Apple Watch Sport 42mm (1st gen) vs Apple Watch Series 6 Aluminum
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| Phone Names | Apple Watch Sport 42mm (1st gen) | Apple Watch Series 6 Aluminum |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | - | HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
| 4G bands | - | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
| EDGE | No | - |
| GPRS | No | - |
| Speed | - | HSPA, LTE |
| Technology | No cellular connectivity | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| - | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2014, September. Released 2015, April | 2020, September 15 |
| Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2020, September 18 |
| Body | ||
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| Build | Glass front, composite plastic back, aluminum frame | Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame |
| Dimensions | 42 x 35.9 x 10.5 mm (1.65 x 1.41 x 0.41 in) | 44 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) |
| SIM | No | eSIM |
| Weight | 30 g body (2.47 oz) | 36.5 g (1.31 oz) |
| IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes | 50m water resistant ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) | |
| Display | ||
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| Protection | Ion-X strengthened glass | Ion-X strengthened glass |
| Resolution | 390 x 312 pixels (~302 ppi density) | 448 x 368 pixels (~326 ppi density) |
| Size | 1.65 inches | 1.78 inches |
| Type | Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak) | Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak) |
| 3D Touch display | Always-on display | |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | 520 MHz Cortex-A7 | Dual-core |
| Chipset | Apple S1 (28 nm) | Apple S6 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX543 | PowerVR |
| OS | watchOS 1.0, upgradable to watchOS 4.3.2 | watchOS 7.0, upgradable to watchOS 26.1 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 8GB 512MB RAM | 32GB 1GB RAM |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| 35mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 4.0, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | No | 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 |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max |
| Natural language commands and dictation | Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | Wireless | Wireless |
| Type | Li-Ion 250 mAh (0.94 Wh), non-removable | Li-Ion 303.8 mAh |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | 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 | Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Blue, Red |
| Models | A1554 | A2293, A2294, A2375, A2376, A2291, A2292 |
| Price | About 250 EUR | About 420 EUR |
| Camera | ||
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| No | No | |