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Apple Watch Series 9

Wearables

Display

Display diagonal: 1.90 in^*
Display pixel density: 326 ppi^*
Resolution: 484 × 396^*
Panel: Retina LTPO OLED, 2000 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, 2000 nits (peak)^*

Processing & platform

Chipset: Apple S9^*
Processor: Dual-core^*
Graphics: PowerVR^*

Memory & storage

Storage options

64 GB^*
Capacity
64 GB^*

Power specifications

Battery capacity: 308 mAh^*

Connectivity & software

Operating system: watchOS 10, up to watchOS 26.5, planned upgrade to watchOS 27^*
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

Gold^*
Graphite^*
Red^*
Silver^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 1 fields

model

Watch Series 9^*

Scope and conditions

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Specifications 2 · 45 fields

Battery · Charging

Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min^*

Battery · Type

Li-Ion 308 mAh^*

Body · Build

Sapphire crystal front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel 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

42.3 g (41mm), 51.5 g (45mm) (1.48 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

Sapphire crystal glass^*

Display · Resolution

484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density)^*

Display · Size

1.9 inches^*

Display · Type

Retina LTPO OLED, 2000 nits (peak)^*

Features · Features

Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)^*

Features · Sensors

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

Launch · Announced

2023, September 12^*

Launch · Status

Available. Released 2023, September 22^*

Memory · Card slot

No^*

Memory · Internal

64GB^*

Misc · Colors

Graphite, Silver, Gold, Red^*

Misc · Models

A2982, A2984, A2983, A2985, Watch7,3, Watch7,4^*

Historical price

About 630 EUR^*

Misc · SAR

1.02 W/kg (head)^*

Misc · SAR EU

0.64 W/kg (head)^*

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 S9^*

Platform · CPU

Dual-core^*

Platform · GPU

PowerVR^*

Platform · OS

watchOS 10, up to watchOS 26.5, planned upgrade to watchOS 27^*

Sound · 3.5mm jack

No^*

Sound · Loudspeaker

Yes^*

Colors

Graphite: Graphite^*
Silver: Silver^*
Gold: Gold^*
Red: Red^*

Display

Diagonal: 1.9^* in
Horizontal pixels: 484^* px
Vertical pixels: 396^* px
Technology: Retina LTPO OLED, 2000 nits (peak)^*

Memory options

64 GB

Capacity: 64.0^* 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