Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) vs 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

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

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