Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) vs Apple Watch SE (2022) Specs Comparison
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| Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) | Apple Watch SE (2022) | 
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                                                2017
                                    
             
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                                                1.5-inch · 340x272px
                                    
             
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                                                1.8-inch · 448x368px
                                    
             
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                                                768GB · 16GB
                                    
             
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                                                1GB · 32GB
                                    
             
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                                                279 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                296 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Sep 07, 2022 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches  38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 1.50 oz / 42.4 g | 1.16 oz / 33.0 g | 
| Materials | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Back: Ceramic Frame: Stainless steel  | 
        
                                                        Frame: Aluminum | 
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust | Water, Dust; IP6X | 
| Colors | |
| Space Black, Silver | Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body | 1.8-inch, 61.24% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| OLED, 1000 nits | OLED, 2000 nits | 
| Resolution | |
| 340x272px, 290 PPI | 448x368px, 322 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Sapphire | |
| Features | |
| Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass | |
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Apple S3 | Apple S8 | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core | Dual-core | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR | PowerVR | 
| Memory | |
| 768GB/16GB | 1GB/32GB | 
| Storage expansion | |
| not expandable | |
| OS | |
| watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x) | watchOS (9.x) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 279 mAh | 296 mAh, Li - Ion | 
| Charging | |
| Qi wireless charging | Qi wireless charging | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2 | 5.3 | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n  | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Blood Oxygen | 
| Location | |
| A-GPS, Glonass | A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS | 
| Other | |
| NFC | NFC | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| No 3.5mm jack | |
| Speakers | |
| Loudspeaker | Loudspeaker | 
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Yes | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 39, 40, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 5, 8 | 1, 2, 4, 5 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | 
| SIM type | |
| eSIM | eSIM | 
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