Apple Watch Series 9 (45mm) vs Gen 6 (42mm) Full Specs

Summary

CPU S92 Cores	CPU Snapdragon Wear 4100+5 Cores (4P+1E)
GPU S9128 Shaders	GPU Adreno 50448 Shaders
Memory 2GB	Memory 1GB
Storage 64GB	Storage 8GB
Display 1.9" LTPO OLED484x396 1000Nits 60Hz	Display 1.28" AMOLED416x416 60Hz
Other Upgrades No Cellular	Other Upgrades -
Price $429 MAX	Price $299

Highlights

Peak OPS

Peak OPS FP32 FP16

Apple Watch Series 9112.6 GFLOPS FP16S9

x1.47

Gen 676.8 GFLOPS FP16Adreno 504

x1

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System Arch

CPU

S9	Snapdragon Wear 4100+
2 Cores 2 Threads 2.02GHz	5 Cores(4P+1E) 5 Threads 2GHz

GPU

S9	Adreno 504
128 Shaders 440MHz	48 Shaders 400MHz
Shared Memory	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 112.6 GFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 76.8 GFLOPSFP16

Memory

2GB

1GB

Storage

64GB

8GB

Display

1.9" LTPO OLED484x396 1000Nits 60Hz Size Res 1.9"	1.28" AMOLED416x416 60Hz Size Res 1.3"
Panel & HDR LTPO OLED	Panel & HDR AMOLED
Brightness 1000 nits 2000 nits Peak	Brightness -
Refresh & VRR 60Hz Variable Refresh	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Resolution 484x396 191.7K Pixels 329 ppi	Resolution 416x416 173.1K Pixels 46 ppi
Backlight & Contrast 191.7K zones 1M:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast 173.1K zones
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Coating & Lamination Fully Laminated	Coating & Lamination Fully Laminated
Touchscreen Yes	Touchscreen Yes

Battery

Up to 18 hours	Up to 24 hours
Charge Time 0-80%: 45 min	Charge Time 0-80%: 30 min
1.19Wh 308mAh 3.85V Lithium-Ion	1.16Wh 300mAh 3.85V Lithium-Ion

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 4E Bluetooth 5.3

Wi-Fi 4 Bluetooth 5.0

Cellular

No Cellular

No Cellular

Sensors

Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope	Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope
Health Optical Heart (PPG) Electrical Heart (ECG) Blood Oxygen (SpO2) Skin Temperature	Health Optical Heart (PPG) - Blood Oxygen (SpO2) -
Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS)	Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS)
Communication NFC Ultra-Wideband Chip	Communication NFC -
Location GPS GLONASS Galileo QZSS Beidou Compass	Location GPS - - - - Compass

Audio

Speakers 1	Speakers 1
Microphones 1	Microphones 1

OS

Launch OS iOS 10

Launch OS Android

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum, Glass	Build Material Stainless Steel, Glass
Height 45mm (1.77") Width 38mm (1.5") Depth 10.7mm (0.42")	Height 42mm (1.65") Width - Depth -
Weight 39g	Weight 75g
Volume 0.018L	Volume -

Info

Release Date 2023-09-12	Release Date 2021-09-27
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description 45mm	Description 42mm

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