Most people should buy the Series 12. The Ultra 4 is worth it if you swim deep, run long, hike far from cell service or want satellite Emergency SOS. Here is how they compare on Apple's own specifications.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 will get two new features later this year: Siri Recap, which summarizes your day's conversations, and Live Rewind, which shows the last 15 seconds of speech as text. Apple has not given a date.
Apple's support page still labels Siri AI on Apple Watch a beta. It needs watchOS 27, a Series 9 or later, Ultra 2 or later or SE 3, and a paired iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max or iPhone 16 or later. Apple says English comes first.
On Sept. 9, 2026, Apple announced Apple Watch Series 12 from $399, Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799 and AirPods 5 at $129. Here is what each costs, when they went on sale and what came with them.
Apple Watch can flag possible hypertension from its heart sensor after 30 days of data, but it isn't a blood pressure reading. How the feature works, what the FDA record and Apple's study show, which watches get it and what to do after a notification.
AirPods Pro 3 add heart rate sensing for workouts to Apple's Hearing Test, Hearing Aid and Hearing Protection. What each feature does, which iOS version it needs and where it works.
Meta's glasses, Even Realities' G2, Amazon's Echo Frames and plug-in display glasses all work with an iPhone, within limits each company spells out. This guide covers what each needs, what iOS changes and what Apple itself sells.
Apple sells one Vision Pro, the M5 model from October 2025, and since June it starts at $3,699. Here is what it costs, what's inside, what visionOS 27 adds, where you can buy it and what Apple is reportedly planning next.
Meta AI owns smart glasses, Gemini is on watches, earbuds and a headset with glasses coming, and Siri just got rebuilt for the Apple Watch, AirPods and Vision Pro. Here is what each assistant can actually do on the devices you wear, and which one fits your phone.
Apple hasn't announced smart glasses, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo have reported a lot about them. None of it is confirmed by Apple, and the expected release has slipped from 2026 to late 2027.
A tracker of the smart glasses due in the coming months, with each company's announced price and timing and a link to the source. Reports about products that haven't been announced are kept separate and attributed.
Apple sells three watches this fall: Series 12 from $399, Ultra 4 from $799 and SE 3 from $249. What changed in September, how the models differ, how they compare with Series 11 and Ultra 3, and which one to buy.
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