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Apple Watch Series 2 38mm

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Apple Watch Series 2 38mm

Apple Watch Series 3

Network
Technology No cellular connectivity GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 - Europe, Australia (A1891)
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 800 - USA, LATAM, Canada (A1861)
  HSDPA 2100 - China (A1892)
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 - Europe, Australia (A1891)
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 41 - USA, LATAM, Canada (A1861)
  1, 3, 39, 40, 41 - China (A1892)
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2016, September. Released 2016, December 2017, September
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm (1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 in) 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm (1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 in)
Weight 41.9 g body (1.48 oz) 52.8 g (1.87 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 eSIM
 50m water resistant 50m water resistant
Display
Type Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak) Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak)
Size 1.5 inches 1.65 inches
Resolution 340 x 272 pixels (~290 ppi density) 390 x 312 pixels (~303 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 4.0, upgradable to watchOS 8.7
Chipset Apple S2 (16 nm) Apple S3
CPU Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7 Dual-core
GPU PowerVR G6200 PowerVR
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM 16GB 768MB 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 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB No No
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer
 Natural language commands and dictation Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 273 mAh (1.03 Wh), non-removable Li-Ion 341 mAh (1.34 Wh), non-removable
Charging Wireless Wireless
Misc
Colors Sport band: silver case/white, black case/black
Leather band: silver case/blue, brown, gray, red
Stainless Steel band: silver case/silver, black case/black
Space Black, Silver
SAR 0.35 W/kg (head)     0.18 W/kg (body)    
Models A1757 A1860, A1861, A1889, A1891, A1890, A1892
Price About 650 EUR About 700 EUR

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