Apple Watch Series 6 SS (44mm) vs Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm)

Apple Watch Series 6 SS (44mm) $749
Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm) $269
Base Price (MSRP)
$749
Base Price (MSRP)
$269
CPU
S6
CPU
S1P
GPU
S6
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S1
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
32GB
Storage
8GB
Display
1.8" LTPO OLED 448x368 Touch
Display
1.3" OLED 340x272 Touch
S6
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
S1P
2 Cores
2 Threads
0.52GHz Clock
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S6
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 S1
16 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.17 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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1.8"
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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448x368
0.2 Million Pixels
326 PPI
340x272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
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100,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
No Cameras
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
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
Blood Oxygen
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Health
Optical Heart
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Communication
NFC
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Ultra-Wideband Chip
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
External
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1.2Wh
304mAh
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
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
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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
44 mm (1.7 in)
Width
38 mm (1.5 in)
Depth
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.017 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
47 g (1.66 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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