Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm) vs Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm)

Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm) $269
Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) $399
Base Price
$269
Base Price
$399
CPU
S1P
CPU
S2
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S1
GPU
PowerVR GX6240 S2
Memory
512MB
Memory
512MB
Storage
8GB
Storage
16GB
Display
1.3" OLED 340x272 Touch
Display
1.3" OLED 340x272 Touch
S1P
2 Cores
2 Threads
0.52GHz Clock
S2
2 Cores
2 Threads
0.52GHz Clock
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PowerVR SGX543 S1
16 Shaders
Shared Memory
200MHz
PowerVR GX6240 S2
64 Shaders
Shared Memory
450MHz
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0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
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0%
FP32 0.06 TFLOPS
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512MB
512MB
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
8GB
16GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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1.3"
OLED
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1.3"
OLED
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500 Nits Peak
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1,000 Nits Peak
60Hz
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60Hz
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340x272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
340x272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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100,000:1 Contrast
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
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Health
Optical Heart
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Health
Optical Heart
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Proximity
Ambient Light
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Communication
NFC
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Communication
NFC
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
No Ports
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External
External
Not Included
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0.8Wh
205mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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1Wh
273mAh
3.77V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
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watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IPX7
Up to 1m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Up to 50m Water Resistant
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Proprietary Wireless Charging
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Proprietary Wireless Charging
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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
Height
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Width
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Weight
25 g (0.88 oz)
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Weight
30 g (1.06 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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