Apple rates the iPhone 18 Pro Max at up to 45 hours of video playback against 29 hours for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, its telephoto reaches 8x optical-quality zoom where the 14 Pro Max stopped at 3x, and it costs $1,299 for 256GB against the $1,099 the 14 Pro Max launched at with 128GB.…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro: Is a Five-Year-Old Pro Finally Due?
A five-year-old iPhone 13 Pro still gets iOS 27 on September 14, so the case for the iPhone 18 Pro rests on four things the update cannot give it: a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip, a 48MP variable aperture camera system with 8x optical-quality zoom in place of three 12MP lenses, up to 36 hours of…
Which Apple Watch Should You Buy in 2026: SE 3, Series 11, Series 12, Ultra 3 or Ultra 4?
Apple’s compare page now covers five Apple Watch models that all run watchOS 27: Apple Watch SE 3 from $249, Apple Watch Series 12 from $399, Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799, and last year’s Series 11 and Ultra 3. For most buyers Series 12 is the answer, because it is the cheapest watch with…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 Price by Country: C$1,099, A$1,349, €899, ₹1,09,900 and ¥142,800, With the UK Still Unlisted
Apple Watch Ultra 4 starts at $799 in the US, C$1,099 in Canada, A$1,349 in Australia, €899 in Germany and France, ₹1,09,900 in India, ¥142,800 in Japan, S$1,199 in Singapore and AED 3,199 in the UAE, according to Apple’s press release for each country. Apple has not published a UK price, and no country’s release…
Apple Watch Series 12 Price in Australia, Germany, France and Japan: A$649, €449 and ¥71,800 to Start
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at A$649 in Australia, €449 in Germany, €449 in France and ¥71,800 in Japan, according to Apple’s press releases for each country. All four are starting prices only; Apple’s Store pages for these countries do not show per-size, titanium, ceramic or cellular prices in served content, so this page sticks…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch SE 2: Cut From watchOS 27, What $399 Buys You Now
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399, $150 more than the second-generation Apple Watch SE cost at launch in September 2022, and it replaces the SE’s S8 chip, 1000-nit display and 18-hour battery with an S11, 2000 nits and up to 24 hours, then adds ECG, Blood Oxygen and temperature sensing. The comparison matters this…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs the Original Apple Watch Ultra: Four Years Later, and No More watchOS Updates
Apple Watch Ultra 4 costs $799, the same price Apple charged for the original Apple Watch Ultra in September 2022, and it replaces that watch’s S8 chip, 36-hour battery and 2000-nit display with an S11, up to 50 hours and 3000 nits. The bigger change for first-generation owners is software: Apple’s watchOS 27 compatibility list…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch Series 10: S10 to S11, New Heart Sensors and 24 Hours of Battery, Two Years Apart
Apple Watch Series 12 keeps the 42 mm and 46 mm sizes and the $399 starting price of the Series 10, but replaces the S10 chip with the S11, adds a Health Sensing System that reads heart rate every five seconds, and raises Apple’s battery rating from 18 hours to 24. Series 10 stays on…
iPhone Duo Has a Dynamic Island Too: What Apple's Spec Sheet Says and What the Redesign Changes
Yes, iPhone Duo has a Dynamic Island. Apple’s tech specs list it among the foldable’s display features, and Apple’s press release says the phone ships with a redesigned Dynamic Island as part of iOS 27.1, although Apple has not described what the redesign looks like. The 12MP Center Stage camera on iPhone Duo's outer display.…
How to Use Duo FaceTime on iPhone Duo: Letting Nearby Friends Join From the Outer Display
Duo FaceTime is an iPhone Duo feature that lets nearby friends join a FaceTime call from the phone’s 5.4-inch outer display while you stay on the 7.6-inch inner display, so two groups on opposite sides of one phone can be on the same call. Apple lists it as one of four features exclusive to iPhone…