Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) vs Apple Watch (38mm)

Apple Watch Series 5 (40mm) $399
Apple Watch (38mm) $349
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
Base Price (MSRP)
$349
CPU
S5
CPU
S1
GPU
S5
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S1
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
32GB
Storage
8GB
Display
1.6" LTPO OLED 394x324 Touch
Display
1.3" OLED 340x272 Touch
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2 Cores
2 Threads
1.59GHz Clock
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1 Core
1 Thread
0.52GHz Clock
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S5
128 Shaders
562MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 S1
16 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.14 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
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1GB
512MB
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
32GB
8GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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1.6"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.3"
OLED
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1,000 Nits Peak
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500 Nits Peak
60Hz
Variable
60Hz
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394x324
0.1 Million Pixels
325 PPI
340x272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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100,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
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 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Health
Optical Heart
Electrical Heart
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Health
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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Communication
NFC
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
No Ports
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External
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0.9Wh
245mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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0.8Wh
205mAh
3.80V
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
40 mm (1.6 in)
Width
34 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Height
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Width
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.013 L
Weight
31 g (1.09 oz)
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Weight
25 g (0.88 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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