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

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 07, 2022

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

System chip
Apple S2 (16 nm)	Apple S8
Processor
Dual-core 780 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
334 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
Glonass, Galileo	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

Alternative variants

With aluminum frame

Weight	1.21 oz (34.2 g)
Materials	Frame: Aluminum

Links

Full specifications
Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm) Specs	Apple Watch SE (2022) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple Watch SE (2022) Review