Apple Watch Series 12 (GPS) is a smartwatch with health and fitness tracking. It measures heart rate in the background every five seconds and takes heart rate variability (HRV) readings as often as every five minutes, for insights on stress and recovery. The Vitals app shows overnight health metrics, and the watch gives a daily sleep score, tracks the menstrual cycle, and takes blood oxygen readings. It also provides hypertension notifications, and a readiness feature analyzes recent activity, vitals, and sleep.
For workouts, it offers advanced metrics, Pacer, Heart Rate Zones, and Workout Buddy, which is powered by Apple Intelligence from a nearby iPhone. For safety, it can detect a hard fall or severe car crash, help connect you with emergency services, and notify your emergency contacts.
The aluminum case has Ceramic Shield 2 glass. The GPS model works with your iPhone or Wi-Fi to send texts, take calls, play music, use Siri, and show notifications. Siri AI supports natural back-and-forth voice conversations. Audio Intelligence includes Live Rewind and Siri Recap. Some Audio Intelligence features are coming in beta in late 2026.
- Model
- Apple Watch Series 12 (GPS), 2026
- Case size
- 42mm
- Case
- Space Gray aluminum with Ceramic Shield 2 glass
- Band
- Navy Blue Sport Band
- Connectivity
- GPS; works with iPhone or Wi-Fi
- Battery life
- Up to 24 hours of normal use
- Fast charging
- 15 minutes gives up to 12 hours of normal use
- Health features
- Heart rate, HRV, hypertension notifications, cycle tracking, sleep score, blood oxygen, Vitals app, readiness
- Fitness features
- Pacer, Heart Rate Zones, Workout Buddy, advanced workout metrics
- Safety
- Fall detection, crash detection, emergency contact notification
- Compatibility
- Requires iPhone 11 or later with iOS 27 or later
- In the box
- Case, band, 1m magnetic charging cable