Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) vs Apple Watch Series 4 (44mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Apple Watch Series 4 (44mm)
Released · April 2015
Released · September 2018
1.6-inch · 390x312px
1.8-inch · 448x368px
0.5GB · 8GB
1GB · 16GB
250 mAh
292 mAh

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 inches
42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm
1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches
44.0 x 38.0 x 10.7 mm
Weight
0.88 oz (25.0 g) 1.29 oz (36.7 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IPX7 Water
Colors
Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Silver, Black

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body 1.8-inch, 59.89% screen-to-body
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 S4 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
520 MHz
Cortex-A7
Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR G6200 Apple G11M
Memory
0.5GB/8GB 1GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x) watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5)

Battery

Type
250 mAh 292 mAh
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, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo, QZSS
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE, HSPA
SIM type
eSIM
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