Apple Watch Ultra 4 dupes and alternatives: 7 cheaper adventure watches, scored

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Amazfit · T-Rex 3 Pro (48mm)

Amazfit T-Rex 3 Pro 48mm

$399.99 $399 less (50%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4

88% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

Rated for 25 days against 50 hours and 38 hours in its most accurate GPS mode against 18, with a lighter 52 g case, dual-band GPS, offline maps, an LED flashlight, sapphire glass and 10 ATM. There is no ECG and no cellular version. $399 less.

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Garmin · 010-02969-00

Garmin Forerunner 970

$749.99 $49 less (6%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4

85% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

Keeps the ECG app, sapphire lens, offline maps, flashlight and multi-band GPS, and is rated for 15 days against 50 hours, for $49 less. It is rated 5 ATM against 100 m, has no cellular version, and its 21 hours of multi-band GPS is only 3 more than Apple's 18.

Garmin does not publish Case weight (no band), so that spec scores half credit instead of a full match.

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Amazfit · T-Rex Ultra 2

Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2

$549.99 $249 less (31%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4

82% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

Up to 30 days and 50 hours in its most accurate GPS mode, with preloaded maps, a flashlight, sapphire glass and 10 ATM, for $249 less. No ECG, no cellular version, and Amazfit gives only a with-strap weight of 89.2 g.

Amazfit does not publish Case weight (no band), so that spec scores half credit instead of a full match.

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Suunto · SS051204000

Suunto Vertical 2 All Black

$599 $200 less (25%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4

82% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

Up to 20 days as a smartwatch and 65 hours of multi-band GPS against 18, with offline maps, an LED flashlight, a sapphire lens and the same 100 m rating, for $200 less. No ECG, no cellular version, and Suunto does not give a case-only weight.

Suunto does not publish Case weight (no band), so that spec scores half credit instead of a full match.

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COROS · VERTIX 2S

COROS VERTIX 2S GPS Adventure Watch

$699 $100 less (13%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4

82% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

Rated for 36 days of daily use and 43 hours of dual-frequency GPS against 18, with a sapphire screen, offline maps and 10 ATM, for $100 less. No cellular version, and COROS lists neither a flashlight nor an ECG feature, or a case-only weight.

COROS does not publish Case weight (no band), Flashlight and ECG, so those specs score half credit instead of a full match.

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Samsung · SM-L715UZKAXAA

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 47mm LTE

$699.99 $99 less (12%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4 Lists 59% of scored specs

79% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

The closest match on connectivity: dual-frequency GPS, an ECG feature, LTE and 10 ATM, with 80 hours with the always-on display off against 50, and a 61.5 g case against 63.0, for $99 less. Samsung does not publish a GPS battery figure in standard mode, a flashlight, offline maps or the lens material.

Samsung does not publish GPS battery, most accurate mode, Offline maps on the watch, Flashlight and Sapphire lens, so those specs score half credit instead of a full match.

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Garmin · 010-03020-00

Garmin Instinct 3 50mm AMOLED

$399.99 $399 less (50%) vs Apple Watch Ultra 4

65% spec match of the Apple Watch Ultra 4

Rated for 24 days and 30 hours of multi-band GPS, with an LED flashlight and 10 ATM, for $399 less. Garmin's feature list gives it point-to-point navigation but no maps, chemically strengthened glass instead of sapphire, no ECG app and no cellular version.

Garmin does not publish Case weight (no band), so that spec scores half credit instead of a full match.