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The Moto Watch Ultra is Motorola’s latest smartwatch, featuring a unique blend of features for the price. The singular variant costs $350 and includes LTE eSIM support, Wear OS 6, a 1.5-inch pOLED display, and Polar’s health and fitness tracking algorithms. That’s a fabulous combination in itself, but Motorola has cut corners on the processor and is only offering two OS upgrades.
Thankfully, there’s no shortage of good Wear OS smartwatch options in the market. From Google to Samsung, there are plenty of great alternatives you should consider first. So, before settling on the Moto Watch Ultra, consider these five other alternatives.
Which Moto Watch Ultra alternative would you buy? 7 votes Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 29 % Google Pixel Watch 4 29 % Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 0 % Garmin Venu 4 14 % Amazfit Balance 2 14 % Something else (mention in the comments) 14 %
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025)
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The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (specifically the 2025 model) is, in my opinion, the best alternative if you already own a Samsung phone. It’s a refresh of the 2024 Galaxy Watch Ultra with double the storage and a new color. You can easily find one on Amazon for $330 now, making it really good value.
The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 features a similarly chunky, rugged design to the Moto Watch Ultra, along with a 1.5-inch AMOLED display, 64GB of storage, LTE, and a larger battery. Samsung’s offering is even tougher as it comes with sapphire crystal glass and MIL-STD-810H certification.
Health and fitness tracking is solid, GPS tracking is accurate, there’s four years of OS upgrades, and the battery easily lasts for two or more days at a stretch. The only thing holding the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 back was the high launch price of $650, but that isn’t an issue anymore.
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