| Product |
Apple Watch Series 5 Aluminum
|
Apple Watch Series 9 Aluminum
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
Wireless |
Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min |
| Type |
Li-Po 296 mAh (1.13 Wh), non-removable |
Li-Ion 308 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame |
Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame |
| Dimensions |
44 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) |
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) |
| SIM |
eSIM |
eSIM |
| Weight |
36.7 g (1.31 oz) |
31.9 g (41mm), 38.7 g (45mm) (1.13 oz) |
| |
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) |
IP6X certified
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) |
| Camera |
| |
No |
No |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
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 |
Ion-X strengthened glass |
Ion-X strengthened glass |
| Resolution |
448 x 368 pixels (~326 ppi density) |
484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density) |
| Size |
1.78 inches |
1.9 inches |
| Type |
Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak) |
Retina LTPO OLED, 2000 nits (peak) |
| |
3D Touch display |
- |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, compass |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body) |
| |
Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) |
Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2019, September |
2023, September 12 |
| Status |
Available. Released 2019, September |
Available. Released 2023, September 22 |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
32GB 1GB RAM |
64GB |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Silver, Gold, Space Gray |
Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Pink, Red |
| Models |
A2156, A2157, A2094, A2095, A2092, A2093 |
A2982, A2984, A2983, A2985, Watch7,1, Watch7,2, Watch7,3, Watch7,4 |
| SAR |
- |
1.02 W/kg (head) |
| SAR EU |
- |
0.64 W/kg (head) |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK |
| 4G bands |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK |
| Speed |
HSPA, LTE |
HSPA, LTE |
| Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
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 S5 |
Apple S9 |
| CPU |
Dual-core |
Dual-core |
| GPU |
PowerVR |
PowerVR |
| OS |
watchOS 6.0, upgradable to watchOS 10.6.1 |
watchOS 10, upgradable to watchOS 11.5 |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
No |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes |
