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Apple Watch Series 1 Aluminum 42mm

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Apple Watch Series 1 Aluminum 42mm

Apple Watch Edition 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
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 42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm (1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 in) 42.6 x 36.5 x 11.4 mm (1.68 x 1.44 x 0.45 in)
Weight 30 g body (1.06 oz) 46.4 g (1.62 oz)
Build Glass front, composite plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic back, ceramic frame
SIM No eSIM
 IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes 50m water resistant
Display
Type Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak) Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak)
Size 1.65 inches 1.65 inches
Resolution 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density)
Protection Ion-X strengthened 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 S1P (28 nm) Apple S3
CPU Dual-core 520 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, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning No 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 250 mAh (0.94 Wh), non-removable Li-Ion 341 mAh (1.34 Wh), non-removable
Charging Wireless Wireless
Misc
Colors Case colors: silver, gold, rose gold, gray
Band colors: brown, white, black, blue
Band types: sport
White, Gray
SAR 0.35 W/kg (head)     0.18 W/kg (body)    
Models A1803 A1860, A1861, A1889, A1891, A1890, A1892
Price About 300 EUR About 1450 EUR

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