Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed) vs Apple Watch Ultra (renewed)

Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed) is $125.01 cheaper today, and has been the cheaper of the two on all 27 days we have held a price for both. They differ on case, display and battery and 1 more point, as Apple’s own comparison lists them on apple.com. Every figure below was read from the retailer by us. A dash means we have no current figure for that one.

Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS + Cellular, 45mm] - Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band, M/L (Renewed)

Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Titanium Case with Midnight Ocean Band, One Size (Renewed)

Price today: Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS + Cellular, 45mm] - Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band, M/L (Renewed): $163.99 (the better of the two)Go to Amazon; Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Titanium Case with Midnight Ocean Band, One Size (Renewed): $289.00Go to Amazon
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 7 of them, or until one price has held for 10 days.: Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS + Cellular, 45mm] - Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band, M/L (Renewed): 27 days on record; Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Titanium Case with Midnight Ocean Band, One Size (Renewed): 27 days on record
Lowest we recordedAnd the last day it was that price. A floor touched last week is a different argument from one touched in March.: Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS + Cellular, 45mm] - Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band, M/L (Renewed): $163.99 · Oct 10; Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Titanium Case with Midnight Ocean Band, One Size (Renewed): $289.00 · Oct 9
Highest we recorded: Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS + Cellular, 45mm] - Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band, M/L (Renewed): $209.97; Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Titanium Case with Midnight Ocean Band, One Size (Renewed): $295.00
Sold by: Apple Watch Series 8 [GPS + Cellular, 45mm] - Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Band, M/L (Renewed): JJM TRADING INC; Apple Watch Ultra [GPS + Cellular 49mm] Titanium Case with Midnight Ocean Band, One Size (Renewed): DNCL-TECHZONE

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How they differ

Specs as Apple’s own comparison lists them on apple.com, the differences first.

Case: Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed): 41 or 45 mm; Apple Watch Ultra (renewed): 49 mm titanium
Display: Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed): Always-On, up to 1000 nits; Apple Watch Ultra (renewed): Always-On, up to 2000 nits
Battery: Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed): Up to 18 hours; Apple Watch Ultra (renewed): Up to 36 hours
Water: Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed): 50 m, swim; Apple Watch Ultra (renewed): 100 m, scuba to 40 m
Chip: Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed): S8; Apple Watch Ultra (renewed): S8
Health apps: Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed): ECG, Blood Oxygen; Apple Watch Ultra (renewed): ECG, Blood Oxygen

Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed)Apple Watch Ultra (renewed)

Both lines are the best price we recorded on each day, on one money axis. Our record for each starts when we started watching it, so a shorter line is a shorter record and not a cheaper history.

How the gap has moved

Across the 27 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $128.01 on Oct 5 and narrowest at $98.00 on Oct 1. Apple Watch Series 8 (renewed) has been the cheaper of the two on every one of those days. Today it is $125.01.

Measured from our own readings, carried forward day by day — a price stands until we record a different one. It starts on the first day we held a price for both, which is later than the day we began tracking one of them.

What they are

6 attributes the retailers describe differently, first. These are their words, not ours — we record prices, we do not test products.

Size: 45mm; One Size (fits 130-200mm wrists)
Color: Midnight W/ Midnight Band, M/L; Midnight Ocean Band
Weight: no figure; 0.14 pounds
Dimensions: 1.77 × 1.5 × 0.42 inches; 1.77 × 1.5 × 0.55 inches
Model: Apple Watch Series 8; Watch Ultra
Released: November 2023; December 2025
Warranty: 90 days limited warranty; 90 days limited warranty

2 products compared on the record we keep. Nothing here is ranked by what pays us, and neither of these placements was bought. Other model-against-model comparisons.