Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 today during its September hardware event.
\n\nThe new models retain the signature designs of their predecessors but add a faster S11 chip, new health and fitness features, and the watchOS 27 software update announced at WWDC last June.
\n\nBoth the Series 12 and Ultra 4 run on the upgraded S11 chip, which Apple says delivers faster CPU and GPU performance, along with improved Siri capabilities. Apple is also expanding the smartwatch’s wellness-tracking suite with a redesigned Health app that includes a Longevity tab with new metrics, like Health Age and a Readiness score.
\n\nThe health sensor array has been redesigned with more electrodes for more accurate readings, photodiodes organized in a ring to capture light more efficiently, and new LEDs that allow heart rate measurements to be collected every 5 seconds, giving you a continuous stream of heart data throughout the day.
\n\nPerhaps most notably, the Series 12 brings back the ceramic case, available in pearl white and night blue finishes. Apple first offered a ceramic option with the Series 2 in 2016, marketed as a luxury alternative to the company’s long-retired 18-karat gold edition; the ceramic casing was…
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