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What are the differences between Series?

I am going to buy an apple watch but don’t know the differences between series.





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Posted on Aug 2, 2020 8:42 PM

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Posted on Aug 2, 2020 9:36 PM


Apple Watch Series 5


  • 40mm or 44mm case; over 30 percent larger display
  • Always-On Retina LTPO OLED display with Force Touch, 1000 nits
  • GPS and GPS + Cellular models
  • S5 with 64-bit dual-core processor; W3 wireless chip
  • Digital Crown with haptic feedback
  • Electrical heart sensor and second-generation optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications, irregular heart rhythm notification, and ECG app1
  • International emergency calling, Emergency SOS, and fall detection
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • LTE and UMTS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0
  • GPS/GNSS, compass, and barometric altimeter
  • 50 percent louder speaker; built-in mic
  • 32GB capacity




Apple Watch Series 4


  • 40mm or 44mm case; over 30 percent larger display
  • Retina LTPO OLED display with Force Touch, 1000 nits
  • GPS and GPS + Cellular models
  • S4 with 64-bit dual-core processor; W3 wireless chip
  • Digital Crown with haptic feedback
  • Electrical heart sensor and second-generation optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications, irregular heart rhythm notification, and ECG app1
  • Emergency SOS and fall detection
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • LTE and UMTS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0
  • GPS/GNSS and barometric altimeter
  • 50 percent louder speaker; built-in mic
  • 16GB capacity


Apple Watch Series 3


  • 38mm or 42mm case
  • Second-generation Retina OLED display with Force Touch, 1000 nits
  • GPS and GPS + Cellular models
  • S3 with dual-core processor; W2 wireless chip
  • Digital Crown
  • Optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
  • Emergency SOS
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • LTE and UMTS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2
  • GPS/GNSS and barometric altimeter
  • Built-in speaker and mic
  • 16GB capacity (GPS + Cellular); 8GB capacity (GPS)



Apple Watch Series 2


  • 38mm or 42mm case
  • Second-generation Retina OLED display with Force Touch
  • GPS model
  • S2 with dual-core processor
  • Digital Crown
  • Optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
  • GPS/GNSS
  • Built-in speaker and mic
  • 8GB capacity



Apple Watch Series 1


  • 38mm or 42mm case
  • Retina OLED display with Force Touch
  • S1P with dual-core processor
  • Digital Crown
  • Optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
  • Splash resistant
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
  • Built-in speaker and mic
  • 8GB capacity



If you want a more visual representation of this info, check out this link Apple Watch - Compare Models - Apple



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Aug 2, 2020 9:36 PM in response to ilnaz193


Apple Watch Series 5


  • 40mm or 44mm case; over 30 percent larger display
  • Always-On Retina LTPO OLED display with Force Touch, 1000 nits
  • GPS and GPS + Cellular models
  • S5 with 64-bit dual-core processor; W3 wireless chip
  • Digital Crown with haptic feedback
  • Electrical heart sensor and second-generation optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications, irregular heart rhythm notification, and ECG app1
  • International emergency calling, Emergency SOS, and fall detection
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • LTE and UMTS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0
  • GPS/GNSS, compass, and barometric altimeter
  • 50 percent louder speaker; built-in mic
  • 32GB capacity




Apple Watch Series 4


  • 40mm or 44mm case; over 30 percent larger display
  • Retina LTPO OLED display with Force Touch, 1000 nits
  • GPS and GPS + Cellular models
  • S4 with 64-bit dual-core processor; W3 wireless chip
  • Digital Crown with haptic feedback
  • Electrical heart sensor and second-generation optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications, irregular heart rhythm notification, and ECG app1
  • Emergency SOS and fall detection
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • LTE and UMTS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0
  • GPS/GNSS and barometric altimeter
  • 50 percent louder speaker; built-in mic
  • 16GB capacity


Apple Watch Series 3


  • 38mm or 42mm case
  • Second-generation Retina OLED display with Force Touch, 1000 nits
  • GPS and GPS + Cellular models
  • S3 with dual-core processor; W2 wireless chip
  • Digital Crown
  • Optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
  • Emergency SOS
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • LTE and UMTS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.2
  • GPS/GNSS and barometric altimeter
  • Built-in speaker and mic
  • 16GB capacity (GPS + Cellular); 8GB capacity (GPS)



Apple Watch Series 2


  • 38mm or 42mm case
  • Second-generation Retina OLED display with Force Touch
  • GPS model
  • S2 with dual-core processor
  • Digital Crown
  • Optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
  • Water resistant 50 meters
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
  • GPS/GNSS
  • Built-in speaker and mic
  • 8GB capacity



Apple Watch Series 1


  • 38mm or 42mm case
  • Retina OLED display with Force Touch
  • S1P with dual-core processor
  • Digital Crown
  • Optical heart sensor
  • High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
  • Splash resistant
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0
  • Built-in speaker and mic
  • 8GB capacity



If you want a more visual representation of this info, check out this link Apple Watch - Compare Models - Apple



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