It can also switch to night m
 the second it determines you’re in the dark.
new watch face, dubbed Modular Ultra, ma
use of the entire area of the screen to add e
more info. And if you’re an avid cyclist, you
now directly connect Bluetooth accessories
measure advanced metrics – everything the
Watch Ultra 2 records feeds straight back t
your iPhone when you return home from
whatever extreme mission you’re on this tim
T3 SAYS: We’re pleased to see that the king
extreme still reigns supreme.

TECH-O-METER

12 T3 OCTOBER 2023

https://www.yumpu.com/news/en/issue/165222-t3-issue-102023/read?page=13 2/2