Apple Watch Series 3 Aluminum vs Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen)
| Phones Images | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
||||
| PHONES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phone Names | Apple Watch Series 3 Aluminum | Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen) |
| Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 - Europe, Australia (A1891) | - |
| 4G bands | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 - Europe, Australia (A1891) | - |
| EDGE | - | No |
| GPRS | - | No |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE | - |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE | No cellular connectivity |
| 1, 3, 39, 40, 41 - China (A1892) | - | |
| Launch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017, September. Released 2017, September | 2014, September. Released 2015, April |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Body | ||
|---|---|---|
| Build | Glass front, ceramic back, aluminum 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) | 42 x 35.9 x 10.5 mm (1.65 x 1.41 x 0.41 in) |
| SIM | eSIM | No |
| Weight | 34.9 g (1.23 oz) | 50 g body (2.82 oz) |
| 50m water resistant | IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes | |
| Display | ||
|---|---|---|
| Protection | Ion-X strengthened glass | Sapphire crystal glass |
| Resolution | 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) | 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) |
| Size | 1.65 inches | 1.65 inches |
| Type | Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak) | Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak) |
| 3D Touch display | 3D Touch display | |
| Platform | ||
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Dual-core | 520 MHz Cortex-A7 |
| Chipset | Apple S3 | Apple S1 (28 nm) |
| GPU | PowerVR | PowerVR SGX543 |
| OS | watchOS 4.0, upgradable to watchOS 8.7 | watchOS 1.0, upgradable to watchOS 4.3.2 |
| Memory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 8GB 768MB RAM, 16GB 768MB RAM | 8GB 512MB RAM |
| Sound | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| 35mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Comms | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 4.0, LE |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS | No |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | No | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate |
| Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) | Natural language commands and dictation | |
| Battery | ||
|---|---|---|
| Charging | Wireless | Wireless |
| Type | Li-Ion 341 mAh (1.34 Wh), non-removable | Li-Ion 250 mAh (0.94 Wh), non-removable |
| Misc | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Space Gray | Stainless Steel/Red, White, Brown/Black/Blue/Marine Blue Buckle, Blue/Stone/White/Storm Gray Leather Loop, Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop, Link Bracelet, Space Black Stainless Steel/Black, Black Link Bracelet, Pearl Woven Nylon |
| Models | A1860, A1861, A1889, A1891, A1890, A1892, A1858, A1859 | A1554 |
| Price | About 480 EUR | About 700 EUR |
| SAR | 0.52 W/kg (head) 0.34 W/kg (body) | - |
| Camera | ||
|---|---|---|
| No | No | |