The cellular versions of Apple Watch Series 12 connect over 5G using RedCap, according to Apple’s tech specs, which list “Supports RedCap for 5G and LTE” for the two cellular models, A3582 and A3587. RedCap is short for Reduced Capability, a lighter 5G profile for small devices, so Series 12 is a 5G watch without…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 for Scuba and Snorkeling: 100 m, EN13319 to 40 m, and the Depth Gauge Accuracy
Apple Watch Ultra 4 is rated water resistant to 100 meters under ISO 22810:2010 and certified to EN13319 for recreational scuba diving to 40 meters, with a depth gauge Apple rates as accurate to plus or minus 1 meter. Those figures come from Apple’s tech specs for the $799 watch, which reaches stores on Friday,…
Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Price in Singapore and the UAE: S$599, S$1,199, AED 1,599 and AED 3,199 to Start
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at S$599 in Singapore and AED 1,599 in the UAE, and Apple Watch Ultra 4 starts at S$1,199 and AED 3,199, according to Apple’s press releases for each country. Those are starting prices only; Apple’s Store pages for Singapore and the UAE do not show per-size, titanium, ceramic, cellular or…
Every Apple Watch Ultra Compared: Ultra, Ultra 2, Ultra 3 and Ultra 4 in One Table
Apple has released four Apple Watch Ultra models in four years, every one at $799: the original in 2022, Ultra 2 in 2023, Ultra 3 in 2025 and Ultra 4 this week. Across those generations the chip went from S8 to S11, rated battery from 36 hours to 50 hours, peak brightness from 2000 to…
Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 After the Event: Are They Still Sold, and at What Price?
Apple no longer sells Apple Watch Series 11 or Apple Watch Ultra 3 on its own store. As of September 10, Apple’s Store page for Series 11 returns a 404, the Ultra buy page lists only Ultra 4 from $799, and the Apple Watch lineup consists of Series 12 from $399, Ultra 4 from $799…
iPhone Duo vs iPhone 16 Pro: Two-Year Upgrade From the Last Titanium Small Pro
An iPhone 16 Pro owner looking at iPhone Duo is weighing a 199 g titanium phone with a 6.3-inch display, a 5x telephoto and 27 hours of video playback against a 254 g titanium foldable with 7.6-inch and 5.4-inch displays, no telephoto and 44 hours closed. The gap is $1,000 against the 16 Pro’s $999…
iPhone Duo vs iPhone 17: $1,200 Apart at Launch Prices, and Where the Money Goes
iPhone 17 launched at $799 and iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, a $1,200 gap at launch prices; against the $929 Apple’s Store page charges today for an unlocked 256GB iPhone 17, the gap is $1,070, or $1,100 against the $899 price with carrier activation. The money buys a second display, a folding 7.6-inch panel, the…
iPhone Duo vs iPhone Air: Apple's Thinnest Phone vs Its Foldable, 165 g vs 254 g
iPhone Air is 5.64 mm thick and weighs 165 g; iPhone Duo is 5.2 mm thick open, 11.3 mm closed, and weighs 254 g, so the foldable is the thinner phone only while it is unfolded and it carries 89 g more. Both are titanium, both use a 2x crop of a 48MP main sensor…
iPhone Duo vs iPhone 17 Pro: $900 More Than Last Year's Pro, and What the 7.6-Inch Screen Buys
iPhone Duo costs $1,999, which is $900 more than the $1,099 an iPhone 17 Pro cost at launch, and for that you get a 7.6-inch inner display in place of a 6.3-inch one, a 5.4-inch outer screen, the A20 Pro, a 2TB option and up to 44 hours of video playback with the phone closed.…
iPhone Duo vs iPhone 17 Pro Max: Should Last Year's Big Pro Owner Fold?
If you bought an iPhone 17 Pro Max last September, iPhone Duo asks you to swap a 6.9-inch phone with a 4x telephoto and 39 hours of video playback for a 7.6-inch folding display, a 2x crop in place of that telephoto, and 44 hours of video closed or 31 hours open, at $1,999 against…