Today, you can order a brand new Apple Watch Series 7 if you are so inclined. While some initial orders are set to arrive on October 15, it looks like a lot of orders have already been pushed back to late October or early November. Which gives you a bit more time to go over the technical specifications of Apple’s newest smartwatch.
Apple did make some changes with the Series 7 compared to the Series 6. That’s mainly focused on the display, of course. But, otherwise, the newest smartwatch is pretty similar to last year’s model. Below, you’ll find a quick breakdown of the technical specifications for the Series 7.
So let’s get into it.
Tech specs for the Apple Watch Series 7
Finishes
- Aluminum (GPS + Cellular)
- Midnight, Starlight, green, blue, and (PRODUCT)RED
- Aluminum (GPS)
- Midnight, Starlight, green, blue, and (PRODUCT)RED
- Titanium
- Natural titanium
- Space Black (DLC)
- Stainless Steel
- Silver
- Gold
- Graphite
- Apple Watch Nike
- Midnight
- Starlight
- Apple Watch Hermès
- Space Black
- Silver
Case Size
- 41mm
- 41mm x 35mm x 10.7mm
- 32.0 grams (Aluminum, GPS, GPS + Cellular)
- 42.3 grams (Stainless Steel)
- 37.0 grams (Titanium)
- 45mm
- 45mm x 38mm x 10.7mm
- 38.8 grams (Aluminum, GPS, GPS + Cellular)
- 51.5 grams (Stainless Steel)
- 45.1 grams (Titanium)
Display
- 41mm
- 352 x 430 resolution
- 904 sq mm display area
- Always-on Retina LTPO OLED display with 1,000 nits brightness
- 45mm
- 396 x 484 resolution
- 1,143 sq mm display area
- Always-on Retina LTPO OLED display with 1,000 nits brightness
Features
- Compass
- GPS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and GLONASS
- Always-on altimeter
- Water-resistant up to 50 meters
- Blood oxygen sensor (requires blood oxygen app)
- Electrical heart sensor (requires ECG app)
- Third-generation optical heart sensor
- International emergency calling
- Emergency SOS
- Accelerometer with up to 32 g-forces and fall detection
- Ambient light sensor
- Gyroscope
- Speaker that’s 50% louder
- Microphone (which enables the Noise app)
- GymKit support
- Apple Pay support
- 32GB built-in storage (GPS, GPS + Cellular)
- Ceramic and sapphire crystal back (GPS, GPS + Cellular)
Processor
- Apple’s custom S7 64-bit dual-core chip (up to 20% faster than Apple Watch SE)
- Apple’s W3 wireless chip
- Apple’s U1 Ultra Wideband chip
Connectivity
- LTE + UMTS (GPS + Cellular)
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz
- Bluetooth 5.0
Power
- Up to 18 hours of battery life with built-in, rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- USB-C magnetic fast charging cable
So, there we have it. Plenty to love about Apple’s new smartwatch. Did you already order one?