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Apple Watch Edition Series 6 vs Apple Watch Edition Series 7

AppleWatch Edition Series 6

AppleWatch Edition Series 7

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Apple Watch Edition Series 6 Apple Lowest price Price $800 Full specs

Apple Watch Edition Series 7 Apple Price $850 Full specs

General

Announced

September 2020

September 2021

Released

September 2020

October 2021

Colors

Space BlackTitanium

Same on both

Design

Length

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

45 mm (45 in)41 mm (41 in)

Width

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

38 mm (45 in)35 mm (41 in)

Thickness

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

10.7 mm (45 in)10.7 mm (41 in)

Weight

41.3 g (44 in)34.6 g (40 in)

45.1 g (45 in)37.0 g (41 in)

Materials

Glass front (Sapphire crystal)

Glass front

On both: Ceramic/sapphire crystal back, Titanium frame

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)

1.9 Inches (45 in)1.69 Inches (41 in)

Resolution

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

484x396 Pixels (45 in)430x352 Pixels (41 in)

Screen Ratio

60.0%

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Pixel Density

326 PPI

Brightness Level

1000 Nits

Display Protection

Sapphire Crystal Glass

Features

Always-on Display

Same on both

Hardware

Chipset

Apple S6

Apple S7

CPU Type

Dual-core

GPU

PowerVR

RAM (Memory)

1 GB

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Internal Storage

32 GB

Software

WatchOS

Version

7.0

8.0

Update To

7.3

8.1

Camera

Connectivity

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/nDual-band

Same on both

Bluetooth

5.0A2DPLE

Same on both

Location

No extras

BDS

On both: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC

Yes

Media

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Other specifications

Sensors

Heart Rate (2nd gen)

Heart Rate

On both: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Always-on altimeter, Compass, SpO2, VO2max

Water/Dust Resistant

Yes - 50m water resistant

Yes - 50m water resistant (IP6X)

Other Features

ECG certified

ECG certifiedUltra Wideband (UWB)

Charging and Battery

Wireless Charging

Yes

Capacity

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

309 mAh (45 in)284 mAh (41 in)

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