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Aug 5, 2025AW-0007Right

MacRumors: iOS 26 hints at bigger Apple Watch Ultra 3

An iOS 26 beta asset suggests the Apple Watch Ultra 3 display could be 422 × 514, up from the Ultra 2's 410 × 502.

MacRumors reported that an iOS 26 beta image suggested the Apple Watch Ultra 3 could get a larger display, with a resolution of 422 by 514 pixels compared to the Ultra 2's 410 by 502.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedAn iOS 26 beta asset suggests the Apple Watch Ultra 3 display could be 422 × 514, up from the Ultra 2's 410 × 502.
  2. Who said it, and whenMacRumors reported it on Aug 5, 2025.
  3. What happened, and whenApple Watch Ultra 3 was announced on Sep 9, 2025, 35 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: Apple's Ultra 3 technical specifications list a 422 × 514-pixel active display area exactly as suggested.
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Reported by
MacRumors
Published by
MacRumors
Product
Apple Watch Ultra 3
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The story of this report

  1. Aug 5, 2025MacRumors reported it · MacRumors
  2. Sep 9, 2025Apple Watch Ultra 3 was announced
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

MacRumors · Publication

19 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 11 we have checked, 11 held up. The other 8 are not part of that number: 1 never settled, 1 not comparable, 6 no outcome yet.

Every report from MacRumors

What we know now

Other reports about Apple Watch Ultra 3

6 reports about Apple Watch Ultra 3 from 3 sources. Of the 6 we have checked, 6 held up.

See all 6 reports about Apple Watch Ultra 3

The same fact, on our roadmap

These roadmap entries were ruled to be about the same thing this report claimed.

  • The display was expected to grow, on a resolution found in iOS 26 · Apple Watch Ultra 3

    The 422 by 514 figure matched no shipping model at the time.

Questions about this report

Did this Apple Watch Ultra 3 report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Apple's Ultra 3 technical specifications list a 422 × 514-pixel active display area exactly as suggested.
Who reported it first?
MacRumors reported it on Aug 5, 2025.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 35 days before Apple Watch Ultra 3 was announced on Sep 9, 2025.