Apple Watch SE (2022) vs Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch SE (2022)
Apple Watch SE (2022) Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm)
296 mAh
334 mAh
1.8-inch
1.6-inch
1GB · 32GB
0.5GB · 8GB
Released · September 2016
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches
44 x 38 x 10.7 mm
1.67 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches
42.5 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm
Weight
1.16 oz (33.0 g) 1.85 oz (52.4 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Water
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red Silver, Black

Display

Size
1.8-inch, 61.24% screen-to-body 1.6-inch, 60.71% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 2000 nits OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
448x368px, 322 PPI 390x312px, 303 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S8 Apple S2 (16 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
780 MHz
Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR PowerVR G6200
Memory
1GB/32GB 0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x) watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)

Battery

Type
296 mAh, Li - Ion 334 mAh
Charging
Qi wireless charging Magnetic charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With aluminum frame
Weight 1.21 oz (34.2 g)
Materials Frame: Aluminum
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