Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) vs Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm)
Released · September 2018
Released · September 2016
1.6-inch · 394x324px
1.5-inch · 340x272px
1GB · 16GB
0.5GB · 8GB
225 mAh
273 mAh

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches
40.0 x 34.0 x 10.7 mm
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches
38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm
Weight
1.06 oz / 30.1 g 1.48 oz / 41.9 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water Water
Colors
Silver, Black Silver, Black

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body 1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI 340x272px, 290 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S4 (7 nm) Apple S2 (16 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
780 MHz
Cortex-A7
GPU
Apple G11M PowerVR G6200
Memory
1GB/16GB 0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5) watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)

Battery

Type
225 mAh 273 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging Magnetic charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.0
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo, QZSS Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE, HSPA
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With stainless steel case
Weight 1.40 oz / 39.8 g
Materials Frame: Stainless steel
With aluminum frame
Weight 0.99 oz / 28.2 g
Materials Frame: Aluminum
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