Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) vs Apple Watch Series 3

Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)
Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)
Apple Watch Series 3
Apple Watch Series 3
Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)
Apple Watch 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
    No
    Yes
  • EDGE
    No
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2014-9
    2017-9
  • Status
    2015-7
    2017-9
  • Design
  • Build
    18-karat yellow/rose gold case, ceramic back
    Stainless Steel/Ceramic back
  • SIM
    No
    Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)
  • Height
    42 mm
    42.5 mm
  • Width
    35.9 mm
    36.4 mm
  • Thickness
    10.5 mm
    11.4 mm
  • Weight
    69 g
    52.8 g
  • Waterproof
    IPX7 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes
    50m
  • Colors
    18-karat Rose Gold/White, Black Buckle, Midnight Blue Buckle 18-karat Yellow Gold/Black
    Silver, Space Black
  • Display
  • Display type
    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    1.65 inches
    1.65 inches
  • Resolution
    390 x 312 pixels
    390 x 312 pixels
  • Pixel density
    303 ppi
    303 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Protection
    Sapphire crystal glass
    Sapphire crystal glass
  • Multitouch
    Yes
    Yes
  • Display features
    3D Touch display, 450 nits
    3D Touch display, 1000 nits
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    520 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
    Dual-core
  • Chipset
    Apple S1
    Apple S3
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX543
    PowerVR
  • Memory RAM
    512 MB
    768 MB
  • Internal storage
    8 GB
    16 GB
  • Memory card
  • OS
  • OS
    watchOS 1.0
    watchOS 4.0
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    No
    No
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration; Ringtones
    Vibration; Ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • Connectivity
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
    Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
  • USB
  • Bluetooth
    v4.0
    v4.2
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    Yes
    Yes
  • NFC
    Yes
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • 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
  • Browser
  • Browser
    No
    No
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    250 mAh
    -
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Standby time
    18 h
    18 h

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