My only concern, forget price and everything is comfort. There's not that much of a feature gap other than the GPS and battery life either.

So I've not been wearing a watch ever since the pandemic, and before I used to wear the largest watch 4 variant (i think it's 45 g).

Now the watch 7 is apparently 30g and ultra at 60, is there a very big difference in comfort? I'm imagining that since I find the 4th gen light, I'd barely notice the 7th and that might be better to wear asleep? For reference I'm 6'2 and do 10-15kg bicep tricep workouts.

So I'm guessing the weight wouldn't matter as much as just the comfort of wearing to the bed.

Edit: I guess I'm off to the store tommorow to try em out.

In the USA with a trade in of my watch 6, I got the Watch ultra for about $340 and the watch 7 44 mm for $70. I have both in hand and am trying to decide why I should keep the Watch Ultra, previously had the Watch 4 Classic, Watch 5 Pro, Watch 6 44mm....

Positives for the Ultra::

• 25% larger battery

• More interesting style (depending on your tastes)

• an extra button?

Same:

• Screen Size

• Processor

• Everything else.

Cons:

• Heavier

• Thicker

• Larger case with no additional screen

• Much more expensive

What am I missing here?

Hey all, check out my thoughts on the Watch Ultra over the Watch 7 😄

I made this post in another thread, but figured it'd be easier to find here, and could be stickied as it is edited over time if it adds value.

I spent a lot of time researching functional differences (since reviewers are useless, and Samsung's own product page skips some things), and here's what it comes down to. Basically the Ultra only has 4 improvements and 1 pseudo-improvement over the Watch 7:

• A few additional sports tracked.

• Waterproof to 10 atmospheres vs 5 on the Watch 7 (but only rated for 10 minutes at 100m and ONLY in freshwater, and not to the same ISO standard used by normal diving watches, so perhaps marketing only)

• 590mAh battery vs 300/425mAh on the Watch 7 (battery life estimates from real users are all over the map on both devices)

• Users below have reported the speakers/mics are improved over the base Watch 7 including a louder 85dB siren.

• An extra button (I can't imagine 99% of people will care about this as a major feature)

But those benefits come with some major tradeoffs:

• A +$300 price jump

• A doubling of the weight

• This is subjective, but that awful design (some folks love it though) even though it is supposedly a copy of the Galaxy Sport Active.

• Oh, and the Ultra is not compatible with all of the 20mm lug watch bands going back 8 years like EVERY other Samsung watch. No idea what they were thinking there.

Notes:

• I'm seeing conflicting info that the Watch 7 may also have dual-band GPS, which would take yet another item out of the Pros for the Ultra.

• I'm not listing titanium casing as a functional advantage, because that's largely marketing hype. No one has had issues with bashing the side of their watch in, and if they did, the sapphire screens on both models would likely crack first. Plus, it increases cost and weight. Sure, some may prefer the feel of that metal, but that's a style preference, and not functional.

• A couple folks mentioned better haptics below, but haven't found confirmation on official product pages that it is specific to Ultra vs the 7.

I've been a Galaxy Watch owner for a while now, firstly with the Active 2, then the Galaxy Watch 4, and currently a Watch 6, all with LTE. Now unfortunately, my Watch 6 has had an unfortunate accident, (RIP), and I'm now looking at either the Watch 7 or the Ultra. It seems that the biggest difference between the GW7 & Ultra, aside from size and looks, is the battery life, brightness and water depth. I do run a bit, so GPS is important to me, something the GW6 wasn't exactly the best at, and I've watched and read a lot of mixed reviews of both GW7 & Ultra.
How do you guys find the GPS? I know the next Gen watches are coming out later this year, but honestly happy to buy now, and possibly upgrade later.

Should I just stick with the 7, or spend the extra and go the Ultra?