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# Samsung's Galaxy Watch Ultra2 Is the First Android Watch With a Built-In Dive Computer
- URL: https://www.blankidentity.com.au/samsungs-galaxy-watch-ultra2-is-the-first-android-watch-with-a-built-in-dive-computer/
- Published: 2026-09-26T08:44:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T08:44:41.000Z
- Description: Samsung's rugged Ultra2 gets a 5,000-nit screen, a bigger battery and Mares dive tracking, while the lighter Galaxy Watch9 starts at $649.
- Author: Mason
- Tags: Gear, News

Samsung's foldables took the spotlight at Galaxy Unpacked in July, but the company also refreshed its smartwatch range with two models aimed at very different people: the rugged Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and the lighter, everyday Galaxy Watch9.

## Galaxy Watch Ultra2: built for the water

The headline feature is diving. Developed with Italian dive equipment brand Mares, the Ultra2 is the first Android smartwatch with a built-in dive computer, showing real-time ascent and descent rates and safety decompression times. For Australians who spend their weekends on the reef or at the local dive site, that is a genuinely useful addition.

![Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 showing its dive computer feature](https://img.global.news.samsung.com/global/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/22214540/Samsung-Mobile-Galaxy-Unpacked-July-2026-Galaxy-Watch-Ultra2-Galaxy-Watch9-A-First-Look_Main2.jpg)

The Galaxy Watch Ultra2's built-in dive computer was developed with Mares. Image: Samsung Newsroom

- a 1.52-inch display that reaches 5,000 nits, which Samsung says is the brightest of any smartwatch
- an 800mAh battery with 35 per cent more capacity than before
- a design that is 12 per cent thinner despite the bigger battery
- pro-level sport tracking, including trail running

## Galaxy Watch9: lighter every day

The Galaxy Watch9 is 25 per cent lighter thanks to a new aluminium case, with a 3,000-nit display and a battery 20 per cent larger than its predecessor. Both watches run Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Wear Elite chip and an updated Samsung Health platform built around five pillars: activity, mindfulness, nutrition, sleep and vitals, including a heart health score and daily cardio load.

![Samsung Galaxy Watch9 on a wrist](https://img.global.news.samsung.com/global/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/22214607/Samsung-Mobile-Galaxy-Unpacked-July-2026-Galaxy-Watch-Ultra2-Galaxy-Watch9-A-First-Look_Main3.jpg)

The Galaxy Watch9 is 25 per cent lighter than its predecessor. Image: Samsung Newsroom

## Price and availability in Australia

- **Galaxy Watch9 40mm:** $649, or $749 with LTE
- **Galaxy Watch9 44mm:** $699, or $799 with LTE
- **Galaxy Watch Ultra2:** $1,299, in titanium grey or titanium silver
- **Availability:** on sale now

*Sources:* [*Samsung Newsroom*](https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-unpacked-july-2026-a-first-look-at-galaxy-watch-ultra2-and-galaxy-watch9?ref=blankidentity.com.au)*,* [*Finder*](https://www.finder.com.au/news/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-z-flip-8-launch-australia?ref=blankidentity.com.au)*. Image courtesy of Samsung.*