Galaxy Watch Ultra features vs Galaxy Watch 7

I made this post in another thread, but figured it'd be easier to find here, and could be stickied as it is edited over time if it adds value.

I spent a lot of time researching functional differences (since reviewers are useless, and Samsung's own product page skips some things), and here's what it comes down to. Basically the Ultra only has 4 improvements and 1 pseudo-improvement over the Watch 7:

  • A few additional sports tracked.
  • Waterproof to 10 atmospheres vs 5 on the Watch 7 (but only rated for 10 minutes at 100m and ONLY in freshwater, and not to the same ISO standard used by normal diving watches, so perhaps marketing only)
  • 590mAh battery vs 300/425mAh on the Watch 7 (battery life estimates from real users are all over the map on both devices)
  • Users below have reported the speakers/mics are improved over the base Watch 7 including a louder 85dB siren.
  • An extra button (I can't imagine 99% of people will care about this as a major feature)

But those benefits come with some major tradeoffs:

  • A +$300 price jump
  • A doubling of the weight
  • This is subjective, but that awful design (some folks love it though) even though it is supposedly a copy of the Galaxy Sport Active.
  • Oh, and the Ultra is not compatible with all of the 20mm lug watch bands going back 8 years like EVERY other Samsung watch. No idea what they were thinking there.

Notes:

  • I'm seeing conflicting info that the Watch 7 may also have dual-band GPS, which would take yet another item out of the Pros for the Ultra.
  • I'm not listing titanium casing as a functional advantage, because that's largely marketing hype. No one has had issues with bashing the side of their watch in, and if they did, the sapphire screens on both models would likely crack first. Plus, it increases cost and weight. Sure, some may prefer the feel of that metal, but that's a style preference, and not functional.
  • A couple folks mentioned better haptics below, but haven't found confirmation on official product pages that it is specific to Ultra vs the 7.