Apple Watch Series 9 (45mm) vs Garmin Forerunner 265S Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 9 (45mm)
Apple Watch Series 9 (45mm) Garmin Forerunner 265S
Released · Sep 22, 2023
Released · Feb 20, 2024
1.7-inch · 430x352px
1.1-inch · 360x360px
1GB · 64GB
8GB
308 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches
41 x 35 x 10.7 mm
1.64 x 1.64 x 0.51 inches
41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9
Weight
1.82 oz (51.5 g) 1.38 oz (39.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X 50m/5ATM water resistance
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.7-inch 1.1-inch
Resolution
430x352px, 329 PPI 360x360px, 463 PPI
Technology
OLED AMOLED
Screen-to-body
63.01 %
Peak brightness
1000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S9
Processor
Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR
RAM
1GB
Internal storage
64GB 8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (10.x)

Battery

Capacity
308 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes Yes
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023
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