Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm) vs Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm)
Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm) Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm)
Released · Sep 07, 2022
Released · Oct 15, 2021
1.9-inch · 484x396px
448x368px
1GB · 32GB
1GB · 32GB
308 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022 Sep 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm
Weight
1.37 oz (38.8 g) 1.34 oz (38.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Water, Dust; IP6X
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.9-inch, 66.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits OLED
Resolution
484x396px, 329 PPI 448x368px

Hardware

System chip
Apple S8 Apple S7
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR PowerVR
Memory
1GB/32GB 1GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x) watchOS (9.x, 8.x)

Battery

Type
308 mAh, Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging Qi wireless charging

Camera

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, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, Blood Oxygen
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5 1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

GPS Only
With Stainless Steel case
Weight 1.82 oz (51.5 g)
Materials Back: Stainless steel
With stainless steel frame
Weight 1.82 oz (51.5 g)
Materials Frame: Stainless steel
With titanium case
Weight 1.59 oz (45.1 g)
Materials Back: Titanium
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