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Apple Watch Edition Series 5 vs Apple Watch Series 6

AppleWatch Edition Series 5

AppleWatch Series 6

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Apple Watch Edition Series 5 Apple Lowest price Price $500 Full specs

Apple Watch Series 6 Apple Price $700 Full specs

General

Announced

September 2019

September 2020

Released

September 2019

September 2020

Colors

Space BlackTitaniumWhite (Ceramic frame)

SilverGraphiteGold

Design

Length

44 mm (44 in)40 mm (40 in)

Same on both

Width

38 mm (44 in)34 mm (40 in)

Same on both

Thickness

10.7 mm (44 in)10.7 mm (40 in)

10.4 mm (44 in)10.4 mm (40 in)

Weight

47.8 g (44 in)39.8 g (40 in)

47.1 g (44 in)39.7 (40 in)

Materials

Titanium frame or Ceramic frame

Stainless steel frame

On both: Glass front (Sapphire crystal), Ceramic/sapphire crystal back

Network

2G Network

Yes

3G Network

Yes

4G Network

Yes

GPRS

Yes

EDGE

Yes

SIM

Electronic SIM (eSIM)

Display

Display Type

Retina LTPO OLED

Size

1.78 Inches (44 in)1.57 Inches (40 in)

Same on both

Resolution

448x368 Pixels (44 in)394x324 Pixels (40 in)

Same on both

Screen Ratio

60.0%

Pixel Density

326 PPI

Brightness Level

1000 Nits

Display Protection

Sapphire Crystal Glass

Features

3D Touch displayAlways-on Display

Always-on Display

Hardware

Chipset

Apple S5

Apple S6

CPU Type

Dual-core

GPU

PowerVR

RAM (Memory)

1 GB

Internal Storage

32 GB

Software

watchOS

WatchOS

Version

6.0

7.0

Update To

7.3

Camera

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/nDual-band

Bluetooth

5.0A2DPLE

Same on both

Location

GPSA-GPSGLONASSGALILEOQZSS

Same on both

NFC

Yes

Media

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Other specifications

Sensors

No extras

Always-on altimeterSpO2VO2max

On both: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate (2nd gen), Barometer, Compass

Water/Dust Resistant

Yes - 50m water resistant

Other Features

ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)

ECG certified

Charging and Battery

Wireless Charging

Yes

Capacity

296 mAh (44 in)245 mAh (40 in)

303.8 mAh (44 in)265.9 mAh (40 in)

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