Exclusive: Blue Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is not new model, but new colour
The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 will be delayed for now
In just a few days, Samsung will announce new foldables and smartwatches at the Galaxy Unpacked event. Previously, we saw renders of three new watches: the Galaxy Watch 8, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. Now, however, things seem to be a bit different.
No Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 but a new colour for the current Galaxy Watch Ultra. We found that out by analysing new images of the blue version of the watch.
.In our message from June 13, we already thought the blue version was very similar to the current Watch Ultra, so we didn't rule out the possibility that it was just a new colour. We can now confirm that. On the back of new images of the blue Watch Ultra is type number "SM-L705F", which is the current type number of the Galaxy Watch Ultra. So not a new model, but a new colour.
Blue Watch Ultra has same type number as other Galaxy Watch Ultra models (click to enlarge)
Significantly reduced in price
Samsung released the Galaxy Watch Ultra on July 10, 2024 so a successor would not have been illogical. The watch was given a starting price of €699 but now costs only €338; half the original amount. We often see manufacturers introduce a new colour to boost sales, but that usually happens halfway thru a product cycle.
It remains to be seen what a blue version of the watch will do about declining sales numbers. In any case, it is to be hoped for fans of the colour blue that the timepiece does not command a much higher price than a Titanium Grey, Titanium Silver or Titanium White version in which you can currently get the Ultra.
