The Manual may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 is back down to its Black Friday price

By Albert Bassili December 16, 2023

The Apple Watch Ultra covered in just a touch of sand on the arm of a man doing tough work. — Apple

If you lead an active lifestyle of travel and adventure, then having a companion device like a smartwatch can make a huge difference in keeping track of everything. Of course, one of the best is probably the latest Apple Watch Ultra 2, and while it costs a pretty penny, it does have a ton of useful upgrades and features that anybody who is active can use. And, even though it’s a bit expensive, you save a bit of cash from Best Buy, which knocks $50 off the price and brings it down to $749. You can also get up to $275 in trade-in value for your older watches and a $10 discount if you’re a My Best Buy Plus or Total member, so you have some options for bringing the price down even further.

Why you should buy the Apple Watch Ultra 2

So, what makes the Apple Watch Ultra 2 such a great companion for an active lifestyle? Well, for starters, it does a lot of what the previous watch did, but better, making it great for travel, hiking, camping, and even diving, if you can believe it. While the previous Ultra watch didn’t have any way to track a dive, the Ultra 2 does, so if you were hesitant about grabbing the original Ultra watch before, this should sway you over. It also boasts a much brighter screen that can hit 3,000 nits of peak brightness, about 50% better than the previous generation and is perfect for those who normally struggle to see the screen in broad daylight.

The new S9 chip is also more powerful and lets you do things like use Siri offline, which is a great benefit, especially for those who are sensitive about their health data being shared online. Then, of course, are the new hand gestures, which allow you to control the watch with just one hand; great if you’re carrying something or hanging off a cliff and need to access the Ultra 2, so it’s well worth having. As for battery life, it’s been upgraded to roughly 36 hours on general use, and an impressive 72 hours if you go with the power-saving mode.

Overall, the Ultra 2 is an incredible watch and perfect if you travel and have an active lifestyle of adventure. That’s doubly true with the nice discounts that you can get from Best Buy, starting with the $50 direct discount, and then the $275 of trade-in value and the few free months of various Apple services thrown in as well.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics

Apple

Writer

Albert’s been a tech and gaming writer for almost a decade, writing across websites such as GameGavel, How-To-Geek, Digital…

Culture

I found four early Black Friday TV deals worth shopping now — From $270

A Sony TV hanging on a wall.

Prime Day in October may be over, and the holiday shopping season may be right behind it, but that doesn't mean there are no deals to be found. In fact, I have discovered some incredible early Black Friday TV deals -- or at least these prices are Black Friday-worthy -- that you might want to know about. If you're in the market for a new TV to, say, stream the best Amazon Prime movies in October, or watch these amazing shows on Max, the discounts below are some of the best out there today. And I do mean some of the best out there.
TCL 50-inch class Q5 QLED 4K HDR smart Google TV -- $270, was $400

A 50-inch TV is nothing to scoff at, but one at this price is downright incredible, let alone a QLED that leverages Quantum Dot crystal clear technology. This Google TV also gives you direct access to streaming, as long as you connect it to WiFi, with no other devices necessary. But for video, you get the 4K ultra-HD resolution, at four times that of standard HD, the QLED tech with an UltraWide color gamut for more realistic depictions and motion rate 240 for smooth motion every time. It also supports HDR Pro+, Dolby Vision, and DTS Virtual: X, with AMD FreeSync support to boot. Basically, this is an awesome TV at this price point.

Culture

Samsung’s ‘Frame’ QLED TV just had its price slashed for Prime Day

Samsung 50-inch The Frame TV showing Mona Lisa and landscape photography.

If you want a TV that's as much an art piece as it is a TV, then Samsung's Frame is the way to go. Not only does it have a gorgeous picture, but it can also act like a picture frame and thereby blend into the wall so that it doesn't even look like a TV. Even better, you can get it at a substantial discount from Samsung, with some sizing offering up to $800 off, which is quite substantial.

Samsung Frame TV 32-inch --

Culture

This Prime Day deal gets you an Apple Watch for under $200

An Apple Watch SE being worn on someone's wrist with the apps displayed on its screen.

If you've always wanted to buy an Apple Watch but you're hoping to get one with a discount, then you shouldn't miss the return of Amazon's Prime Day deals for Prime Big Deal Days 2023. Among the available offers are the 40mm, GPS model of the second-generation Apple Watch SE for just $199, following a $50 discount on its original price of $249. You're going to have to hurry if you want to pocket the savings though, because we don't expect stocks to last until the end of the sale.

Why you should buy the Apple Watch SE (2022)
The Apple Watch series are among the best fitness watches for men, and that doesn't change with the second-generation Apple Watch SE despite being the more affordable version of Apple's wearable devices. It still offers comprehensive fitness tracking features that will give you valuable insights into your health, and there are also safety features such as Crash Detection, Fall Detection, and Emergency SOS that will alert the authorities and your loved ones if you find yourself in an accident. The smartwatch is also swimproof with a water resistance of 50 meters, so you can take it into the water, and it's also become a must-have for hiking after recent updates.