Apple Watch
Line of smartwatches designed by Apple Inc. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Apple Watch is a line of smartwatches produced by Apple Inc. It incorporates fitness tracking, health-oriented capabilities, and wireless telecommunication, and integrates with iOS and other Apple products and services. The Apple Watch was released in April 2015,[18][19] and quickly became the best-selling wearable device: 4.2 million were sold in the second quarter of fiscal 2015,[20] and more than 100 million people were estimated to use an Apple Watch as of December 2020.[21] Apple has introduced a new generation of the Apple Watch with improved internal components each September[22]—each labeled by Apple as a 'Series', with certain exceptions.[lower-alpha 1]
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Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Manufacturer | |
Type | Smartwatch |
Release date | 1st generation: April 24, 2015 Series 1 and Series 2: September 16, 2016 Series 3: September 22, 2017 Series 4: September 21, 2018 Series 5: September 20, 2019 Series 6 and SE (1st generation): September 18, 2020 Series 7: October 15, 2021 Series 8 and SE (2nd generation): September 16, 2022 Ultra: September 23, 2022 |
Discontinued | 1st generation: September 7, 2016 Series 1: September 21, 2018 Series 2: September 12, 2017 Series 3: September 7, 2022 Series 4: September 10, 2019 Series 5: September 15, 2020 Series 6: October 8, 2021 SE (1st generation) and Series 7: September 7, 2022 |
Units sold | 100 million (estimated, 2020)[3] |
Operating system | watchOS |
System on a chip | 1st generation: Apple S1 Series 1: Apple S1P Series 2: Apple S2 Series 3: Apple S3 Series 4: Apple S4 Series 5, SE (1st generation): Apple S5 Series 6: Apple S6 Series 7: Apple S7 Series 8, SE (2nd generation), Ultra: Apple S8 |
CPU | 1st generation: 32-bit single-core Series 1, Series 2, Series 3: 32-bit dual-core Series 4 onwards: 64-bit dual-core |
Memory | 1st generation, Series 1, Series 2: 512 MB DRAM[4] Series 3: 768 MB DRAM[5][4] Series 4 and Series 5: 1 GB DRAM[6] Series 6 onwards: 1.5 GB DRAM[7] |
Storage | 1st generation, Series 1, Series 2: 8 GB[8][5][9] Series 3: 8 GB (GPS) or 16 GB (Cellular)[10] Series 4: 16 GB[11] Series 5 onwards: 32 GB[12][13][14] |
Display | OLED[15] with strengthened Ion-X glass or Sapphire glass 1st generation, Series 1, Series 2, Series 3: |
Connectivity | NFC, Diagnostics port 1st generation, Series 1, Series 2: Bluetooth 4.0[16][17] Series 3: LTE cellular data (optional), Bluetooth 4.2[10] Series 4, Series 5, SE, Series 6, Series 7, Series 8: LTE cellular data (optional), Bluetooth 5[11][12][13][14] Ultra: LTE cellular data, Bluetooth 5.3 1st generation, Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, SE: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz only) Series 6, Series 7, Series 8, Ultra: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz & 5 GHz) |
Power | Built-in rechargeable Li-Po battery |
Dimensions | 1st generation, Series 1: 38 mm Series 2, Series 3: (1.93 in × 1.73 in × 0.57 in) |
Backward compatibility | watchOS 1 – 3: iPhone 5 or later watchOS 4 – 5: iPhone 5S or later (GPS Only), iPhone 6 or later (GPS + Cellular) watchOS 6 – 8: iPhone 6S or later watchOS 9: iPhone 8 or later |
Predecessor | iPod Nano |
Website | apple.com/watch |
Each Series has been initially sold in multiple variants defined by the watch casing's material, color, and size (except for the budget watches Series 1 and SE, available only in aluminum,[23][26] and the Ultra, available only in 49 mm uncolored titanium[25]), and beginning with Series 3, by the option in the aluminum variants for LTE cellular connectivity, which comes standard with the other materials.[27] The band included with the watch can be selected from multiple options from Apple, and watch variants in aluminum co-branded with Nike and in stainless steel co-branded with Hermès are also offered, which include exclusive bands, colors, and digital watch faces carrying those companies' branding.[27]
The Apple Watch operates in conjunction with the user's iPhone for functions such as configuring the watch and syncing data with iPhone apps, but can separately connect to a Wi-Fi network for data-reliant purposes, including communications, app use, and audio streaming.[28][29] LTE-equipped models can also perform these functions over a mobile network, and can make and receive phone calls independently when the paired iPhone is not nearby or is powered-off, substantially reducing the need for an iPhone after initial setup.[lower-alpha 2] The oldest iPhone model that is compatible with any given Apple Watch depends on the version of system software installed on each device.[32] As of September 2022[update], new Apple Watches come with watchOS 9 preinstalled and require an iPhone running iOS 16, which is available for the iPhone 8 and later.[33]