Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) vs Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm)

Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) $399
Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm) $399
Base Price
$399
Base Price
$399
CPU
S8
CPU
S7
GPU
S8
GPU
S7
Memory
1GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
32GB
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430x352 Touch
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430x352 Touch
S8
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
S7
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
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128 Shaders
Shared Memory
675MHz
S7
128 Shaders
Shared Memory
675MHz
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FP32 0.17 TFLOPS
0%
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FP32 0.17 TFLOPS
0%
1GB
1GB
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
32GB
32GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
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1,000 Nits Peak
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1,000 Nits Peak
60Hz
Variable
60Hz
Variable
430x352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
430x352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 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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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Cellular
No Cellular
Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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
Electrical Heart
Blood Oxygen
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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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Ultra-Wideband Chip
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
No Ports
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External
External
Not Included
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1.1Wh
282mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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1.1Wh
284mAh
3.84V
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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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
Aluminum, Glass
IP6X
Up to 50m 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
41 mm (1.6 in)
Width
35 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Weight
32 g (1.13 oz)
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Weight
32 g (1.13 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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