Apple Watch Series 9 SS (41mm) vs Apple Watch SE (40mm)

Apple Watch Series 9 SS (41mm) $699
Apple Watch SE (40mm) $279
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
Base Price (MSRP)
$279
CPU
S9
CPU
S5
GPU
S9
GPU
S5
Memory
1GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
32GB
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430×352 Touch
Display
1.6" LTPO OLED 394×324 Touch

FP32

  • 56% faster vs Apple Watch SE (40mm)
  • 36% slower vs Apple Watch Series 9 SS (41mm)
Apple Watch Series 9 SS (41mm) - 225 GFLOPS FP32
x1.56
Apple Watch SE (40mm) - 144 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
S9
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
S5
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.59GHz Clock
S9 vs S5 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
S9
256 Shaders
440MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
S5
128 Shaders
562MHz
Shared Memory
225 GFLOPS FP32
0%
144 GFLOPS FP32
0%
S9 vs S5 Full Specs Comparison
1GB
1GB
64GB
32GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.6"
LTPO OLED
-
1.7"
1.6"
Area
1.4 in² (9 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
1.2 in² (7.8 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits
2,000 Nits Peak
Brightness
-
1,000 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable
Resolution
430×352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
Resolution
394×324
0.1 Million Pixels
325 PPI
430×352
394×324
1,000,000:1 Contrast
1,000,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
Fully Laminated
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
430×352
394×324
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
1
1
Cellular
No Cellular
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 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Electrical Heart (ECG)
Blood Oxygen (SpO2)
Skin Temperature
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
-
-
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Crash Detection
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Communication
NFC
Ultra-Wideband Chip
Communication
NFC
-
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
0.9Wh
245mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
Charge Time
45 min 80%
-
-
watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
-
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
40 mm (1.6 in)
Width
34 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.014 L
Weight
42 g (1.48 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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