{
  "id": 8921695,
  "title": "Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 May Have Hidden Flash Storage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/apple-watch-series-12-and-ultra-4-may-have-hidden-flash-storage",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:52:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/21/apple-watch-series-12-ultra-4-hidden-storage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Chinese hardware researcher claims that Apple's Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 models may have hidden flash storage despite both devices officially offering only 64GB of storage. The researcher found a 128GB NAND flash die in these models, suggesting Apple could be reserving some capacity for intensive sensor data read/writes or as a durability buffer. This is not the first time Apple has hidden storage in its devices; in 2024, an M4 iPad Pro teardown revealed that models rated at 8GB actually contained 12GB of physical RAM, with only 8GB accessible to the system. Experts are hopeful that upcoming teardowns will clarify the situation surrounding Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4.",
  "summary": "Apple is using a 128GB NAND flash die in Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 models, claims a Chinese hardware researcher , despite both devices officially offering only 64GB of storage. It's unclear why Apple would limit the accessible capacity, but it could conceivably be reserving some of it for intensive sensor data read/writes or as a durability buffer. Something similar happened with the M4…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 Owners Report Unexpected Reboots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/apple-watch-series-12-and-ultra-4-owners-report-unexpected-reboots",
        "published": "2026-09-21T09:08:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}