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

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

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022

Design

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

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body 1.8-inch, 61.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 450 nits OLED, 2000 nits
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI 448x368px, 322 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Connectivity & Features

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