Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) vs Apple Watch Series 4 SS (44mm)

Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) $429
Apple Watch Series 4 SS (44mm) $749
Base Price
$429
Base Price
$749
CPU
S3
CPU
S4
GPU
PowerVR GX6250 S3
GPU
S4
Memory
768MB
Memory
1GB
Storage
16GB
Storage
16GB
Display
1.5" OLED 390x312 Touch
Display
1.8" LTPO OLED 448x368 Touch
S3
2 Cores
2 Threads
0.884GHz Clock
S4
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.59GHz Clock
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PowerVR GX6250 S3
64 Shaders
Shared Memory
450MHz
S4
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
562MHz
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FP32 0.06 TFLOPS
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FP32 0.14 TFLOPS
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768MB
1GB
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
16GB
16GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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1.5"
OLED
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1.8"
LTPO OLED
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1,000 Nits Peak
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1,000 Nits Peak
60Hz
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60Hz
Variable
390x312
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
448x368
0.2 Million Pixels
326 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
No Cameras
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Cellular
Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
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
Electrical 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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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
Not Included
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1.3Wh
352mAh
3.81V
Lithium-Ion
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1.1Wh
292mAh
3.87V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 18 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
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watchOS
watchOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
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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
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
Width
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.018 L
Height
44 mm (1.7 in)
Width
38 mm (1.5 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.018 L
Weight
35 g (1.23 oz)
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Weight
48 g (1.69 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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