Smartwatches

Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) vs Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) Full Specs

CPU
S1P2 Cores
CPU
S52 Cores
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S116 Shaders
GPU
S564 Shaders
Memory
0.512GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
8GB
Storage
32GB
Display
1.53" OLED390x312 500Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Display
1.57" LTPO OLED394x324 1000Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Other Upgrades
-
Other Upgrades
Price
$299
Price
$399

CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
Storage
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
Storage

S1P
S5
2 Cores
2 Threads
520MHz
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.59GHz

PowerVR SGX543 S1
S5
16 Shaders
200MHz
64 Shaders
562MHz

0.512GB
1GB

8GB
32GB

1.53" OLED390x312 500Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
1.57" LTPO OLED394x324 1000Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Panel & HDR
OLED
Panel & HDR
LTPO OLED
Brightness
500 nits Peak
Brightness
1000 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz Variable Refresh
Resolution
390x312 121.7K Pixels 326 ppi
Resolution
394x324 127.7K Pixels 325 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
121.7K zones 100K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
127.7K zones 1M:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Touchscreen
Yes
Touchscreen
Yes

Up to 18 hours
Up to 18 hours
0.93Wh
246mAh
3.78V
Lithium-Ion
0.94Wh
245mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion

Wi-Fi 4
Bluetooth 4.0
Wi-Fi 4
Bluetooth 5.0

-

Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
-
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Electrical Heart (ECG)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Communication
NFC
Communication
NFC
Location
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass

Charger
5W USB-A
Charger
5W USB-A
Output
5W 5.00V 1.00A
Output
5W 5.00V 1.00A
Input
0.15A
Input
0.15A
Protocol & Port
USB-A
Protocol & Port
USB-A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)

Speakers
1
Speakers
1
Microphones
1
Microphones
1

Launch OS
iOS 3
Launch OS
iOS 6
Latest OS
iOS 6
Latest OS
-

Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Height
42.5 mm (1.67")
Width
36.4 mm (1.43")
Depth
11.4 mm (0.45")
Height
40 mm (1.57")
Width
34 mm (1.34")
Depth
10.7 mm (0.42")
Weight
0.03 kg
Weight
0.03 kg
Volume
0.018 L
Volume
0.015 L

Release Date
2016-09-16
Release Date
2019-09-20
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
42mm
Description
40mm