iPhone Duo starts at $1,999 for 256GB, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299 for the same storage. That $700 gap buys a 7.6-inch folding display, a titanium frame and Touch ID, and it costs you a dedicated telephoto lens, Face ID, a SIM tray and about five weeks of waiting. Both phones…
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iPhone Duo Battery Life: Dual Batteries, 44 Hours Closed, 31 Hours Open, and the 60W Charging Catch
iPhone Duo has two batteries, one in each half, and Apple rates it at up to 24 hours of typical use, up to 44 hours of video playback on the outer display and up to 31 hours on the inner display. Wired charging reaches 50 percent in about 20 minutes, but only with a 60W…
iPhone Duo's Under-Display FaceTime Camera: What Apple Says It Can and Cannot Do
iPhone Duo hides a FaceTime camera under its 7.6-inch inner display. Apple’s tech specs give it an f/1.8 aperture and 1080p video at 30 to 60 fps, and that is close to everything Apple has published about it. It is the first iPhone with a camera behind the screen, and Apple has been careful about…
Smart Take, Duo Preview, Kid Cue and Duo FaceTime: The Four Camera Tricks Only iPhone Duo Can Do
iPhone Duo has four camera features that no other iPhone offers: Smart Take, Duo Preview, Kid Cue and Duo FaceTime. All four depend on the same thing, a second display that faces the person in front of the camera while you frame the shot on the big inner screen. Apple’s product page lists the four…
iPhone Duo Release Date and Pre-Order: October 16 Pre-Orders, October 23 Launch, and Why It Is Not September
iPhone Duo pre-orders open Friday, October 16, 2026 at 5 a.m. PT, and the phone goes on sale Friday, October 23 in more than 70 countries and regions, with 28 more following on Friday, October 30, according to Apple’s press release. That is five weeks after the iPhone 18 Pro reaches stores on September 18.…
iPhone Duo Cameras Explained: 48MP Dual Fusion, No Telephoto, and Four Cameras in Total
iPhone Duo has four cameras: a 48MP Main and a 48MP Ultra Wide on the back, a 12MP Center Stage camera on the outer display, and an under-display FaceTime camera behind the inner display. Apple calls the rear pair the 48MP Dual Fusion camera system, and there is no separate telephoto lens. That makes the…
What Chip Is in the iPhone 18 Pro? A20 Pro, N1 and C2 Explained in Plain English
The iPhone 18 Pro runs on the A20 Pro, Apple’s first chip built on a 2-nanometer process, paired with the N1 wireless chip and the C2 cellular modem. All three are Apple-designed, and the same trio is in both the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone 18 Pro Max. Three named chips in one phone…
Buying Your First Apple Watch in 2026: Series 12 vs Ultra 4 and What the New Health Sensing Changes
If you have never owned an Apple Watch, today’s lineup comes down to two choices: Apple Watch Series 12 from $399 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799. Both use the new S11 chip and the same Health Sensing System, so the health features that Apple spent most of its keynote on do not depend…
Apple's Recycled Materials by the Numbers: iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Compared
Apple attached recycled-content figures to all three of the metal products it announced today. The iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12 are each 40 percent recycled material overall, while the Apple Watch Ultra 4 leads the lineup at 45 percent. All three ship in 100 percent fiber-based packaging. The overall percentages hide different…
Apple's New Health Features: Which Need an Apple Watch, Which Need an iPhone, and Which Need Both
Apple spread its new health features across three places today: the Health Sensing System in Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, watchOS 27 for existing watches, and a redesigned Health app arriving with iOS 27 on September 14. Some features need only an iPhone, some need only a new watch, and the most talked-about…
Siri AI Arrives on iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods: Where It Works on September 14 and What Needs an Upgrade
Apple’s new Siri AI reaches three product lines on Monday, September 14, when iOS 27 and watchOS 27 ship as free updates. It launches in beta in English, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish following in October, and it runs on-device and through Private Cloud Compute as part of Apple Intelligence. The catch is…
Apple's Monthly Prices Compared: iPhone 18 Pro, Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 on 24-Month Plans
Apple attached a monthly figure to each of the four devices it priced today. The iPhone 18 Pro is $49.95 a month and the iPhone 18 Pro Max is $54.12 a month, both over 24 months, while Apple Watch Series 12 is listed at $11.99 a month and Apple Watch Ultra 4 at $24.99 a…
September 18 Is Apple's Biggest Launch Day: iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 All Arrive
