| Product |
Apple Watch Edition 38mm (1st gen)
|
Apple Watch Series 8
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
Wireless |
Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min |
| Type |
Li-Ion 205 mAh (0.78 Wh), non-removable |
Li-Ion 308 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic back, 18-karat yellow/rose gold frame |
Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame |
| Dimensions |
38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm (1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 in) |
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) |
| SIM |
No |
eSIM |
| Weight |
55 g body (3.35 oz) |
42.3 g (41mm), 51.5 g (45mm) (1.48 oz) |
| |
IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
IP6X certified
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) |
| Camera |
| |
No |
No |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
4.0, LE |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
No |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
No |
No |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band |
| Display |
| Protection |
Sapphire crystal glass |
Sapphire crystal glass |
| Resolution |
340 x 272 pixels (~290 ppi density) |
484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density) |
| Size |
1.5 inches |
1.9 inches |
| Type |
Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak) |
Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak) |
| |
3D Touch display |
- |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body) |
| |
Natural language commands and dictation |
Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2014, September. Released 2015, July |
2022, September 07 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2022, September 16 |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
8GB 512MB RAM |
32GB 1GB RAM |
| |
- |
eMMC 5.1 |
| Misc |
| Colors |
18-karat Rose Gold/White, Rose Gray Buckle18-karat Yellow Gold/Black, Red Buckle |
Graphite, Silver, Gold |
| Models |
A1553 |
A2773, A2775, A2772, A2774, A2857, A2858, watch6,16, watch6,17 |
| SAR |
- |
0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU |
- |
0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
N/A |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
- |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK |
| 4G bands |
- |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK |
| EDGE |
No |
- |
| GPRS |
No |
- |
| Speed |
- |
HSPA, LTE |
| Technology |
No cellular connectivity |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| |
- |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Apple S1 (28 nm) |
Apple S8 |
| CPU |
520 MHz Cortex-A7 |
Dual-core |
| GPU |
PowerVR SGX543 |
PowerVR |
| OS |
watchOS 1.0, upgradable to watchOS 4.3.2 |
watchOS 9.0, upgradable to watchOS 11.5 |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
No |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes |