Apple Watch Edition 44mm Series 5 (LTE) vs Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Apple Watch Edition 44mm Series 5 (LTE)

Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global version

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

Titanium frame, all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back; Ceramic frame, all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back

Ceramic case/back
SIM

Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)
Height

44 mm

42.6 mm
Width

38 mm

36.5 mm
Thickness

10.7 mm

11.4 mm
Weight

47.8 g

46.4 g
Waterproof

50 m

50m
Colors

Titanium frame: Space Black, Titanium; Ceramic frame: White

Gray, White

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.78 inches

1.65 inches
Resolution

448 x 368 pixels

390 x 312 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

303 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Sapphire crystal glass
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits max brightness, always-on display

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate