Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 connect over Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Bluetooth 5.3, according to Apple’s tech specs, while the iPhone 18 Pro announced the same day has Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) and Bluetooth 6. Apple has not explained the gap, but its compare page shows the watch radios are unchanged from…
Apple Watch Ultra 4
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Apple Watch Series 11: Last Year's $399 Watch or the New $799 One
Apple Watch Ultra 4 costs $799 and Apple Watch Series 11 launched at $399 a year ago, so the question is whether the S11 chip, 50-hour battery, 100 m water resistance and satellite messaging are worth $400 over last year’s mainstream watch. They are if you hike, dive, run long distances or hate charging; if…
Apple Watch Ultra 4 vs Apple Watch Ultra 2: 36 to 50 Hours, S9 to S11 and Satellite Added
Apple Watch Ultra 4 raises the battery rating from the Ultra 2’s 36 hours to 50, moves two chip generations from the S9 to the S11, adds satellite messaging that Ultra 2 never had, charges to 80 percent in about 45 minutes instead of about an hour, and keeps the $799 price Apple set for…
How to Use Live Rewind on Apple Watch Series 12: Double-Press the Digital Crown for the Last 15 Seconds
Live Rewind is not available yet: Apple says it arrives in beta late in 2026. Once it does, Live Rewind on Apple Watch Series 12 shows the previous 15 seconds of a conversation as a text snippet after you double-press the Digital Crown. Apple says the feature needs a paired Apple Intelligence iPhone 16 or…
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…
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 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…
How to Use Workout Buddy on Apple Watch, Now Without Your iPhone Nearby
Workout Buddy is the Apple Intelligence voice that talks you through a run or a strength session on Apple Watch, and watchOS 27 changes its biggest limitation. Apple’s press release says it now works without a nearby iPhone, over Wi-Fi or cellular, and adds Spanish to the English-only launch. Ultra 4 adds a Max Extended…
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 Ultra 4 Full Specs: 63 g, 3000 Nits, 100 m Water Rating, Satellite and Every Battery Figure
Apple’s tech specs page for the Apple Watch Ultra 4 puts hard numbers behind the September 9 announcement: a 49 mm Grade 5 titanium case at 63.0 g, a 3000-nit display, a 100 m water rating with EN13319 scuba certification to 40 m, satellite connectivity, and five separate battery ratings that run from 18 hours…
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…
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.…