For a child’s first Apple Watch, buy Apple Watch SE 3 at From $249 in the 40mm size. It is the cheapest and lightest watch Apple sells, at 26.3 g for the 40mm GPS model, it runs watchOS 27, and the features a family actually uses are in the software rather than in the $150…
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Which Apple Watch for a Swimmer: What $249, $399 and $799 Each Cover in the Water
If you swim, buy Apple Watch Series 12 from $399. It is the cheapest Apple Watch with a depth gauge and a water temperature sensor, and Apple rates it at 50 meters under ISO 22810:2010. Apple Watch SE 3 from $249 is swimproof to the same 50 meters but has neither of those sensors, and…
Which Apple Watch for a Runner: SE 3 at $249, Series 12 at $399 or Ultra 4 at $799
For most runners the answer is Apple Watch Series 12 from $399, because it is the cheapest watch Apple sells with both a published outdoor-workout battery figure and a named GPS system. Apple Watch SE 3 from $249 is the right call only for short sessions, and Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799 earns its…
Which iPhone to Keep in 2026 Rather Than Replace: The Cutoff Is iPhone 15 Pro, Not iPhone 11
Keep any iPhone 15 Pro or later. Replace an iPhone 13 or anything older. The line that decides it is not iOS 27, which runs on iPhone 11 and later plus iPhone SE from the second generation, but Apple Intelligence, which needs an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 16 or later…
Your First iPhone in 2026: Buy the $899 iPhone 17, and Two Reasons to Spend Less
Buy the iPhone 17 at $899. For a first iPhone it removes the two decisions that most often go wrong, because it starts at 256GB rather than 128GB and it carries three usable focal lengths, and it is rated for up to 30 hours of video playback, more than any iPhone below $1,199. iPhone 18…
Pro or Not in 2026: Apple's Pro iPhone Line Is Down to Two, and It Sits $100 Above iPhone Air
Most people should buy non-Pro, and specifically iPhone 17 at $899. Go Pro only if one of five published capabilities matters to you: the 4x and 8x telephoto, the variable aperture, ProRes RAW with Apple Log 2 and Genlock, USB 3 transfer at 10Gb/s, or battery ratings above 30 hours. If any of those does…
The Best iPhone Under $800 in 2026: iPhone 16 at $799, and the $30 That Decides It
Buy the iPhone 16 at $799. It is one of only two iPhones Apple still sells with a starting price under $800, the other being iPhone 17e at $699, and it is the one whose full specification you can read before you pay: an A18 chip, a 48MP Fusion main camera with a 12MP Ultra…
Apple's iPhone Ladder in 2026: $699 to $1,999 in Six Steps, and Only Two Are Worth Paying For
Apple’s iPhone lineup now runs from $699 to $1,999 across seven models, and only two of the six price steps between them buy enough capability to justify the money: the $100 from iPhone 16 to iPhone 17, and the $100 from iPhone Air to iPhone 18 Pro. Every other rung on the ladder is a…
iPhone Duo 2: Everything We Know About Apple’s Next Foldable iPhone
iPhone Duo 2 could arrive in 2027 with a refined design, upgraded cameras, better battery life, and other major foldable improvements.
iPhone Duo Budget: The Four Costs Apple Has Not Priced Before You Pay $1,999
Apple has published the price of the iPhone Duo, its two cases, two ways to pay for it and the three months of Apple One that come with it. It has not published what AppleCare+ costs on this phone, what any repair to it costs, what a carrier will offer for it, or what your…
iPhone Duo Storage Costs the Same as iPhone 18 Pro Max Storage: How to Configure a $1,999 Fold
iPhone Duo costs exactly $700 more than an iPhone 18 Pro Max at every storage tier, and every storage step costs exactly what the same step costs on the Pro and Pro Max: $200 to reach 512GB, another $400 for 1TB, another $600 for 2TB. Apple has priced the fold as a flat surcharge and…
Apple Watch Checkout: The Three Choices You Cannot Change Later, and the One You Can
Ordering an Apple Watch commits you to three things you cannot change afterwards, and one you can change any time. Case size, case material and cellular are fixed at purchase. The band is not, and it is the only one of the four Apple has left unpriced. Ceramic Series 12 cases measure 43mm and 47mm…
Buying an Apple Watch Apple No Longer Sells: Which Models Still Get watchOS 27 on Monday
Apple now sells three watches, and every other model it has released is off the store. The useful part for anyone shopping outside Apple is that watchOS 27 supports eight models, five more than Apple stocks, so a discontinued Apple Watch can still take Monday’s free update. Series 12 is one of only three watches…
Apple Watch SE 3 Is Still $249: What Apple's Only Entry Watch Includes, and the Two Sensors It Does Not
Apple Watch SE 3 survived September 9 unchanged and unrepriced, and it is now the only Apple Watch under $399. Apple lists it at From $249 with the S10 chip, 40mm and 44mm aluminum cases, up to 18 hours of battery and a 1000-nit Always-On display. Series 12 at $399 sits above the SE 3…
Microsoft Copilot arrives on CarPlay as Gemini becomes the last major holdout
Copilot now has a voice-first CarPlay app for iPhone users, expanding the choice of AI assistants available from a compatible car display.
iOS 27 May Get Mac’s Edge Light Feature: Here is How It Would Work
A code finding points to Edge Light on the iPhone Duo, but Apple has not confirmed availability, timing, or support for other iPhone models.
Apple Says Apple Watch Live Rewind Can’t Be Used Secretly
Apple says Live Rewind needs a deliberate double press, plays a chime, shows a microphone indicator, and removes its text snippet soon after.
Siri Recap Privacy Explained: What Apple Does With Your Conversations
Apple says Siri Recap creates high-level summaries without storing raw audio, and saved recaps use end-to-end encrypted iCloud syncing.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Drops GLONASS: What the GPS Change Means
Apple Watch Ultra 4 lists GPS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou in its connectivity specs, but GLONASS is missing from the published list.
T-Mobile’s $5 iPhone Handoff Fee: What iOS 27 Users Need to Know
T-Mobile is putting a price on iOS 27 iPhone Handoff, giving compatible customers a way to use one number across two iPhones.
Why Apple's New iPhone Duo Costs More Than A Base MacBook Air
Apple priced the new iPhone Duo at $1,999, which is much higher than a MacBook Air. Here is why the titanium hinge and folding glass make it so expensive.
The Cheapest Way Into Apple Intelligence in 2026: Free on 15 iPhones, $699 If Yours Is Not One
If your iPhone is one of the 15 models on Apple’s Apple Intelligence device list, the cheapest way in costs nothing: iOS 27 arrives free on Monday, September 14. If it is not, the least expensive route Apple sells is the $699 iPhone 17e, and the same model was listed at $599 before September 9.…
Do AirPods 5 Leak Sound? What Apple Publishes About Open-Ear Noise Cancelling
Apple has published no sound leakage figure for AirPods 5, in decibels or in any other form, so nobody can tell you exactly how much of your music the person next to you hears. What Apple has published is the shape of the answer: these are open-ear earbuds with no ear tips, and Apple’s own…
AirPods 5, AirPods Pro 3 or AirPods Max 2: Apple's Three Sets, Decided by What You Do
Apple’s headphone range is down to three names and four prices, and the choice comes apart cleanly by what you do rather than what you spend. AirPods 5 at $129 or $149 are the open-ear pick for anyone who wants to hear the room, AirPods Pro 3 at $249 are the only model with a…