Apple Watch SE 2 (40mm) vs Apple Watch Series 3 Edition (42mm)

Apple Watch SE 2 (40mm) $249
Apple Watch Series 3 Edition (42mm) $1,349
Base Price (MSRP)
$249
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,349
CPU
S8
CPU
S3
GPU
S8
GPU
PowerVR GX6250 S3
Memory
1GB
Memory
768MB
Storage
32GB
Storage
16GB
Display
1.6" LTPO OLED 394×324 Touch
Display
1.5" OLED 390×312 Touch

FP32

  • 3x faster vs Apple Watch Series 3 Edition (42mm)
  • 67% slower vs Apple Watch SE 2 (40mm)
Apple Watch SE 2 (40mm) - 173 GFLOPS FP32
x3
Apple Watch Series 3 Edition (42mm) - 57.6 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
S8
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
S3
2 Cores
2 Threads
880MHz Clock
S8 vs S3 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
S8
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR GX6250 S3
64 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
173 GFLOPS FP32
0%
57.6 GFLOPS FP32
0%
S8 vs PowerVR GX6250 S3 Full Specs Comparison
1GB
768MB
32GB
16GB
1.6"
LTPO OLED
1.5"
OLED
1.6"
1.5"
Area
1.2 in² (7.8 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
1.1 in² (7.4 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits Peak
Brightness
1,000 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Resolution
394×324
0.1 Million Pixels
325 PPI
Resolution
390×312
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
394×324
390×312
1,000,000:1 Contrast
1,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
Fully Laminated
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
394×324
390×312
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
1
1
No Cellular
Cellular
Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.2
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Crash Detection
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Communication
NFC
Communication
NFC
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
0.9Wh
245mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
1.3Wh
352mAh
3.81V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Ceramic, Sapphire
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Height
40 mm (1.6 in)
Width
34 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.014 L
Height
42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Width
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.018 L
Weight
31 g (1.09 oz)
Weight
46 g (1.62 oz)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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