Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: Ceramic, Specs, Release Date
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: Ceramic, Specs, Release Date
Apple Watch Series 12 与 Apple Watch Ultra 4：陶瓷材质、规格及发布日期
Apple has unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 today during its September hardware event. 苹果公司在今天的九月硬件发布会上正式推出了 Apple Watch Series 12 和 Ultra 4。
The new models retain the signature designs of their predecessors but add a faster S11 chip, new health and fitness features, and the watchOS 27 software update announced at WWDC last June. 新款机型保留了前代产品的标志性设计，但搭载了更快的 S11 芯片，增加了全新的健康与健身功能，并预装了去年六月在 WWDC 上发布的 watchOS 27 软件更新。
Both the Series 12 and Ultra 4 run on the upgraded S11 chip, which Apple says delivers faster CPU and GPU performance, along with improved Siri capabilities. Apple is also expanding the smartwatch’s wellness-tracking suite with a redesigned Health app that includes a Longevity tab with new metrics, like Health Age and a Readiness score. Series 12 和 Ultra 4 均运行在升级后的 S11 芯片上。苹果表示，该芯片提供了更快的 CPU 和 GPU 性能，并提升了 Siri 的能力。此外，苹果还通过重新设计的“健康”App 扩展了智能手表的健康追踪套件，其中新增了“长寿”（Longevity）标签页，包含“健康年龄”（Health Age）和“准备度评分”（Readiness score）等新指标。
The health sensor array has been redesigned with more electrodes for more accurate readings, photodiodes organized in a ring to capture light more efficiently, and new LEDs that allow heart rate measurements to be collected every 5 seconds, giving you a continuous stream of heart data throughout the day. 健康传感器阵列经过了重新设计，增加了更多电极以实现更精确的读数；光电二极管呈环状排列，能更高效地捕捉光线；全新的 LED 灯使心率测量频率达到每 5 秒一次，从而为您提供全天候连续的心率数据流。
Perhaps most notably, the Series 12 brings back the ceramic case, available in pearl white and night blue finishes. Apple first offered a ceramic option with the Series 2 in 2016, marketed as a luxury alternative to the company’s long-retired 18-karat gold edition; the ceramic casing was discontinued in 2020. According to Apple, the ceramic casing—made from compressed zirconia and alumina powder and polished with a diamond slurry—is four times more durable than stainless steel. The aluminum models are available in black, light gold, space gray aluminum, radiant gold, natural titanium, and a new dark bronze. All of the aluminum is recycled. 最值得注意的是，Series 12 重新引入了陶瓷表壳，提供珍珠白和午夜蓝两种配色。苹果在 2016 年的 Series 2 上首次推出了陶瓷版本，将其作为已停产的 18K 金版手表的奢华替代品；陶瓷表壳于 2020 年停产。据苹果介绍，这种由压缩氧化锆和氧化铝粉末制成，并经由金刚石研磨液抛光的陶瓷表壳，其耐用性是不锈钢的四倍。铝金属表壳提供黑色、浅金色、深空灰色、亮金色、原色钛金属以及全新的深古铜色。所有铝金属均为再生材料。
The new hardware arrives alongside watchOS 27, which will also be made available to people who already own compatible Apple Watches when the Series 12 goes on sale. The new OS updates the divisive Liquid Glass redesign on the smartwatch, and adds a more capable Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence. 新硬件将随 watchOS 27 一同发布，当 Series 12 正式发售时，现有的兼容 Apple Watch 用户也将获得该系统更新。新系统更新了智能手表上备受争议的“液态玻璃”（Liquid Glass）设计，并增加了由 Apple Intelligence 驱动、能力更强的 Siri AI。
Following the industry trend of AI-notetakers, the new Siri Recap can translate and transcribe real-time conversations for users. In a demonstration video today, Apple showed a server at a restaurant reciting menu specials, and the person sitting at the table was able to use their watch’s dial to scroll back through a transcript of the last 15 seconds, then read what the server said on their Apple Watch screen. 紧跟 AI 笔记工具的行业趋势，全新的“Siri 回顾”（Siri Recap）功能可以为用户翻译并转录实时对话。在今天的演示视频中，苹果展示了一位餐厅服务员介绍特色菜单的场景，坐在桌旁的顾客可以通过旋转表冠回溯过去 15 秒的转录文本，并在 Apple Watch 屏幕上阅读服务员刚才所说的话。
There are several features—all of them opt-in, at least for the person wearing the watch—that are powered by the watch’s ability to record the wearer’s surroundings. 手表具备记录佩戴者周围环境的能力，并以此驱动多项功能，这些功能（至少对于佩戴者而言）均需用户主动选择开启。
WatchOS 27 also introduces a dynamic app grid that surfaces five Siri AI-suggested apps, the Siri app, and a shortcut to the full app grid. A new one-handed tap gesture lets you select widgets in Smart Stack, and a double-tap lets you scroll through them. A wrist-flick gesture can return you to the watch face, silence timers, and dismiss notifications. watchOS 27 还引入了动态应用网格，可显示五个由 Siri AI 推荐的应用、Siri 应用以及进入完整应用网格的快捷方式。全新的单手点击手势允许您在“智能叠放”（Smart Stack）中选择小组件，双击则可进行滚动浏览。手腕轻弹手势可以返回表盘、静音计时器或清除通知。
Battery life remains the same for the Series 12, but the Ultra 4’s battery has expanded to up to 50 hours. A new proactive battery extension feature will notify users that tools they never use will be disabled to preserve battery life, such as gestures, Start Workout reminders, and Raise to Speak. Users can turn those abilities back on in Settings. Series 12 的电池续航保持不变，但 Ultra 4 的续航时间延长至最高 50 小时。一项全新的主动式电池延长功能会通知用户，系统将禁用一些从未使用过的工具（如手势、开始锻炼提醒和抬腕说话）以节省电量。用户可以在设置中重新开启这些功能。
Like its competitors, health and fitness remain a major focus. Workout Buddy now incorporates more wellness metrics and can run without an iPhone nearby; it’s also now available in Spanish. In addition to the “Functional Strength Training” workout mode, users can now log sets, repetitions, weights, and equipment. Cycle Tracking is also gaining support for perimenopause and menopause, including notifications about cycle deviations associated with perimenopause. 与竞争对手一样，健康和健身仍然是核心重点。“Workout Buddy”现在整合了更多健康指标，且无需 iPhone 在旁即可运行；该功能现已支持西班牙语。除了“功能性力量训练”模式外，用户现在还可以记录组数、重复次数、重量和器械信息。“经期追踪”功能也增加了对围绝经期和绝经期的支持，包括针对与围绝经期相关的周期偏差发送通知。
With the launch of watchOS 27, Apple is removing Walkie-Talkie, its real-time voice communication tool that lets Apple Watch users communicate directly with one another. 随着 watchOS 27 的发布，苹果移除了“对讲机”（Walkie-Talkie）功能，这一实时语音通讯工具此前允许 Apple Watch 用户之间进行直接通话。
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