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Apple Watch Series 5
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Key specs
Battery
- Battery Life Typical
- 18 h
- Charging Method
- Magnetic puck
- Wireless Charging
- Yes
Build
- Water Resistance
- Yes
- IP Rating
- IPX0
- Material Case
- Aluminum, stainless steel, titanium, ceramic
- Water Depth
- 50 m
Connectivity
- Bluetooth Version
- 5.0
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Cellular
- Yes
- Gps
- Yes
- Lte
- Yes
- NFC
- Yes
- Wifi
- Yes
Design
- Case Size
- 44 mm
- Case Thickness
- 10.7 mm
- Color Options
- Gold, Space Black, Silver, Stainless Steel finishes, Titanium (light and dark), White Ceramic
- Form Factor
- Square
- Always On Display
- Yes
- Weight
- 36.5 g
Display
- Brightness Peak Nits
- 1000 nits
- Panel Type
- LTPO OLED
- Resolution Px
- 368×448
- Size In
- 1.9 in
Features
- Contactless Payment
- Yes
- Fall Detection
- Yes
- Microphone
- Yes
- Music Storage
- Yes
- Sleep Tracking
- No
- Speaker
- Yes
- Stress Monitoring
- Yes
Identity
- Model Number
- A2094
Release
- Date
- 2019-09-20
- Msrp Usd
- 399 USD
- Year
- 2019
Sensors
- Ecg
- Yes
- Heart Rate
- Yes
Software
- Operating System
- WatchOS
- Supported Phone OS
- IOS only
Owners
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