Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) vs Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm)

Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) $399
Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) $299
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
Base Price (MSRP)
$299
CPU
S3
CPU
S1P
GPU
PowerVR GX6250 S3
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S1
Memory
768MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
16GB
Storage
8GB
Display
1.3" OLED 340x272 Touch
Display
1.5" OLED 390x312 Touch
S3
2 Cores
2 Threads
0.88GHz Clock
S1P
2 Cores
2 Threads
0.52GHz Clock
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PowerVR GX6250 S3
64 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 S1
16 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
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0%
FP32 0.06 TFLOPS
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0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
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768MB
512MB
Unknown # Tabs
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Unknown # Tabs
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16GB
8GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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1,000 Nits Peak
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60Hz
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60Hz
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340x272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
390x312
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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Touch
Capacitive
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Capacitive
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Health
Optical Heart
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Optical Heart
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Proximity
Ambient Light
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Communication
NFC
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NFC
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Integrated Chipset
No Ports
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External
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1.1Wh
279mAh
3.84V
Lithium-Ion
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0.9Wh
246mAh
3.78V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
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watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IPX7
Up to 1m Water Resistant
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Proprietary Wireless Charging
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Proprietary Wireless Charging
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Height
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Width
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Height
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
Width
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.018 L
Weight
29 g (1.02 oz)
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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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