Apple has finally unveiled its latest tech marvels—the Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4 alongside iPhone 16. The new devices bring exciting new features and enhancements over their predecessors making them a worth upgrade. Here’s a detailed look at what you can expect from these latest additions and their availability in the UAE.
Apple Watch Series 10
At just 9.7mm thick, the Series 10 watch is Apple’s thinnest smartwatch to date, approximately 10 per cent thinner than the previous Series 9. The Apple Watch Series 10 boasts the largest and most advanced display ever in the Apple Watch lineup. With a new wide-angle OLED screen, the Series 10 watch offers up to 30 per cent more screen area than its predecessors, making notifications, apps, and fitness tracking easier to access and view.
The display and case of Apple Watch Series 10 have been redesigned with more rounded corners and a wider aspect ratio, resulting in a sleeker, more streamlined look. Constructed with ion-X glass, the front crystal of the new Apple watch extends further down the sides, creating an edge-to-edge appearance that enhances the visual appeal. The Series 10 watch also unveils new health and fitness sensors, including depth and water temperature tracking, along with sleep apnea monitoring through machine learning algorithms, pending regulatory approval.
Premium Finishes
The Series 10 comes in premium finishes, including polished aluminum and aerospace-grade titanium, which offer both style and durability, while being significantly lighter than stainless steel versions. Powered by the S10 chip with a quad-core neural engine, the new Apple smartwatch delivers faster and more efficient performance. The chip powers new intelligent features, including on-device Siri, enhanced dictation, and automatic workout detection.
A redesigned speaker system, which is now 30 percent smaller, allows for direct playback of music and podcasts, while maintaining excellent sound quality. Battery life remains impressive, offering up to 18 hours of use on a single charge. It also supports fast charging, reaching 80 percent in just 30 minutes, ensuring users can quickly top up when needed.
Apple AirPods 4
Apple is offering two advanced models of the popular wireless earbuds – AirPods 4 and AirPods Max with enhanced features to cater to a wide range of users. Built on the original AirPods design, these new generation AirPods are designed to enhance comfort and deliver superior audio quality, building on the signature Apple experience.
The AirPods 4 are powered by the H2 chip, which brings enhanced audio quality with deeper bass and clearer highs. The open-air design supports personalized spatial audio, delivering a rich and immersive sound experience. Users can now enjoy hands-free calling, gesture-based Siri interactions, and improved voice isolation, making calls clearer even in noisy environments.
The compact charging case supports USB-C and provides up to 30 hours of battery life, ensuring all-day use on a single charge.
For those seeking higher-end features, Apple has introduced a second model of the AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation. Equipped with upgraded microphones, the H2 chip, and computational audio, this model significantly reduces external noise, making it ideal for travel and urban environments. The new Apple AirPods also features transparency mode, adaptive audio that adjusts according to the surrounding noise, and conversation awareness, which lowers media volume when speaking to someone nearby.
Both models also come with wireless charging, compatibility with Apple Watch and Qi-certified chargers, and a built-in speaker in the case to help locate it using the “Find My” app. The AirPods Pro model will also introduce a new Hearing Aid feature, aimed at users with hearing impairments. This feature will amplify ambient sound, helping them hear their surroundings more clearly.
Apple continues its commitment to sustainability with the AirPods 4. Both models are built using 100 per cent fiber-based materials, with packaging reduced by over 30 per cent. This aligns with Apple’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
Apple Watch 10, AirPods 4 Price & Availability in the UAE
Apple Watch Series 10 will be available in the UAE for a starting price of AED 1599 for the 42mm Aluminum GPS only variant. The GPS + Cellular version of the same would set you back AED 1,999.
For the larger 46mm in Aluminum, you are looking at AED 1,719 and AED 2,119 for the GPS only and Cellular variants respectively.
In case you want the new Series 10 Apple Watch in Titanium, expect to pay AED 2,799 and AED 2,999 for the 42mm and 46mm variants respectively. Notably, the Titanium variant is only available in GPS + Cellular configuration.
The new AirPods 4 are priced at AED 549 for the regular variant and the ones with Active Noise Cancellation are set at AED 749. Both devices can be ordered online through Apple’s official website or purchased at authorized Apple retailers and stores across the UAE starting from September 20.
