Apple Watch SE (2022) vs Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch SE (2022)
Apple Watch SE (2022) Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm)
296 mAh
205 mAh
1.8-inch
1.5-inch
1GB · 32GB
0.5GB · 8GB
Released · April 2015
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Design

Dimensions
1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches
44 x 38 x 10.7 mm
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 inches
38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm
Weight
1.16 oz (33.0 g) 0.88 oz (25.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Yes; IPX7
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray

Display

Size
1.8-inch 1.5-inch
Resolution
448x368px, 322 PPI 340x272px, 290 PPI
Technology
OLED OLED
Screen-to-body
61.24 % 55.12 %
Peak brightness
2000 cd/m2 (nit) 450 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S8 Apple S1P (28 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
520 MHz
Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR PowerVR G6200
RAM
1GB 0.5GB
Internal storage
32GB 8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x) watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)

Battery

Capacity
296 mAh 205 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging Magnetic charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 4.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 b,g,n 802.11 b,g,n
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022
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