{
  "id": 6596001,
  "title": "Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Series 12 have surprise upgrade that wasn’t announced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apple-watch-ultra-4-and-series-12-have-surprise-upgrade-that-wasnt",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T13:54:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/10/apple-watch-ultra-4-and-series-12-have-surprise-upgrade-that-wasnt-announced/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple launched two new Watch models, the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, on the same day. However, there's a surprise upgrade in these new models that wasn't announced by Apple. Both devices have double the RAM of their predecessors. Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 now feature 4GB of RAM, a significant upgrade from the 2GB found in Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Series 11. This performance upgrade is thanks to the new S11 chip, which brings the first meaningful performance upgrade to the Apple Watch in years. This memory boost and performance improvement come just in time for a suite of AI features in watchOS 27.",
  "summary": "Apple launched two new Watch models yesterday: Apple Watch Series 12 (pre-order) and Apple Watch Ultra 4 (pre-order). And new findings reveal that they each have a surprise upgrade not mentioned by Apple: double the RAM of their predecessors. more…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "I have zero Apple Watch 12 envy, and it’s thanks to the Pixel Watch 5",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/i-have-zero-apple-watch-12-envy-and-its-thanks-to-the-pixel-watch-5",
        "published": "2026-09-10T10:30:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 Have Increased RAM Without Price Increase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apple-watch-series-12-and-apple-watch-ultra-4-have-increased-ram",
        "published": "2026-09-10T13:15:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}