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This post has been edited by westlife: Sep 10 2024, 10:31 AM

Not sure when it is available for MY yet but I guess I will get one too this time. Been wearing Apple Watch S6 almost everyday since I got it few years ago. Ultra 2 will be useful for me especially on the battery life and I will use for years.

Can order on 15th and available on 22nd Sept
But seems like nt much changes for Ultra2

Yeah Ultra series is nice for its look as well. Thicker.

Considered performance upgrade Becos of the new chip S9.

literally nothing new IMO, besides the drop in quality uses carbon... the processor on UW1 is wayyyy overkill for most usage..

ya, seems like same price as U1 also. So can buy

and oh ya, 1000 nits increased for U2. haha Previously 2k nits, new on will be 3k nits.....but not sure where/when you gonna need it thou

This post has been edited by BuKeYi: Sep 13 2023, 09:51 AM

Oh so fast? I thought I saw check back later for availability.

15th ma, today 13th only.

Calm down

I bought the AW Ultra last year but ended letting my wife use it for diving. Ended up using back my old AW5 which doesn't last the full day thanks to the battery. I wonder if it is worth getting the AWU2 or maybe go for the slimmer and lighter AW9

You sure? Where did you hear the announcement from? The dates seems to be for countries like Singapore.

My bad, for Ultra2 belum announce yet.

SE can PO on 22nd which is same date as IP15

I really hope the release date is the same as iPhone 15, so that I could get a new phone and watch on the same day.

Maybe because of Ultra 2, I will get Natural Titanium for my 15PM to match it. Let’s see when the time comes and 15PM stock availability.

Thinking of going for apple watch 1 now . Can get for 3k now. Is AW2 worth the 800 bucks price difference?

If budget is not an issue then close both eyes and get the latest one. Otherwise Ultra 1 is good enough actually. I always prefer latest stuff.

Using AW SE2 currently, look forward for the U2

Hey guys, sharing some good news, heard from Switch that it might be available next week.

Good to hear this. Yeah.

Brand New AWU2 for rm3799 or AWU used for RM2500? 🤔

Scare I miss out on the double tap feature.. but can’t really compare now oso 🥲 not in the software yet

This post has been edited by BlizzardCraft: Sep 26 2023, 03:21 PM

if money is not the issue, just get the new AWU2. the double tap features is nice.
seeing their review during the launching
but i'm not using celular for watch and maybe aim for 9 series.

Maybe I’ll wait until the feature is fully out first then try and decide 🤔🤔

Main reason for AWU is the battery life.. series 9 I cannot 🥲 more than 16 hours out everyday…

Yes, I wanna get the Ultra series too because my current AW S6 battery cannot last more than 1.5 days.
Still no news for U2 release in Malaysia.

ya better wait the watch os 10.1 to be release. then make decision. no need rushing

apple singapore order today delivery 30/sep ... when is malaysia going to launch ... ??

i heard that it will launch on oct.

Oct is almost for sure. It's just the matter of which week

Hopefully next week. I will get from Apple Store.

I’ll start with the obvious — you don’t buy one of the best Apple watches purely to track your steps. In fact, the newly-released Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 are two of the best smartwatches on the market, and do a lot more than count steps and calories. Both are like wearing an iPhone on your wrist and thanks to the built-in GPS, watchOS 10 fitness features, and advanced heart rate and skin temperature sensors, you could easily train for a marathon, or take up a new sport with either watch on your wrist.

That said, if you are interested in counting your steps, you might be wondering whether there was any difference in accuracy between the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the Apple Watch Series 9. To find out more, I strapped both to my wrist and set out on a few walking tests. Read on to find out what happened.

As a reminder, no fitness tracker will be 100% accurate when it comes to estimating the amount of steps you’ve taken. But how does the Apple Watch count steps? Your Apple Watch tracks your arm motion using the built-in accelerometer, to estimate how many steps you’ve taken. For best results, you should allow the arm you’re wearing your watch on to swing naturally as you move, as well as calibrating your watch to improve the accuracy of the estimations.

Over time, your Apple Watch will use recorded data to get a more accurate understanding of your average running and walking pace. Yet, you can also manually calibrate your watch, which will help it learn your stride, and therefore be more accurate when GPS is limited or unavailable. Here’s more on how to calibrate your Apple Watch.

I walked 11,000 steps with the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and the Apple Watch Series 9 — here's the results
So, what happened when I walked 11,000 steps with both watches? In order to test the accuracy of both watches, I strapped them both to my wrist and manually counted 8,000 steps on my first walk, which I thought would be enough for this test. To avoid losing count as I walked, I used a $6.99 tally counter tool from Amazon and clicked each time I took a step. When I got home, I compared the data from the two watches.

