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TL;DR Motorola has launched the new Moto Watch Ultra at IFA 2026, marking its return to Wear OS smartwatches.
The Moto Watch Ultra comes with a Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 SoC, a 1.5-inch pOLED display with 2,700 nits peak brightness, and up to two days of battery life on its 550mAh cell. It also comes with Wear OS 6 on board, and supports an LTE eSIM.
The Moto Watch Ultra will go on sale on September 10 for $349.99, with carrier availability coming in later.
Android’s smartwatch options got a major new addition at IFA 2026, as Motorola has just launched the new Moto Watch Ultra. Built in partnership with Polar, the Moto Watch Ultra brings flagship-tier health tracking, robust cellular connectivity, and Google’s Wear OS to Motorola’s wearable lineup.
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The Moto Watch Ultra represents a massive pivot for Motorola. The standard Moto Watch launched at CES earlier this year was a budget-oriented, basic watch that missed out on key features like Wear OS and standalone cellular connectivity, and it offered a modest 1ATM water resistance rating. On the other hand, the new Moto Watch Ultra is a proper smartwatch with an app store for third-party apps, and comes fully loaded with Wear OS 6, LTE eSIM support, and 5ATM underwater protection.
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Under the hood, the Moto Watch Ultra is powered by the Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 platform (launched in 2022), paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Its circular 46mm stainless steel case houses a bright 1.5-inch pOLED display that peaks at an impressive 2,700 nits of brightness, ensuring easy visibility outdoors. The Moto Watch Ultra also features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and an IP68 dust-and-water rating, in addition to the aforementioned 5ATM underwater protection.
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