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Apple Watch Series 2 42mm

Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen)

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Apple Watch Series 2 42mm

Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen)

Network
Technology No cellular connectivity No cellular connectivity
2G bands N/A N/A
GPRS No No
EDGE No No
Launch
Announced 2016, September. Released 2016, December 2014, September. Released 2015, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm (1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 in) 38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm (1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 in)
Weight 52.4 g body (1.83 oz) 40 g body (2.72 oz)
Build Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame
SIM No No
 50m water resistant IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Display
Type Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak) Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak)
Size 1.65 inches 1.5 inches
Resolution 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) 340 x 272 pixels (~290 ppi density)
Protection Sapphire crystal glass Sapphire crystal glass
 3D Touch display 3D Touch display
Platform
OS watchOS 3.0, upgradable to watchOS 6.2.8 watchOS 1.0, upgradable to watchOS 4.3.2
Chipset Apple S2 (16 nm) Apple S1 (28 nm)
CPU Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7 520 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR G6200 PowerVR SGX543
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM 8GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules No No
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack No No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS No
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB No No
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate
 Natural language commands and dictation Natural language commands and dictation
Battery
Type Li-Ion 334 mAh (1.27 Wh), non-removable Li-Ion 205 mAh (0.78 Wh), non-removable
Charging Wireless Wireless
Misc
Colors Sport band: silver case/white, black case/black
Leather band: silver case/blue, brown, orange
Stainless Steel band: silver case/silver, black case/black
Stainless Steel/Red, White, Brown/Black/Blue/Red/Marigold/Jay Buckle, Blue/Stone Leather Loop, Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop, Link Bracelet, Space Black Stainless Steel/Black, Black Link Bracelet, Pearl Woven Nylon
Models A1758 A1553
Price About 700 EUR About 650 EUR

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