Hey everyone, I ran a brightness test for the Ultra 1 and Ultra 2 to see how much brighter the Ultra 2 really is. According to Apple, it is 50% brighter, but apparently it requires the sun to be the brightest it’s ever been to see the true potential of the newer display.
And when the sun isn’t at its brightest, you won’t see a difference between the two watches.
It is also worth noting that the Ultra 2 is now dimmer than the Ultra 1 in low-light environments, as the 2 dims down to 1 nit in low-light.
I am a bit disappointed in the aggressive marketing of the Ultra 2 being the brightest display ever on an Apple Watch, but it is what it is, and I still love the watch.
What I really would love to see is the ability to control the brightness on the Ultra 2, and I am surprised Apple doesn’t allow this, as they are known for personalization/ease of use.
With that said, here are the results of that test:
https://thewearableguy.com/apple-watch-ultra-1-vs-2-brightness/
There’s a lot to unpack here. Between your post and your replies within the post. 1, the watch has an oled display. Oleds are more likely to suffer from burn-in with brighter displays. 2, Apple is not know for personalization. They for sure have their way of doing things. 3, You conducting a speed test doesn’t do much. I would bet Apple didn’t claim the gpu in the new s9 SiP to be 30% faster. I’d bet they claimed it to be “up to” 30% faster depending on the task.