I’ve learned in the past that Apple makes it nearly impossible to view your exact amount of steps per workout. Sure, you can see your daily total in the Fitness app, and you can find hourly step data in the Health app, but to make things a little less confusing, I downloaded the StepsApp Pedometer app on both Apple Watches.

Walk One: Results
Manual step count: 8,000 steps
Apple Watch Series 9: 7,730 steps, 3.8 miles, 17:34 min/mile pace, 274 calories burned
Apple Watch Ultra 2: 7,990 steps, 3.8 miles, 17:34 min/mile pace, 256 calories burned

From this data, you could assume the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is more accurate, however, I realized once looking at the data that there was one big difference between the two watches — the Ultra 2 was connected to my iPhone 14, whereas the Apple Watch Series 9 wasn’t.

Apple only lets you have one watch connected to your iPhone at one time, and you can opt to manually switch between watches, or enable Auto Switch, which automatically connects the watch to your iPhone when you raise your wrist.

Although both watches have built-in GPS, I wondered whether the watch was also using the accelerometer on my iPhone to more accurately estimate my step count. The next day, I decided to re-create the test, this time with my Series 9 connected to my iPhone.

Walk Two: Results
Manual step count: 2,000 steps
Apple Watch Series 9: 1980 steps, 0.9 miles, 18:50 min/mile pace, 64 calories burned
Apple Watch Ultra 2: 1974 steps, 0.9 miles, 18:35 min/mile pace, 62 calories burned

Once again, it appears that the Apple Watch connected to my iPhone was more accurate, although it was interesting to see the estimated pace was different between the two watches. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 has multi-band GPS, so is likely to be more accurate than the Series 9 from a GPS perspective.

For my final test, I decided to put my iPhone on flight mode, so neither watch was connected.

Walk Three: Results
Manual step count: 1,000 steps
Apple Watch Series 9: 983 steps, 839 yds, 17:25 min/mile pace, 32 calories burned
Apple Watch Ultra 2: 963 steps, 883 yds, 17:53 min/mile pace, 32 calories burned

Again, a slight difference in data. So what can I conclude from all my testing? Firstly, both watches are pretty accurate when it comes to estimating how many steps I’ve taken. But to really improve the accuracy, the Apple Watch needs to be connected to your iPhone. I’ll continue to test both watches side-by-side, and plan to do similar tests without my phone to look at the GPS tracking of both.

Once again, it’s important to add that both of these watches do a lot more than count your steps, and this article isn’t to say one is better than the other. There are some big differences between the two watches — read more in our Apple Watch Series 9 vs Apple Watch Ultra 2 face-off here.

It’s also worth pointing out that counting steps alone isn’t the best metric when it comes to getting fitter and losing weight. That said, it’s a good place to start. Although the 10,000 steps per day message started as a marketing campaign, a review of 32 studies, published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity found that “10,000 steps/day is a reasonable target for healthy adults.”

10,000 steps is the equivalent of walking around 5 miles per day, which might sound like a lot, but might mean taking the stairs, not the elevator, getting off the subway a couple of stops early, or meeting a friend for a walk at lunch, not sitting in a coffee shop. There are a number of benefits of walking more, including losing weight, building muscle, and feeling less stressed.

Source: I walked 11,000 steps with Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Apple Watch Series 9 — and one was more accurate.

friday de .. still waiting

already went around machines, switch, etc.. their staff doesn't know when the watch will sold here.

Asked Machines Aeon Metro Prima Kepong, same answer. My hand already itching to buy it where other countries have it since last week

Hi all, wanna ask if the watch ultra able to use the series 8/9 magnetic charger ? Is it compatible?

Still no news of when it’s gonna be available in Malaysia?

Still no news, not even found on SIRIM yet.

Just back from Thai .. they also didn’t have the ultra 2 launch yet 🤣

Saw in fb .. they said today just sirim approved and predicted 13 onward .. hopefully it’s true .

Thailand can buy from Apple online store already, same time as Singapore.

I tried searching A2986 and still no record can be found. Can share the FB link?

It is coming guys, just approved by SIRIM today!

Nice,

mantap weh

yeah its true what they said .. hopefully soon or next week . . replacing my apple watch series 2

I know we can easily change the strap later but which one you guys are getting when ordering the watch? Also which color? I cannot decide.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Oct 10 2023, 06:24 PM

i usually wear dark color but the ocean band orange color so striking weh. haha lol

Can’t wait! Been holding off since the first ultra came out.. eventhough not a significant upgrade i’m gonna make the plunge..

