Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) vs Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm)
Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm)
Released · September 2018
Released · 2017
1.6-inch · 394x324px
1.6-inch · 390x312px
1GB · 16GB
768GB · 16GB
225 mAh
341 mAh

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches
40.0 x 34.0 x 10.7 mm
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 inches
42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm
Weight
1.06 oz / 30.1 g 1.86 oz / 52.8 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Ceramic
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water Water, Dust
Colors
Silver, Black Space Black, Silver

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body 1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI 390x312px, 303 PPI
Protection
Sapphire Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
Apple S4 (7 nm) Apple S3
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
GPU
Apple G11M PowerVR
Memory
1GB/16GB 768GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5) watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x)

Battery

Type
225 mAh 341 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging Qi wireless charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
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, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer
Location
Glonass, Galileo, QZSS A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
3G Bands
1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

With stainless steel case
Weight 1.40 oz / 39.8 g
Materials Frame: Stainless steel
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