Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm) vs Apple Watch Edition (42mm)

Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm) $399
Apple Watch Edition (42mm) $12,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$399
Base Price (MSRP)
$12,000
CPU
S9
CPU
S1
GPU
S9
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S1
Memory
1GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
8GB
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430x352 Touch
Display
1.5" OLED 390x312 Touch
S9
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
S1
1 Core
1 Thread
0.52GHz Clock
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S9
256 Shaders
440MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 S1
16 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.23 TFLOPS
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0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
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1GB
512MB
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
8GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.5"
OLED
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1,000 Nits
2,000 Nits Peak
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500 Nits Peak
60Hz
Variable
60Hz
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430x352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
390x312
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 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Health
Optical Heart
Electrical Heart
Blood Oxygen
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Skin Temperature
Health
Optical Heart
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Crash Detection
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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
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1.1Wh
282mAh
3.85V
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
Charge Time
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Up to 80% in 45 min
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watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Gold, Sapphire
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
41 mm (1.6 in)
Width
35 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Height
42 mm (1.7 in)
Width
35.9 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.016 L
Weight
32 g (1.13 oz)
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Weight
69 g (2.43 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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