Apple Watch Series 8 SS (41mm) vs Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm)

Apple Watch Series 8 SS (41mm) $699
Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) $399
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
CPU
S8
CPU
S8
GPU
S8
GPU
S8
Memory
1GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
32GB
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430x352 Touch
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430x352 Touch
S8
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
S8
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
S8
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
S8
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
173 GFLOPS FP32
0%
173 GFLOPS FP32
0%
1GB
1GB
32GB
32GB
1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1,000 Nits Peak
1,000 Nits Peak
60Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
430x352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
430x352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 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 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart
Electrical Heart
Blood Oxygen
Skin Temperature
Health
Optical Heart
Electrical Heart
Blood Oxygen
Skin Temperature
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Crash Detection
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Crash Detection
Communication
NFC
Ultra-Wideband Chip
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
1.1Wh
282mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
1.1Wh
282mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
Charge Time
45 min 80%
Charge Time
45 min 80%
watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Height
41 mm (1.6 in)
Width
35 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Height
41 mm (1.6 in)
Width
35 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Weight
42 g (1.48 oz)
Weight
32 g (1.13 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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