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Apple Watch Series 8 Aluminum

Wearables

Display

Display diagonal
1.90 in*
Display pixel density
326 ppi*
Resolution
484 × 396*
Panel
Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak)*
Horizontal pixels
Display: 484 px
Vertical pixels
Display: 396 px

Displays

  • Display*
    Diagonal
    1.90 in*
    Horizontal pixels
    484 px*
    Vertical pixels
    396 px*
    Technology
    Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak)*

Processing & platform

Chipset
Apple S8*
Processor
Dual-core*
Graphics
PowerVR*

Memory & storage

Memory configurations

  • 1 GB RAM / 32 GB*
    Memory
    1 GB*
    Capacity
    32 GB*

Memory options

  • 1 GB*
    Capacity
    1 GB*

Storage options

  • 32 GB*
    Capacity
    32 GB*

Power specifications

Battery capacity
308 mAh*

Connectivity & software

Operating system
watchOS 9.0, upgradable to watchOS 26.5*
Cellular networks
GSM / HSPA / LTE*
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band*
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE*
NFC
Yes*

Sensors

  • Accelerometer*
  • always-on altimeter*
  • barometer*
  • compass*
  • gyro*
  • heart rate*
  • SpO2*
  • temperature (body)*
  • VO2max*

Design & dimensions

Dimensions
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in)*

Colors

  • Midnight*
  • Red*
  • Silver*
  • Starlight*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 1 fields
model
Watch Series 8 Aluminum*
Scope and conditions
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Specifications 2 · 46 fields
Battery · Charging
Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min*
Battery · Type
Li-Ion 308 mAh*
Body · Build
Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame*
Body · Dimensions
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in)*
Body · Features
IP6X certified 50m water resistant ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)*
Body · SIM
eSIM*
Body · Weight
32 g (41mm), 38.8 g (45mm) (1.13 oz)*
Camera · Features
No*
Comms · Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE*
Comms · NFC
Yes*
Comms · Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS*
Comms · Radio
No*
Comms · USB
No*
Comms · WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band*
Display · Protection
Ion-X strengthened glass*
Display · Resolution
484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density)*
Display · Size
1.9 inches*
Display · Type
Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak)*
Features · Features
Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support*
Features · Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body)*
Launch · Announced
2022, September 07*
Launch · Status
Available. Released 2022, September 16*
Memory · Card slot
No*
Memory · Features
eMMC 5.1*
Memory · Internal
32GB 1GB RAM*
Misc · Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Red*
Misc · Models
A2773, A2775, A2772, A2774, A2857, A2858, A2770, A2771, watch6,14, watch6,15, watch6,16, watch6,17*
Historical price
About 340 EUR*
Misc · SAR
0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)*
Misc · SAR EU
0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)*
Network · 2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900*
Network · 3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK*
Network · 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK*
Network · Features
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada*
Network · Speed
HSPA, LTE*
Network · Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE*
Platform · Chipset
Apple S8*
Platform · CPU
Dual-core*
Platform · GPU
PowerVR*
Platform · OS
watchOS 9.0, upgradable to watchOS 26.5*
Sound · 3.5mm jack
No*
Sound · Loudspeaker
Yes*
Colors
Midnight
Midnight*
Starlight
Starlight*
Silver
Silver*
Red
Red*
Display
Display
Diagonal
1.9* in
Horizontal pixels
484* px
Vertical pixels
396* px
Technology
Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak)*
Memory options
1 GB
Capacity
1.0* GB
32 GB
Capacity
32.0* GB
1 GB RAM / 32 GB
Memory
1.0* GB
Capacity
32.0* GB
Sensors
Accelerometer
Accelerometer*
gyro
gyro*
heart rate
heart rate*
barometer
barometer*
always-on altimeter
always-on altimeter*
compass
compass*
SpO2
SpO2*
VO2max
VO2max*
temperature (body)
temperature (body)*

* Provisional data