Best Apple Watch: Series 12, Ultra 4, and SE 3 (2026)
Best Apple Watch: Series 12, Ultra 4, and SE 3 (2026)
最佳 Apple Watch 选购指南：Series 12、Ultra 4 和 SE 3 (2026)
As WIRED’s resident wearable tester, I’ve tried enough smartwatches to know there’s life beyond the Apple Watch. I just apparently don’t want it. Maybe it’s because I joined the Apple ecosystem at 10 years old and have been indoctrinated ever since. I’m fluent in iOS, macOS, and watchOS, and for better or worse, the Apple Watch is my default wearable. 作为《连线》（WIRED）的常驻可穿戴设备测试员，我尝试过足够多的智能手表，深知 Apple Watch 之外的世界同样精彩。但显然，我并不想尝试其他产品。也许是因为我 10 岁时就加入了苹果生态系统，并从此被“洗脑”。我精通 iOS、macOS 和 watchOS，无论好坏，Apple Watch 都是我默认佩戴的可穿戴设备。
But what’s the best Apple Watch to buy? There are now three models, each with its own set of features, and the differences between them can appear minor even when the prices aren’t. Fortunately, I’ve tested them all; Here’s how the current lineup stacks up. 那么，哪款 Apple Watch 最值得购买呢？目前共有三款机型，每一款都有其独特的功能集。尽管价格差异明显，但它们之间的功能区别有时看起来却很细微。幸运的是，我已经测试了所有机型；以下是当前产品阵容的对比分析。
Best Apple Watch Overall: Apple Watch Series 12
最佳综合 Apple Watch：Apple Watch Series 12
The Series 12 is Apple’s flagship watch. Its biggest upgrade is the new Health Sensing System, which improves the breadth, accuracy, and frequency of its health tracking. The ECG now uses 32 electrodes for better skin contact, up from two on the Series 11, while improved optical sensing and more efficient LEDs deliver more accurate heart-rate readings. The Series 12 also tracks your heart rate every five seconds throughout the day and HRV as often as every five minutes, compared with every five minutes for heart rate and roughly every two hours for HRV on the Series 11. Series 12 是苹果的旗舰手表。其最大的升级在于全新的健康传感系统，该系统提升了健康追踪的广度、准确性和频率。心电图（ECG）功能现在使用 32 个电极以实现更好的皮肤接触（Series 11 为 2 个），同时改进的光学传感和更高效的 LED 灯提供了更准确的心率读数。Series 12 全天每五秒追踪一次心率，HRV（心率变异性）追踪频率高达每五分钟一次；相比之下，Series 11 的心率追踪频率为每五分钟一次，HRV 追踪频率约为每两小时一次。
The Series 12 also introduces Apple’s Readiness score, which gives you a snapshot of how prepared your body is for the day based on your recent health and activity data. Audio Intelligence is another major addition, though two of its headline features (Live Rewind and Siri Recap) won’t arrive until later this year. Series 12 还引入了苹果的“身体准备度”（Readiness score）评分，根据你近期的健康和活动数据，为你提供身体状态的快照。音频智能（Audio Intelligence）是另一项重大新增功能，尽管其两个主打特性（实时回放 Live Rewind 和 Siri 总结 Siri Recap）要到今年晚些时候才会推出。
Best Battery Life: Apple Watch Ultra 4
最佳电池续航：Apple Watch Ultra 4
The Ultra 4’s biggest upgrades are its longer battery life, faster charging, and new health-tracking capabilities. It lasts up to 50 hours on a charge—up from 42 hours on the Ultra 3—and up to 84 hours in Low Power Mode. Fast charging gets a boost, with 15 minutes on the charger providing up to 18 hours of normal use and five minutes offering up to 10 hours of sleep tracking. A new Health Sensing System and faster S11 chip enable frequent background heart-rate and HRV tracking, the Readiness score, and Apple’s suite of Audio Intelligence features. Ultra 4 的最大升级在于更长的电池续航、更快的充电速度以及全新的健康追踪能力。单次充电续航时间长达 50 小时（Ultra 3 为 42 小时），在低电量模式下可达 84 小时。快充性能得到提升，充电 15 分钟可提供长达 18 小时的正常使用时间，充电 5 分钟即可支持 10 小时的睡眠追踪。全新的健康传感系统和更快的 S11 芯片支持频繁的后台心率和 HRV 追踪、“身体准备度”评分以及苹果的一系列音频智能功能。
Beyond those improvements, the Ultra 4 is essentially the same smartwatch as its predecessor. It remains built for multi-day hikes, water sports, and endurance activities, with water resistance up to 100 meters and a depth gauge rated to 40 meters for recreational scuba diving. Its standout feature remains satellite messaging, which lets you contact emergency services when you’re beyond cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. 除了这些改进，Ultra 4 在本质上与前代产品相同。它依然专为多日徒步、水上运动和耐力活动而打造，具备 100 米防水性能，并配有深度计，支持 40 米深度的休闲水肺潜水。其最突出的功能依然是卫星通讯，让你在没有蜂窝网络或 Wi-Fi 覆盖的情况下也能联系紧急服务。
Best Budget-Friendly Apple Watch: Apple Watch SE 3
最佳性价比 Apple Watch：Apple Watch SE 3
Apple didn’t update the SE this year, so the Watch SE (3rd Gen) remains the most affordable. It’s designed with the S10 chip, which enables many of the health features the SE 2 lacked, such as sleep apnea notifications and skin temperature sensing. It’s compatible with watchOS 27, so you can use the dynamic app grid, the Siri app, and Workout Buddy. It has fast charging, and even though it doesn’t have the Series 12’s 24-hour battery life, former WIRED editor Adrienne So still somehow managed to eke out a full day with it, even with the always-on display. 苹果今年没有更新 SE 系列，因此 Watch SE（第三代）依然是最实惠的选择。它搭载 S10 芯片，支持许多 SE 2 所缺失的健康功能，例如睡眠呼吸暂停通知和皮肤温度感应。它兼容 watchOS 27，因此你可以使用动态应用网格、Siri 应用和 Workout Buddy。它支持快充，尽管没有 Series 12 那样的 24 小时续航，但前《连线》编辑 Adrienne So 依然设法让它坚持使用了一整天，即使是在开启全天候显示的情况下。
The screen is only a 1,000-nit display compared to the 2,000-nit display on the Series 11’s wide-angle OLED display, and it doesn’t have the UWB locator chip. You’re missing out on the new features, including the new Readiness score, high-frequency heart-rate and HRV tracking, and Audio Intelligence. It also cannot check your blood oxygen or take an electrocardiogram, nor does it have the latest hypertension notifications. 其屏幕亮度仅为 1,000 尼特（Series 11 的广角 OLED 显示屏为 2,000 尼特），且没有配备 UWB 定位芯片。你将无法使用一些新功能，包括“身体准备度”评分、高频心率和 HRV 追踪以及音频智能。此外，它也无法检测血氧或进行心电图检查，也没有最新的高血压通知功能。