Apple Watch Series 5 SS (40mm) vs Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm)

Apple Watch Series 5 SS (40mm) $699
Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
S5
CPU
S6
GPU
S5
GPU
S6
Memory
1GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
32GB
Display
1.6" LTPO OLED 394x324 Touch
Display
1.6" LTPO OLED 394x324 Touch
S5
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.59GHz Clock
S6
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
S5
128 Shaders
562MHz
Shared Memory
S6
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
144 GFLOPS FP32
0%
173 GFLOPS FP32
0%
1GB
1GB
32GB
32GB
1.6"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.6"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1,000 Nits Peak
1,000 Nits Peak
60Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
394x324
0.1 Million Pixels
325 PPI
394x324
0.1 Million Pixels
325 PPI
1,000,000:1 Contrast
1,000,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
1
1
Cellular
No Cellular
Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart
Electrical Heart
-
Health
Optical Heart
Electrical Heart
Blood Oxygen
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Communication
NFC
-
Communication
NFC
Ultra-Wideband Chip
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
0.9Wh
245mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
1Wh
266mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Height
40 mm (1.6 in)
Width
34 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Height
40 mm (1.6 in)
Width
34 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.014 L
Weight
41 g (1.45 oz)
Weight
31 g (1.09 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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