Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm) vs Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm) Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm)
Released · Oct 15, 2021
Released · September 2018
448x368px
1.6-inch · 394x324px
1GB · 32GB
1GB · 16GB
225 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches
40.0 x 34.0 x 10.7 mm
Weight
1.13 oz / 32.0 g 1.06 oz / 30.1 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Water
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red Silver, Black

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body
Type
OLED OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
448x368px 394x324px, 325 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S7 Apple S4 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR Apple G11M
Memory
1GB/32GB 1GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x) watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion 225 mAh
Charging
Qi wireless charging Magnetic charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
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, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS Glonass, Galileo, QZSS
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE, HSPA
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

With Stainless Steel case
Weight 1.49 oz / 42.3 g
Materials Back: Stainless steel
Colors Graphite, Silver, Gold
With stainless steel case
Weight 1.40 oz / 39.8 g
Materials Frame: Stainless steel
With Titanium case
Weight 1.31 oz / 37.0 g
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