Design and in-hand feel
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Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen)
Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen) brings 1.5-inch OLED, Apple S1, 205mAh into one clean package.
Design and in-hand feel
Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen) feels refined in hand, built with Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame, weighing 40 g body (2.72 oz), keeping a 10.5 mm profile, and sized at 38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm (1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 in).
Display
1.5" 340x272 pixels
Chipset
Apple S1
Battery
205mAh
Storage
8GB storage, no card slot
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Color variants
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Stainless Steel/Red
White
Brown/Black/Blue/Red/Marigold/Jay Buckle
Blue/Stone Leather Loop
Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop
Link Bracelet
Space Black Stainless Steel/Black
Black Link Bracelet
Pearl Woven Nylon
Battery and charging
Capacity, charging profile, and battery test notes stay high on the page for faster reading.
Battery capacity
205mAh
Wireless
Li-Ion 205 mAh (0.78 Wh), non-removable
Wireless
Video and audio capture
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Display profile
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Display headline
1.5-inch OLED
1.5 inches
Type
Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak)
Size
1.5 inches
Resolution
340 x 272 pixels (~290 ppi density)
Refresh
450Hz
Brightness
450 nits (peak)
Protection
Sapphire crystal glass
Protection and durability
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Protection
Sapphire crystal glass
Build
Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame
Platform and hardware
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Core platform
Apple S1
watchOS 1.0, up to watchOS 4.3.2
Operating system
watchOS 1.0, up to watchOS 4.3.2
Chipset
Apple S1
CPU
520 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR SGX543
Internal storage
8GB 512MB RAM
Card slot
No
Connectivity stack
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Network
No cellular connectivity
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
4.0, LE
Positioning
No
NFC
Yes
USB
No
Everyday experience
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Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate
Audio
Yes
Software
watchOS 1.0, up to watchOS 4.3.2
Storage profile
8GB 512MB RAM
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