Samsung’s rugged Galaxy Watch Ultra has fallen to its best price to date

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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 7 is a good Android smartwatch, especially if you’re already embedded in Samsung’s ecosystem, but it’s best suited for casual fitness tracking. If you’re the outdoorsy type or simply want the most full-featured Samsung smartwatch on the market, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra is the better choice — one that’s currently on sale at Amazon starting at a new low of $499.99 ($150 off).

Built for adventurous types, the Galaxy Watch Ultra offers features you won’t find in other Galaxy Watches, including an emergency siren, a multisport activity for triathletes, as well as a customizable shortcut button for quick access to the flashlight and workout app. The wearable also offers longer battery life than the Galaxy Watch 7 — up to three days, in fact — and is more durable than the standard Galaxy Watch 7, with 10ATM of water resistance, an IP68 rating, and a titanium case.

Samsung’s premium smartwatch shares a lot of welcome features with the Galaxy Watch 7, too. Both wearables feature a speedy Exynos W1000 chip and dual-frequency GPS, for example, the latter of which allows for more accurate tracking. And, like the Watch 7, the Watch Ultra includes a robust selection of third-party apps, something you won’t find on even the most hardcore Garmin watches.

Close-up of Galaxy Watch Ultra on the wrist

The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is targeted at more outdoorsy folks with dual-frequency GPS, a new multisport activity, an emergency siren, and increased durability.

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