With the launch of the apple watch series 5 over the summer it s time to revisit the apple watch screen sizes for designers.
Apple watch 4 vs 5 size.
Apple watch 5 vs apple watch 4 specs and features visually the apple watch 5 and apple watch 4 are all but identical.
So what s new with the apple watch series 5 and should you upgrade from the series 4 or stick with what you ve got.
Both have the same square screen design and digital crown control system.
The case is the same.
The back crystal of apple watch series 6 features four clusters of green red and infrared leds and four photodiodes used to measure blood oxygen levels with the blood oxygen app.
The bands are the same.
Blood oxygen app 2 1 6 10 5.
Apple watch series 5.
40 x 34 x 10 7mm.
We ve created an apple watch size comparison table to help designers see the differences between the apple watch series 3 vs 4 vs 5 sizes.
Apple claims the watch s6 is up to 20 faster than s5.
44mm or 40mm case size.
Apple watch series 4.
Gps cellular 1 8 7 4 6.
The size differences of the apple watch se apple watch series 4 apple watch series 5 and apple watch series 6 models might not sound like very much 3 4mm here or there but 4mm out of 40mm is one tenth of the apple watch s dimensions.
Apple watch series 6.
Ecg app 3 2 7 11 6.
Apple watch series 6 5 4 and the all new apple watch se now come in 40mm model and 44mm models.
3 the digital crown provides haptic feedback when you turn it.
Always on retina display.
The apple watch series 6 is powered by the s6 64 bit dual core processor an upgrade over the apple watch series 5 s s5 processor.
2 it has both an optical heart sensor for measuring your heart rate and heart rhythm and an electrical heart sensor that enables the ecg app.
High and low heart rate notifications.
The screen size is the same.