I was on Samsung's site just now, and they are showing all 4 Ultra colorways (Blue, Gray, Silver, White) as "Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025)" and not available until July 25th. I thought the new color was the only update vs. the previous one. Are there sensor or other differences between the 2025 vs 2024 for the existing colors? Or is it just that it comes with One UI 8 right away?

I was set on getting the OnePlus Watch 3 because I heard its battery life is amazing, but then I watched a review of the Galaxy Watch Ultra, and it blew me away!

I've never owned a smartwatch of this caliber, and I'm super excited because it's my birthday soon, and I want to treat myself to something special. I'm a huge tech fan, and I absolutely love the design of this watch.

To be honest, I'm not that fussed about always-on display, LTE, or super detailed health and fitness tracking. I feel like turning those features off could save some battery. That said, I'm really into everything else-the design, the watch faces, replying to notifications with Al, the gesture controls, and the Wear OS apps.

I don't mind charging it every other night, maybe even every night if I have to, but two nights is totally fine for me. So, from your real-world experience, is the battery life a headache, or overall experience so good that the battery doesn't bother you much?

Sensors are the same except for depth rating and internal memory? Is that correct? I went on Samsungs Website but even their product comparison is vague. Thanks in advance.

I know that the main difference is 32GB (2024) vs 64GB (2025) and the addition of blue color.

But I have 2 main questions:

1. Does anybody know if sensors / biosensors are updated to a higher revision or so? Not asking if there are new sensors or features (which they are not), but maybe a newer or revised chips which may allow new Labs features that right now we don't know (just wondering).

2. does the 2024 Ultra bands work on the 2025 Ultra version? They look the same but don't know if they are or not.

Thanks guys!