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Apple releases Apple Watch Series 12, foreign media’s actual test points out three major upgrades
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Apple releases Apple Watch Series 12, foreign media’s actual test points out three major upgrades

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  • Apple will launch Apple Watch Series 12 at the 2026 fall conference.
  • Foreign media 9to5mac’s actual test report pointed out three major upgrade highlights: the S11 chip significantly improves performance and Siri AI experience, the health sensing system adds three real-time complex functions of heart rate, step count and readiness index, and the charging speed is greatly improved.
  • 15 minutes of charging can provide 12 hours of battery life.

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Apple will launch Apple Watch Series 12 at the fall conference in 2026, and foreign media 9to5mac conducted a test report.

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Apple (Apple) officially launched the new generation smart watch Apple Watch Series 12 at the 2026 autumn conference. Recently, foreign media "9to5mac" also published the latest test report, highlighting the "three practical new functions" that are the most upgraded and useful in daily experience!

Foreign media tested Apple Watch Series 12 and announced three major upgrade highlights. (Photo/Apple)

S11 chip brings significant performance jump, Siri AI experience is smoother

The past few generations of Apple Watch lacked significant performance upgrades, but the new S11 chip equipped this time performed brilliantly, and the overall response speed was significantly higher than that of the previous generation S10. Daily operation feels smoother, especially when paired with the "Siri AI" function of the new generation system, which solves the sluggishness that is easy to occur with old hardware and demonstrates the smoothness specially designed for new hardware.

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New generation health sensing system and exclusive complex functions

Series 12 has upgraded its health sensing system. In addition to accurately tracking heart rate and step count, it also adds three real-time complex functions (Complications) on the surface: Heart Rate, Daily Steps, and Readiness. Users can grasp the latest health status and daily activity data at a glance by raising their wrist.

Fast charging efficiency is greatly improved

Although the regular battery life is equivalent to the previous generation (only the outdoor sports mode is improved by about 25%), the "charging speed" has been greatly improved. Series 12 can provide up to 12 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes of charging, which is better than the 8 hours of battery life provided by the previous generation Series 11, which required 15 minutes of charging. This upgrade greatly improves the experience of users who are accustomed to wearing watches for sleep tracking and can only use odd hours to charge before going to bed.

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Open Questions

  • What is the official price of Apple Watch Series 12?
  • How accurate and clinically verified are the new health sensing functions?
  • What are the specific specifications and power consumption performance of the S11 chip?

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