Every hardware product Apple announced today, apart from the iPhone Duo, goes on sale on the same day. The iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 all reach stores on Friday, September 18, nine days after the “Surprise and shine” keynote. Five products on…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Max Extended Workout Mode: 45 Hours With One-Second GPS for Ultramarathons
Apple Watch Ultra 4 adds a Max Extended Workout mode that Apple rates for up to 45 hours of tracking while keeping GPS sampling at one-second intervals. Apple says the mode is aimed at 100-mile races, and it is the longest workout figure the company has published for any Apple Watch. It sits above the…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 GPS and Satellite: What Apple Says About Accuracy and the Two Free Years
Apple says Apple Watch Ultra 4 has the most accurate on-device GPS in a sports watch, and that satellite communications continue on the new model with two years of service included. Both claims come from Apple’s press release for the $799 watch, which is in stores on Friday, September 18. Satellite arrived on Apple Watch…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Release Date and Pre-Orders: Order Today, In Stores September 18, $24.99 a Month
Apple Watch Ultra 4 is available to pre-order today, September 9, and arrives in stores on Friday, September 18. It costs $799, or $24.99 a month over 24 months through Apple’s upgrade lease. That is a faster turnaround than iPhone 18 Pro, which does not open for pre-order until Saturday, September 12, even though both…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Bands and the Hermès Edition: New Trail, Alpine and Ocean Colors Explained
Apple Watch Ultra 4 launches with three new colors for each of its three bands, nine in total, plus a new Apple Watch Hermès Ultra 4 with a Grand H titanium band. The watch starts at $799, and Apple has not published band prices or the Hermès price. The three band names are familiar from…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Series 12: $799 or $399? Which Apple Watch Should You Buy
Apple announced two new watches today: Apple Watch Series 12 from $399 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799. Both run the S11 chip, both get the new Health Sensing System and Readiness score, and both reach stores on Friday, September 18. That shared core makes the choice simpler than it was a year ago.…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Ultra 3: What Changed and Is It Worth Upgrading?
Apple Watch Ultra 4 costs $799, exactly what Apple Watch Ultra 3 cost when it launched in September 2025. For the same money you get an S11 chip in place of the S10, up to 50 hours of battery instead of 42, a new Health Sensing System and a 45-hour Max Extended Workout mode. Ultra…
Apple Watch Audio Intelligence: Live Rewind, Siri Recap, Sound Recognition and the Secure Exclave
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 add a set of on-watch audio features Apple calls Audio Intelligence: Live Rewind, which shows the previous 15 seconds of a conversation as text, Siri Recap conversation summaries, Sound Recognition alerts and Shazam music detection. All of it runs on the new S11 chip. Keynote coverage…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Series 11: 7 Differences and Whether You Should Upgrade
Apple Watch Series 12 keeps the $399 starting price, the 42mm and 46mm sizes and the 24-hour battery rating of last year’s Series 11. What changes is the S11 chip, a new Health Sensing System, a tougher front crystal, a ceramic case option, faster charging and a set of on-watch audio features. Apple positions Series…
Apple Watch Series 12 Battery Life and Charging: 24 Hours, 10-Hour Workouts, 15 Minutes for 12 Hours
Apple Watch Series 12 is rated for up to 24 hours of battery life, up to 10 hours of outdoor workout tracking and a 15-minute charge that delivers 12 hours of use. Apple says workout time is up 25 percent and charging is 50 percent faster than before. The all-day figure is unchanged from Series…
How Much Does the iPhone 18 Pro Cost Per Month? Apple's 24-Month Numbers Explained Simply
The iPhone 18 Pro costs $49.95 a month for 24 months, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max costs $54.12 a month over the same period. Those figures cover the 256GB starting configurations and add up to $1,198.80 and $1,298.88 respectively, essentially the $1,199 and $1,299 outright prices spread over two years. Both phones are $100…
Does the iPhone 18 Pro Have a Bigger Screen? Sizes for Pro and Pro Max Explained
No. The iPhone 18 Pro has a 6.3-inch display and the iPhone 18 Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display, the same two sizes Apple used for the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max. If you were hoping for a larger panel this year, the change is inside the phone, not on the front of…