AirPods 5 costs $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case, and against the second-generation AirPods from 2019 it adds Active Noise Cancellation, an IP57 water and dust rating, the H2 chip and a USB-C case. The 2019 model launched at $159 with the Charging Case and $199 with the Wireless Charging Case, was cut…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch Series 7: Five Years On, Everything That Changed
Five years separate Apple Watch Series 7 from Series 12, and in that time Apple has changed the chip four times, doubled peak brightness from 1000 to 2000 nits, moved from 41 mm and 45 mm cases to 42 mm and 46 mm, added temperature, depth and water temperature sensors, and raised the battery rating…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch Series 8: watchOS 27 Drops Series 8, So Is It Time to Upgrade?
Apple Watch Series 8 is not on Apple’s watchOS 27 compatibility list, which starts at Series 9, so the 2022 watch stops at watchOS 26 while Series 12 launches with the new software, an S11 chip, a 2000-nit display, new heart sensors and a 24-hour battery rating. The starting price is unchanged at $399, the…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch Series 9: Three Years, Two Chip Generations and a New Sensor Stack
Apple Watch Series 12 is two chip generations ahead of the 2023 Series 9, moving from the S9 to the S11, and it adds a new Health Sensing System, a depth gauge, a 24-hour battery rating instead of 18, and 42 mm and 46 mm cases in place of 41 mm and 45 mm, all…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 14: Lightning, a Notch and No Apple Intelligence vs Everything New
The iPhone 14 is the last mainstream iPhone with a Lightning port and a notch, and while it will run iOS 27 on September 14, it gets none of Apple Intelligence. Against the iPhone 18 Pro every line of the spec sheet changes: chip, display, all three cameras, battery, charging, port and price, which is…
Is the Foldable iPhone Duo Water Resistant? Here’s Its Official IP Rating
The foldable iPhone features IP68 water resistance, with protection against dust and immersion. Here’s how its rating works and what users should know.
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 15: The First USB-C iPhone Against the Newest Pro
An iPhone 15 will install iOS 27 on September 14, but it will not run Apple Intelligence or Siri AI: Apple’s iOS 27 page limits those to iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 or later. That one line is the strongest reason to move to an iPhone 18 Pro, ahead of the…
AirPods 5 Listen Together and Custom EQ: Sharing Audio With a Second Set and Tuning Lows, Mids and Highs in iOS 27
Two AirPods 5 features never made it to the stage on September 9. Apple’s tech specs list “Listen together”, which shares audio between two sets of AirPods, and Apple’s iOS 27 page lists Custom EQ, described as “adjusting the lows, mids, and highs in AirPods settings”. Apple lists Listen together in the AirPods 5 software…
Apple Store Financing by Country: 24 Months in the US, 30 Months at 0% in the UK, No Cost EMI in India, and the Rest
Apple advertises a different payment term in almost every market for the iPhone 18 Pro. The US Store quotes $49.95 a month over 24 months, the UK quotes £39.96 a month over 30 months at 0 percent APR, India quotes EMI from ₹26,316 with up to six months of No Cost EMI, and Germany quotes…
Apple Watch Hermès Series 12 and Hermès Ultra 4: Every Case and Band Apple Lists, and Why There Is No Price
Apple lists 12 Hermès Series 12 configurations and a full Hermès Ultra 4 band set for September 18, and has published a price for none of them.