Description
Apple Watch Series 12 (42mm GPS): what you need to know
The Series 12 is Apple’s main smartwatch, and the 42mm aluminium GPS version is the smaller of the two sizes. It runs the S11 chip and has ECG, blood oxygen and temperature sensors.
Who it suits
It suits iPhone users with smaller wrists who want health and fitness tracking. This GPS model has no mobile data, so it works alongside your iPhone.
Key facts
- 42 x 37 x 9.7mm aluminium case, 32.2g
- Always-On Retina LTPO3 OLED display, up to 2,000 nits
- S11 chip, 64GB storage
- Electrical heart sensor (ECG app), optical heart sensor, blood oxygen and temperature sensors
- Up to 24 hours battery, up to 38 hours in Low Power Mode, about 30 minutes to 80%
- Water resistant to 50m (suitable for swimming), IP6X dust resistant
- Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 4, GPS, second-generation Ultra Wideband
Our price includes UK import duty and VAT, so there is nothing more to pay when it arrives. Your estimated delivery dates are shown near the top of this page.
Apple Watch Series 12 (GPS, 42mm) has an aluminium case with an Always-On Retina LTPO3 OLED display up to 2,000 nits, protected by Ceramic Shield 2, and is powered by the S11 chip with 64GB storage. It adds health features including ECG, blood oxygen, sleep score, hypertension and sleep apnoea notifications, is water resistant to 50m and IP6X dust resistant, and offers up to 24 hours of battery life (38 hours in Low Power Mode). It requires iPhone 11 or later (or iPhone SE 2nd gen or later) with iOS 27 or later.
International version – please read
- This is an international model, not the UK version. The watch works exactly the same.
Specifications
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| Case size | 42mm |
| Case material | Aluminium (100% recycled) |
| Dimensions | 42 x 37 x 9.7mm |
| Weight | 32.2g (aluminium, GPS) |
| Display | Always-On Retina, wide-angle OLED, LTPO3, 1Hz refresh |
| Resolution | 374 x 446 pixels, 326 ppi, 970 sq mm display area |
| Brightness | Up to 2,000 nits peak, 1 nit minimum |
| Cover glass | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Chip | S11 SiP with 64-bit dual-core processor, 4-core Neural Engine |
| Storage | 64GB |
| Sensors | Third-gen electrical heart sensor, optical heart sensor, blood oxygen, temperature, compass, always-on altimeter, high-g accelerometer, HDR gyroscope, ambient light, depth gauge to 6m, water temperature |
| Health features | ECG app, Blood Oxygen app, Vitals, sleep score, sleep apnoea and hypertension notifications, irregular rhythm notifications, cycle tracking |
| Safety | Emergency SOS, Fall Detection, Crash Detection, Check In |
| Battery life | Up to 24 hours normal use; up to 38 hours Low Power Mode |
| Charging | Fast charge: up to 80% in about 30 minutes |
| Water resistance | 50m (ISO 22810:2010), swimproof |
| Dust resistance | IP6X |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 2.4/5GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, second-gen Ultra Wideband |
| Positioning | Precision L1 GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou) |
| Cellular | No (GPS model) |
| Payments | Apple Pay |
| Operating system | watchOS |
| Compatibility | iPhone 11 or later, or iPhone SE (2nd gen or later), with iOS 27 or later |
| Band fit | Fits 130-200mm wrists (42mm case) |
| Band | Sand Sport Band, S/M |
What’s in the box
- Apple Watch Series 12
- Sport Band
- Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable (1m)
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