If you’ve ever gone camping, walked 20 yards away from your campsite to go pee behind a tree, and looked up to find that you were completely lost in the dark, then the new Watch Ultra 3 is for you. It now features satellite messaging, which I tested on a weekend off-grid camping trip. It’s a significant improvement over sat comms on your phone, since you’re more likely to have your watch on your body.
The battery life on the Watch Ultra 3 is also improved—now up to 42 hours from a mere 36 on the Apple Watch Ultra 2. On my weekend trip, I didn’t carefully dole out battery usage—freely using the Watch Ultra 3 off-grid to navigate a several-hour…
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