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…
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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…
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…
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 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 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…
Apple Watch Series 12 Price in Canada and India: C$549 and ₹56,900 to Start, and Why the UK Figure Is Missing
Apple Watch Series 12 starts at C$549 in Canada and ₹56,900 in India, according to Apple’s press releases for those countries. Apple has not published a UK price, and no Store page shows per-size, titanium, ceramic or cellular prices in served content, so this page covers the two confirmed figures and what is still missing.…
Apple Watch Sleep Score and Training Load Explained: How the Points Work
Sleep score on Apple Watch is a number out of 100, and Apple’s support guide shows exactly how it is assembled: 50 points for sleep duration, 30 for bedtime consistency and 20 for interruptions. Training load is a different kind of measure, a comparison of the last 7 days of workouts against the previous 28,…
How to Set Up Apple Watch Series 12 and Read Your First Readiness Score
Apple Watch Series 12 needs an iPhone 11 or later running iOS 27, according to Apple’s tech specs, and the pairing itself takes about eleven steps. The reward on the first morning is a Readiness score, a number from 0 to 10 that Apple’s press release says is built from recent activity, training load, vitals…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Ultra 4 Charging: 80 Percent in 30 Minutes, 15-Minute Top-Ups Compared
The Apple Watch Series 12 reaches 80 percent in about 30 minutes and the Apple Watch Ultra 4 in about 45 minutes, according to Apple’s tech specs. That looks like a win for the smaller watch, but the Ultra has a battery rated at more than twice the hours, and its 15-minute top-up buys 18…
Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch SE 3: What $399 Buys Over the Entry Model
The Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399 and the Apple Watch SE 3 at $249, a $150 gap. Apple’s tech specs and compare page show what that money buys: the S11 chip instead of S10, a 2000-nit display instead of 1000, 24 hours of battery instead of 18, a 30-minute fast charge instead of…
Apple Watch Series 12 Weight by Material and Size: Aluminum vs Titanium vs Ceramic, 42 mm vs 46 mm
The Apple Watch Series 12 spans a 21 g range depending on which case you pick. Apple’s tech specs list the lightest configuration, a 42 mm aluminum cellular model, at 31.5 g and the heaviest, the 46 mm Night Blue ceramic, at 52.9 g. Titanium lands in between at 36.5 g and 44.9 g. All…
Apple Watch Series 12 Full Specs: Sizes, Weights, 2000 Nits, 5G RedCap, Water Rating and Battery
Apple’s tech specs page for the Apple Watch Series 12 fills in every number the September 9 press release left out: a 2000-nit display, weights from 31.5 g to 52.9 g depending on material, a 50 m water rating, 64GB of storage, 5G RedCap on cellular models and a battery rated at 24 hours normal…
Apple Event Live Blog: iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and Everything Announced
Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event kicks off today, September 9, at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST, 10:30 p.m. IST) from Apple Park
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 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 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…