Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) vs Apple Watch SE (44mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$359

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm
Weight
0.88 oz (25.0 g)
Wrist size
	Case fits 140-220 mm wrists
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Resistance
Yes; IPX7	Water (up to 50 meters)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body	1.8-inch
Type
OLED, 450 nits	OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
390x312px, 303 PPI	448x368px, 326 PPI
Protection
	Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S1P (28 nm)	Apple S5
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, 8.x, 7.x)
Compatible devices
	Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
250 mAh	Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	Magnetic charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Prices (MSRP)	$309

Links

Full specifications
Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs	Apple Watch SE (44mm) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple Watch SE (44mm) Review