Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen)
  • Released 2015, April 25g body, 10.5mm thickness watchOS 1.0, up to 4.3.2 8GB storage, no card slot
  • 520 MHz Cortex-A7 PowerVR SGX543 No About 280 USD
  • 1.5" 340x272 pixels
  •   No video recorder
  • 512GB RAM Apple S1
  • 205mAh Li-Ion

Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) overview

Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) is a smartwatch that runs on watchOS. It was released on 2015, April. Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) has 1.5 inch, Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak), a resolution of 340 x 272 pixels screen with Ion-X strengthened glass. It uses Apple S1 (28 nm) chipset, 520 MHz Cortex-A7 CPU, PowerVR SGX543 GPU. Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) supports 2G networks. Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) uses Li-Ion 205 mAh (0.78 Wh), non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) is about 280 USD.

Score the key features of Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) compared to the other smartwatchs on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Dimensions: 96 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 68 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 32 / 100 points
  • Price: 41 / 100 points

Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) full specifications

NETWORK

Technology No cellular connectivity
2G bands N/A
GPRS No
EDGE No

LAUNCH

Announced 2014, September. Released 2015, April
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm (1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 in)
Weight 25 g body (2.19 oz)
Build Glass front, composite plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM No
  IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY

Type Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak)
Size 1.5 inches
Resolution 340 x 272 pixels (~290 ppi density)
Protection Ion-X strengthened glass
  3D Touch display

PLATFORM

OS watchOS 1.0, upgradable to 4.3.2
Chipset Apple S1 (28 nm)
CPU 520 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX543

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 8GB 512MB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

No

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, LE
GPS No
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB No

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate
  Natural language commands and dictation

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 205 mAh (0.78 Wh), non-removable
Charging Wireless charging
Stand-by Up to 18 h (mixed usage)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Silver/White, Orange, Blue; Gray/Black; Rose Gold/Lavender, Stone; Gold/White, Blue, Yellow, Apricot, Royal Blue, Pink/Royal Blue/Gold&Red/Black Woven Nylon
Models A1553
Price About 280 USD

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