The smartwatch market is getting another premium option as Moto expands its wearable lineup with a feature-packed model. The Moto Watch Ultra combines a curved display with cellular connectivity and advanced health tracking. It also brings several software features designed to make the watch more useful beyond basic notifications and activity tracking.

Moto Watch Ultra specifications and features

The Moto Watch Ultra features a 1.5-inch 2.5D curved pOLED display with a 466 x 466-pixel resolution, a variable 1-60Hz refresh rate and up to 2,700 nits of peak brightness. It supports an always-on display and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The watch has a 46.26mm stainless steel body that is 12.1mm thick and weighs 51 grams. It also comes with IP68 and 5ATM protection for water and dust resistance.

Powering the smartwatch is the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 platform, while Wear OS 6 handles the software experience. Moto promises two major OS upgrades, and users can download apps through the Google Play Store, including Google Maps, Google Messages and YouTube Music. The watch also supports Google Gemini, Google Wallet for payments, and Motorola Qira on compatible Moto and Lenovo devices.

The Moto Watch Ultra is the brand’s first Moto Watch with LTE and eSIM support, allowing users to make and receive calls, send messages and manage notifications without relying entirely on a connected phone. Dual-band GPS is also included for navigation and location tracking. Health and fitness tracking is handled using Polar algorithms, covering sleep, activity, recovery and running, alongside features such as Serene, Nightly Recharge and Sleep Plus Stages.

The 22mm-compatible watch has a battery rated for up to two days of active use with the always-on display disabled. A 15-minute charge can provide up to 24 hours of active use.

Moto Watch Ultra price and availability

The Moto Watch Ultra starts at €429 (~$500). Moto says it will roll out across selected markets in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, North America and Asia-Pacific in the coming weeks.

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After years of sitting on the sidelines of the high-end wearable market, the company that once helped shape the category looks like it’s gearing up for a comeback. Fresh renders shared by The Mac Observer on July 31 show a device internally called the Moto Watch Ultra, and it’s clearly being positioned as a potential rival to Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Ultra 2.

Motorola’s smartwatch story started more than a decade ago. In September 2014 the original Moto 360 showed up as one of the first widely available Android Wear watches. Its clean circular design got a lot of love and helped make the round smartwatch form factor popular at a time when most rivals were still stuck with square or rectangular faces. More models followed, but as Apple, Samsung, and Google doubled down on premium wearables, Motorola slowly drifted away from the flagship end of the market.

These new leaked images suggest that quieter period might be coming to an end. The Moto Watch Ultra is shown with a solid 46 mm stainless steel case, a circular display framed by a bezel with digital indices, a big rotating crown, and an extra physical side button.

Markings on the back hint at some serious flagship features. It appears to have built-in GPS and LTE, plus IP68 dust and water resistance and a 5 ATM rating (good for up to 50 metres). A large optical sensor array takes up a good chunk of the rear cover, pointing to solid health and fitness tracking. There’s also a four-pin magnetic charging port, which suggests Motorola will go with its own proprietary dock instead of regular wireless charging.

No official specs, software details, battery life numbers, pricing, or launch date have been confirmed yet. Still, the hardware cues make it pretty clear the company wants this one to play at the top of the market rather than just fill a mid-range slot.

If the finished product lives up to the ambition in these early images, Motorola could once again become a real contender in the flagship smartwatch space it helped kick off more than ten years ago.

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(Source: The Mac Observer)

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