Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 have wearables' “most accurate heart rate sensing"
Apple's fall event introduced the Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, featuring the S11 chip and a redesigned Health Sensing System. The system includes ring-arranged photodiodes and larger electrodes for improved skin contact, enabling heart rate measurements every five seconds. Apple claims these are the most accurate heart rate sensors in a wearable, with real-time heart rate display via a new complication.
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