Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) vs Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm)
Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm)
Released · Sep 20, 2019
Released · September 2016
1.6-inch · 394x324px
1.6-inch · 390x312px
1GB · 32GB
0.5GB · 8GB
245 mAh
334 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches
40 x 34 x 10.74 mm
1.67 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches
42.5 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm
Weight
1.09 oz (30.8 g) 1.85 oz (52.4 g)
Wrist size
Case fits 130-200 mm wrists
Materials
Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Stainless steel: Stainless steel, Space black, Gold
Ceramic: White
Titanium: Titanium, Space black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters) Water
Colors
Silver, Black

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body 1.6-inch, 60.71% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI 390x312px, 303 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S5 Apple S2 (16 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
780 MHz
Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR PowerVR G6200
Memory
1GB/32GB 0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x) watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
245 mAh, Li - Ion 334 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging Magnetic charging

Camera

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, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version
Materials & Colors Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Prices (MSRP) $399
With aluminum frame
Weight 1.21 oz (34.2 g)
Materials Frame: Aluminum
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