Apple Watch SE (44mm) vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$359	4GB/64GB - $729

Design

Dimensions
	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Wrist size
Case fits 140-220 mm wrists
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters)
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
1.8-inch	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
448x368px, 326 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S5	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
PowerVR	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
1GB/32GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x)	iPadOS (14.x)
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging

Camera

Rear
	Single camera
Main camera
	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Prices (MSRP)	$309

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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