I'm thinking about the ocean blue.

I’m going for the alpine blue … saw zolotech got wear one .. nice

Just check with my local AAR.. Looks like AWU2 and S9 is coming this week or next week latest.

Prepare your wallet

nice. can buy before holiday

Hopefully this week, my wallet is ready 😁

Hopefully this week, I can buy straightaway when I go and pick up my cases for iPhone 15 PM.

yeah , same here .. hope can get together with my macbook just order last week de .

Seems like not happening this week

Annnnd...here it comes

so fast hand

mana ni?

edit: apple store

This post has been edited by soulz69: Oct 13 2023, 09:57 AM

Ordered too. At least it’s not as crazy as buying the iPhone 15.


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Ordered with ocean band cause delivery faster yeay

But I believe AWU will arrive much earlier than the estimate dates as they’re not as mainstream as iPhones.

It sucks when we have to wait another month for it (most shipping mid-Nov now) - so we are like 2-3 months behind the first wave country. *facepalm*

ok done order .. finally change to ocean blue . faster .

Resellers have ready stock already?

haven't seen yet from any APR. maybe next week.

seems is next week i whatsapp switch and UR
i believe switch should be faster than UR

yeah. hope so by next week because this week they given discount for old model watch.
clearance sales i think.

Waiting to buy direct from Machines later

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This post has been edited by Nagashiro: Oct 13 2023, 02:29 PM

I’m in dilemma to order from Apple Store or get from authorized dealers later?

I don't think the delivery times for the apple store and apr will differ a lot.
just got voucher/gift from apr.
im gonna wait for apr.

Only thing is APR doesn’t always have the type of band/size and color that you want.

I see some bands need to wait until next month.

Yeah but I don’t mind, gonna change to my own straps anyway.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Oct 13 2023, 07:28 PM

Yeah!



This post has been edited by aarex: Oct 13 2023, 09:12 PM

wow senheng so fast.

Since Apple Online Store delivery ETAs are a long way more to go, I wonder if the APR outlets will have ready stock or just take orders.

I just got charged for the AWU on my credit card..


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early charge means can get watch early?

Apple only charges you once they ship the item.

What’s your expected ship date when you order?

unposted is not charge, just authorize merchant to charge
and your credit limit is deduct to hold for merchant post the transaction

charged should show posted

my 15p when i preorder on 22 Sept 12:00am also show like this unposted transaction

later on is posted on 30 Sept

This post has been edited by vez: Oct 14 2023, 09:23 AM

I'm not sure if you're with the same bank, but I have called to confirmed with the bank and the amount has been charged, for my bank, unposted means it's 'floating' just in case there's any dispute or it's an unauthorised transaction and the bank will cancel it if it's proven. Anyway my status has changed to 'preparing to ship'.

Apple normally charges only when they're ready to ship.

same pbb
just authorize if unposted

merchant given time to post the transaction, by that time is charged

Yeah same dilemma here - order online or buy directly from reseller. Already added to cart and all, then realized 4-5 weeks for delivery...

got 1 person buy from apple online and seems like the watch is from SG. maybe it will come earlier.
any APR not yet update any info about the watch beside SenQ.
maybe next week because they do clearance sells right now.

This post has been edited by soulz69: Oct 15 2023, 12:13 AM

My status is "preparing to ship" even though the expected delivery date is mid-Nov. Anyone having the same situation?

Same

Same here , prepare to ship

If by mid next week still no news from AAPR, I will order online. Such dilemma.

Same here.

The wait is killing. 😴😴😴

the waiting game start again

And hoping they won’t deliver only late Nov. I need it for my overseas trip in early Nov.

you can order now wait switch, machines if got news coming week just cancel apple store loh

This post has been edited by vez: Oct 15 2023, 05:40 PM

Hey all, will the watch bought from Singapore works with Malaysia telco? Anyone knows?

Can still cancel? Never order and cancel before.

no harm trying, if it prepare to ship this coming week eventually you will still get it before Nov

if it does not ship when switch or machines available you can go grab one (just remember cancel before pay at shop)

I have just placed the order via Apple online but it seems once the status changes to “preparing to ship”, I won’t be able to change/cancel anymore. Looks like some guys here got the status changed in next day after they placed their order. So technically, I won’t be able to cancel too unless the ARP announce tonight.

Yup my order can’t cancel already once status was changed to preparing to ship

but is good if it change status, means you can get it soon