Apple Apple Watch Series 12

Apple's 2026 mainline Watch, built around the S11 chip and an expanded Health Sensing System, in 42mm and 46mm aluminum, titanium and ceramic cases.

Chip

Chip: Apple S11, 64-bit dual-core processor
Neural Engine: 4-core Neural Engine
Storage: 64GB capacity
Audio Intelligence: Live Rewind, Siri Recap, Shazam, Sound Recognition (requires Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 16 or later)

Type: Always-On Retina display, wide-angle OLEDs, LTPO3, 1Hz refresh
Resolution (46mm): 416×496 px, 326 ppi, 1196 sq mm active area
Resolution (42mm): 374×446 px, 326 ppi, 970 sq mm active area
Brightness: 2000 nits peak; 1 nit minimum
Protection: Ceramic Shield 2 (aluminum cases); sapphire front crystal (titanium and ceramic cases)

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth: Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 2.4GHz and 5GHz; Bluetooth 5.3
GPS: Precision L1 GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou)
Ultra Wideband: Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip
Cellular (GPS + Cellular, models A3582/A3587): RedCap 5G and LTE: FDD-5G NR (n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n66, n71), TDD-5G NR (n38, n40, n41), FDD-LTE (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71), TDD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41)
Payments / fitness: Apple Pay, GymKit

Typical use: Up to 24 hours
Low Power Mode: Up to 38 hours
Outdoor workout (GPS): Up to 10 hours
Charging: Fast-charge capable; up to 80% charge in ~30 minutes; 15 minutes for up to 12 hours of normal use; 5 minutes for up to 10 hours of sleep tracking; built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Health Sensing System: Second-generation electrical heart sensor, always-on optical heart sensor, blood oxygen sensor, temperature sensor
Motion / environment: Compass, always-on altimeter, high-g accelerometer, high dynamic range gyroscope, ambient light sensor, depth gauge to 6 meters, water temperature sensor

Apps: Readiness; Vitals (heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, sleep duration, HRV); Blood Oxygen; ECG; Heart Rate; Advanced Cycle Tracking (fertile window, retrospective ovulation, perimenopause/menopause support); Medications; Mindfulness (state of mind tracking); Noise; Sleep (stages, sleep score)
Notifications: High and low heart rate; irregular rhythm; recovery HRV; sleep apnea; hypertension

Case sizes: 42mm, 46mm
Height: 42mm case: 42mm (aluminum/titanium), 43mm (ceramic); 46mm case: 46mm (aluminum/titanium), 47mm (ceramic)
Width: 42mm case: 37mm; 46mm case: 40mm (aluminum/titanium), 41mm (ceramic)
Depth: 9.7mm (aluminum, titanium); 9.85mm (ceramic)
Weight: 42mm: 31.5–42.8 g; 46mm: 38.6–52.9 g, depending on material and connectivity
Wrist fit: 42mm case fits 130–200mm wrists; 46mm case fits 140–245mm wrists
Water / dust resistance: Water resistance 50m (swimproof) under ISO standard 22810:2010; dust resistance IP6X
Materials / finishes: Aluminum case: Dark Bronze, Light Gold, Black, Space Gray. Titanium case: Radiant Gold, Natural. Ceramic case: Pearl White, Night Blue
Controls: Digital Crown with haptic feedback, side button, band release button, single/double tap and wrist flick gestures