| Product |
Apple Watch Series 3
|
Apple Watch Series 6
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
Wireless |
Wireless |
| Type |
Li-Ion 341 mAh (1.34 Wh), non-removable |
Li-Ion 303.8 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame |
Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame |
| Dimensions |
42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm (1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 in) |
44 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) |
| SIM |
eSIM |
eSIM |
| Weight |
52.8 g (1.87 oz) |
47.1 g (1.66 oz) |
| |
50m water resistant |
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) |
| Camera |
| |
No |
No |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
4.2, A2DP, LE |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| 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 |
390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) |
448 x 368 pixels (~326 ppi density) |
| Size |
1.65 inches |
1.78 inches |
| Type |
Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak) |
Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak) |
| |
3D Touch display |
- |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max |
| |
Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) |
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2017, September. Released 2017, September |
2020, September 15 |
| Status |
Discontinued |
Available. Released 2020, September 18 |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
16GB 768MB RAM |
32GB 1GB RAM |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Space Black, Silver |
Silver, Graphite (DLC), Gold (PVD) |
| Models |
A1860, A1861, A1889, A1891, A1890, A1892 |
A2293, A2294, A2375, A2376 |
| SAR |
0.35 W/kg (head) 0.18 W/kg (body) |
- |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 - Europe, Australia (A1891) |
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
| 4G bands |
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 - Europe, Australia (A1891) |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
| Speed |
HSPA, LTE |
HSPA, LTE |
| Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| |
1, 3, 39, 40, 41 - China (A1892) |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Apple S3 |
Apple S6 |
| CPU |
Dual-core |
Dual-core |
| GPU |
PowerVR |
PowerVR |
| OS |
watchOS 4.0, upgradable to watchOS 8.7 |
watchOS 7.0, upgradable to watchOS 11.5 |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
No |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes |
