The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is a 47mm smartwatch built in a titanium case with sapphire crystal over the display. The 1.5-inch AMOLED screen reaches 3,000 nits, so you can read it in direct sun without cupping a hand over your wrist. A 590mAh battery lasts around three days in normal use. Dual-frequency GPS handles location tracking, which is more accurate in cities and under tree cover than the single-frequency kind. This is the blue model with Bluetooth and cellular.
Head over to Back Market to get the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (Certified refurbished: excellent condition) for just $414, down from its usual price of $650. That’s a discount of $236 and 36% off.
A powerful smartwatch perfect for both casual and hardcore users
The titanium case takes 10ATM of water pressure, which is enough for ocean swimming rather than just a shower. Samsung tested the watch to 9,000 meters of altitude and heat up to 55 degrees Celsius. Sapphire crystal over the screen resists the scratches you pick up scraping a wrist against rock or a bike frame. The watch carries IP68 and MIL-STD-810H ratings on top of that.
Daily usage normally results in a three-day battery life when fully charged. However, the Ultra’s Power Saving Mode can extend that to 100 hours. If you have GPS tracking enabled with exercise power saving active, this will give you approximately 60 hours of continuous tracking. That should be sufficient for multiple days of backpacking or running an ultramarathon and never needing to pack a battery charger.
The BioActive sensor on the back reads heart rate, ECG, blood oxygen, skin temperature, and body composition. Blood pressure works once you calibrate the watch against a cuff. Sleep tracking reports your time in each cycle and flags signs of sleep apnea. Energy Score turns yesterday’s sleep, activity, and heart rate into one number each morning, and Running Coach builds a training plan that adjusts as your fitness changes.
Back Market grades these watches on cosmetics separately from function. A watch in excellent condition has almost no signs of use, with very light micro-scratches possible on the body and none on the screen. Every unit goes through an inspection that checks battery health, the screen, the biometric sensors, the GPS system, the buttons, the speakers, and any water damage before it can be listed. Sellers are vetted before they’re allowed to sell anything at all.
At $414 (Certified refurbished: excellent condition), down from $650, this is the 47mm titanium model in blue, backed by a one-year warranty and 30 days to change your mind. Shipping is free. If you swim, hike, or train outdoors and want a watch you can read in full sunlight that lasts the whole weekend on one charge, the Ultra does that. Note that it pairs with Android phones only.