Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) vs Apple Watch SE (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 07, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm	1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches 44 x 38 x 10.7 mm
Weight
1.86 oz / 52.8 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
1.6-inch, 55.61% 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
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
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
341 mAh	296 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Qi wireless charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
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
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
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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