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Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 to get one big upgrade at perfect time
9to5Mac • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 are set to launch next month, featuring a significant upgrade with a new, more powerful S-class chip, likely named S11 or S12.
- Unlike previous years where Apple Watch chips rarely improved in CPU performance, this new chip promises a meaningful boost, the first since the S9 chip in 2023.
- The upgrade coincides with the release of watchOS 27, which introduces Siri AI on Apple Watch, bringing the same advanced assistant experience found on other Apple devices.
- Older Apple Watch models will lose support for watchOS 27, partly due to their inability to efficiently run the new Siri AI, highlighting the need for the more powerful chip in the new models.
- The new chip is designed to optimize AI performance on the Apple Watch, marking the first time the device’s processor is built specifically for the AI era.
