Apple made a big point to discuss how its Apple Watch Series 9’s manufacturing process was going carbon neutral from start to finish at today’s announcement event, but as far as users are concerned, most of them just want to know that the product they’re buying is an upgrade from what they already have.
In this piece, the iDB staff will outline the technical specifications of the all-new Apple Watch Series 9 so that you can determine whether it’s a worthwhile upgrade or something to pass on.
Apple Watch Series 9 tech specs
Finishes
- Aluminum (GPS or GPS + Cellular)
- Pink, Midnight, Starlight, Silver, or (PRODUCT) RED
- Stainless Steel
- Silver
- Gold
- Graphite
Chips
- S9 SiP with 64-bit dual-core processor
- W3 wireless chip
- Double tap gesture
- Faster on-device Siri with health data access
- Precision Finding for iPhone with second-generation Apple ultra wideband chip
Case size & weight
- 41mm
- 41mm x 35mm x 10.7mm
- 0 grams (Aluminum, GPS, GPS + Cellular)
- 3 grams (Stainless Steel)
- 45mm
- 45mm x 38mm x 10.7mm
- 8 grams (Aluminum, GPS, GPS + Cellular)
- 5 grams (Stainless Steel)
Display
- 41mm
- 352 x 430 resolution
- 904 sq mm display area
- Always-on Retina LTPO OLED display with 2,000 nits brightness
- 45mm
- 396 x 484 resolution
- 1,143 sq mm display area
- Always-on Retina LTPO OLED display with 2,000 nits brightness
Features
- Compass
- L1 & L5 GPS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, and GLONASS
- Precision dual-frequency GPS
- Always-on altimeter
- Water-resistant up to 50 meters
- Dust resistant IP6X
- Blood oxygen sensor (requires blood oxygen app)
- Heart rate & irregular rhythm notifications
- Electrical heart sensor (requires ECG app)
- Temperature sensing
- Cycle tracking with retrospective ovulation estimates
- Third-generation optical heart sensor
- International emergency calling
- Emergency SOS
- High-g Accelerometer with up to 256 g-forces with Fall Detection and Crash Detection
- Ambient light sensor
- High dynamic range gyroscope
- Three-microphone array with beamforming and wind noise mitigation
- GymKit support
- Apple Pay support
- 64GB built-in storage
- Ceramic and sapphire crystal back
- Water resistant
- Swimproof
Connectivity
Power
- Up to 18 hours of battery life with built-in, rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Up to 36 hours of battery life in Low Power Mode
- USB-C magnetic fast charging cable
Conclusion
The Apple Watch Series 9 offers a minor spec bump over the Apple Watch Series 8, with some of the core new features being a display that’s twice as bright, upgraded processor and wireless chips, and double the internal storage, among other things.
If you’re interested in picking up an Apple Watch Series 9 of your own, then you can pre-order one from Apple’s website starting today and expect to receive it as soon as Friday, September 22nd when deliveries begin and the product becomes available for the first time in retail stores.
Also see: Apple Watch Ultra 2 tech specs
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