Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS, 42mm) – Space Gray

 
 
38mm
42mm
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

 
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

 
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 – Europe, Australia (A1891)

 
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) – Europe, Australia (A1891)

 
Speed
HSPA, LTE
HSPA, LTE

 
GPRS
Yes
Yes

 
EDGE
Yes
Yes

LAUNCH
Announced
2017, September
2017, September

 
Status
Available. Released 2017, September
Available. Released 2017, September

BODY
Dimensions
38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm (1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 in)
42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm (1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 in)

 
Weight
42.4 g (1.48 oz)
52.8 g (1.87 oz)

 
Build
Aluminum/Ceramic back
Aluminum/Ceramic back

 
SIM
Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

 
 
– 50m waterproof
– 50m waterproof

DISPLAY
Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

 
Size
1.5 inches, 7.1 cm2 (~55.1% screen-to-body ratio)
1.65 inches, 8.6 cm2 (~55.4% screen-to-body ratio)

 
Resolution
340 x 272 pixels (~290 ppi density)
390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density)

 
Multitouch
Yes
Yes

 
Protection
Sapphire crystal glass
Sapphire crystal glass

 
 
– 3D Touch display
– 3D Touch display

 
 
– 1000 nits
– 1000 nits

PLATFORM
OS
watchOS 4.0, upgradable to 5.0
watchOS 4.0, upgradable to 5.0

 
Chipset
Apple S3
Apple S3

 
CPU
Dual-core
Dual-core

 
GPU
PowerVR
PowerVR

MEMORY
Card slot
No
No

 
Internal
16 GB, 768 MB RAM (to be confirmed)
16 GB, 768 MB RAM (to be confirmed)

CAMERA
 
No
No

SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; Ringtones
Vibration; Ringtones

 
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes

 
3.5mm jack
No
No

COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

 
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
4.2, A2DP, LE

 
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

 
NFC
Yes
Yes

 
Radio
No
No

 
USB
No
No

FEATURES
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer

 
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), Email, Push Email, IM
SMS(threaded view), Email, Push Email, IM

 
Browser
No
No

 
 
– MP3 player
– MP3 player

 
 
– Photo viewer
– Photo viewer

 
 
– Siri natural language commands and dictation (talking mode)
– Siri natural language commands and dictation (talking mode)

BATTERY
 
Non-removable Li-Ion 279 mAh battery (1.07 Wh)
Non-removable Li-Ion 279 mAh battery (1.07 Wh)

 
Stand-by
Up to 18 h (mixed usage)
Up to 18 h (mixed usage)