Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen) vs Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen)

Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100, 800 - Europe, Australia; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 800 - USA, LATAM, Canada; HSDPA 2100 - China
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - Europe, Australia; LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - USA, LATAM, Canada; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel/Ceramic back

Ceramic case/back
SIM

No

Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)
Height

38.6 mm

42.6 mm
Width

33.3 mm

36.5 mm
Thickness

10.5 mm

11.4 mm
Weight

40 g

46.4 g
Waterproof

IPX7 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes

50m
Colors

Black Link Bracelet, Blue/Stone Leather Loop, Brown/Black/Blue/Red/Marigold/Jay Buckle, Link Bracelet, Pearl Woven Nylon, Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop, Space Black Stainless Steel/Black, Stainless Steel/Red, White

Gray, White

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate