Apple Watch Series 8 vs Apple Watch Sport 42mm (1st gen)
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| Phone Names | Apple Watch Series 8 | Apple Watch Sport 42mm (1st gen) |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A |
| 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 | GSM / HSPA / LTE | No cellular connectivity |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada | - | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2022, September 07 | 2014, September. Released 2015, April |
| Status | Available. Released 2022, September 16 | Discontinued |
| Body | ||
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| Build | Sapphire crystal front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame | Glass front, composite plastic back, aluminum frame |
| Dimensions | 45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) | 42 x 35.9 x 10.5 mm (1.65 x 1.41 x 0.41 in) |
| SIM | eSIM | No |
| Weight | 42.3 g (41mm), 51.5 g (45mm) (1.48 oz) | 30 g body (2.47 oz) |
| IP6X certified 50m water resistant ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) | IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes | |
| Display | ||
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| Protection | Sapphire crystal glass | Ion-X strengthened glass |
| Resolution | 484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density) | 390 x 312 pixels (~302 ppi density) |
| Size | 1.9 inches | 1.65 inches |
| Type | Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak) | Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak) |
| Always-on display | 3D Touch display | |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | Dual-core | 520 MHz Cortex-A7 |
| Chipset | Apple S8 | Apple S1 (28 nm) |
| GPU | PowerVR | PowerVR SGX543 |
| OS | watchOS 9.0, upgradable to watchOS 26.1 | watchOS 1.0, upgradable to watchOS 4.3.2 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 32GB 1GB RAM | 8GB 512MB RAM |
| eMMC 5.1 | - | |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| 35mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 4.0, LE |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS | No |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | No | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body) | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate |
| Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy) Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | Natural language commands and dictation | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min | Wireless |
| Type | Li-Ion 308 mAh | Li-Ion 250 mAh (0.94 Wh), non-removable |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Graphite, Silver, Gold | Silver/White, Orange, Blue; Gray/Black; Rose Gold/Lavender, Stone; Gold/White, Blue, Yellow, Apricot, Royal Blue, Pink/Royal Blue/Gold&Red/Black Woven Nylon |
| Models | A2773, A2775, A2772, A2774, A2857, A2858, watch6,16, watch6,17 | A1554 |
| Price | About 330 EUR | About 250 EUR |
| SAR | 0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) | - |
| SAR EU | 0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) | - |
| Camera | ||
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| No | No | |