Apple Watch Series 3 38mm GPS/Cellular (2017)
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Apple Watch Series 1 42mm (2016)

Product comparison with benchmarks

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Device Information

Silver, Space Grey, Gold Colours Silver, Space Grey, Gold, Rose Gold
399 $ / 449 € Price from 299 $ / 349 €
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2016

Processor

Apple S3 Name Apple S1P
Apple Manufacturer Apple
2 / 2 Cores / Threads 2 / 2
0.78 (0.78) GHz Frequency 0.52 (0.52) GHz
14 nm Structure 16 nm
S3 Architecture S1P
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2016

Memory

1 GB Memory Size 1 GB
0 0 Memory Type 0 0
-- Memory Bandwith --
No Upgradeable? No

Screen

1.3 inch Size 1.5 inch
272x340 (326 ppi) Resolution 312x390 (326 ppi)
-- Ratio --
LTPO-OLED Technology LTPO-OLED
1000 nits Max. Brightness 450 nits
No HDR support No
No Always On Display No
-- 1. external display --
-- 2. external display --
-- 3. external display --

Storage

16 GB Size 8 GB
eMMC Type eMMC
Interface
No Upgradeable? No
-- 2. drive --
-- Card reader --

Battery

Lithium-Ion Type Lithium-Ion
1.07 Wh Capacity 0.93 Wh
24.00 h Battery life 24.00 h
Magnetic Charging Cable Charging Magnetic Charging Cable

Network

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n
-- LAN --
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
4G (LTE) Cellular --

Camera

-- Front camera --
-- Back camera 1 --
-- Back camera 2 --
-- Back camera 3 --

Ports

-- HDMI --
-- DVI --
-- DistplayPort --
-- Thunderbolt --
-- USB --
-- USB-C --
-- Lightning --
-- Other --

Dimensions / Housing

39 mm Height 43 mm
33 mm Width 36 mm
11 mm Depth 11 mm
29 g Weight 30 g
Aluminum Housing Material Aluminum
Ion-X Glass Glas Type Ion-X Glass
Water resistance 50m IP Protection Class Water resistance 50m

Additional data

A1860, A1889, A1890 Part-no A1803
-- Ident-No: --
-- EMC-No: --
-- Security features --
Link to manufacturer data sheet Link to manufacturer

Benchmark results

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