Controls
- Digital Crown with haptic feedback
- Side button
- Double tap gesture
Sensors
- Electrical heart sensor
- Third‑generation optical heart sensor
- Temperature sensing1
- Compass
- Always‑on altimeter
- High‑g accelerometer
- High dynamic range gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
Health and Wellness
- ECG app2
- Cycle Tracking app with retrospective ovulation estimates3
- Heart Rate app
- High and low heart rate notifications
- Irregular rhythm notifications4
- Medications app
- Mindfulness app
- Noise app
- Sleep app including sleep stages
Display
- Always‑On Retina LTPO OLED display
- Edge‑to‑edge display
- Ion‑X front glass (aluminum cases)
- Sapphire front crystal (stainless steel cases)
- Up to 2000 nits maximum brightness
- 1 nit minimum brightness
- 326 pixels per inch
Power and Battery Life
- All‑day battery life, up to 18 hours of normal use5
- Up to 36 hours in Low Power Mode5
- Built‑in rechargeable lithium‑ion battery
- Fast‑charge capable6
- Up to 80% charge in about 45 minutes6
Operating System
- watchOS 10
- watchOS is the world’s most advanced wearable operating system, with apps and features designed to keep you active, healthy, safe, and connected.
Safety
Durability
Connectivity
- L1 GPS, GNSS, Galileo, and BeiDou
- LTE and UMTS11
- Wi‑Fi 4 (802.11n)
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Second‑generation Ultra Wideband chip12
- Apple Pay
- GymKit
- Supports Apple Watch for kids using Family Setup13
Accessibility
Built‑in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.
Features Include:
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- On/Off Labels
- Reduce Transparency
- Increase Contrast
- Color Filters
- Text Size
- Bold Text
- Reduce Motion
- Hourly Chimes
- AssistiveTouch
- Button Click Speed
- Touch Accommodations
- Auto-Answer Calls
- RTT Support
- Audio Volume Balance
- Auto Transcription
- Live Speech
- Accessibility Shortcut
- Mono Audio
- Taptic Time
- Personal Voice
Workouts and Activity
Running
- Custom interval workouts
- Customizable Workout Views
- Heart Rate Zones
- Race Route
- Stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation
- Automatic track detection
- Multisport workout
Hiking
- Bearing, incline, elevation, and coordinates
- Custom waypoints
- Automatically generated waypoints to cellular connectivity
- Backtrack GPS data
- Topographic maps for over 1000 national and regional parks (U.S. only)
Cycling
- Average speed, elevation gained, and distance
- Connection to cycling accessories via Bluetooth
- Functional Threshold Power
- Power Zones
- Cadence
- Live Activity on iPhone
Swimming
- Pool swim or open water swim
- Splits and auto sets
- SWOLF score
- Automatic stroke detection
- Kickboard
- Average pace, total distance, and laps
More Workouts
Walk
Elliptical
Rower
Stair Stepper
HIIT
Yoga
Functional Strength Training
Dance
Cooldown
Core Training
Pilates
Tai Chi
Wheelchair
Kickboxing
Multisport
Other
Workouts and Activity
Running
- Custom interval workouts
- Customizable Workout Views
- Heart Rate Zones
- Race Route
- Stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation
- Automatic track detection
- Multisport workout
Hiking
- Bearing, incline, elevation, and coordinates
- Custom waypoints
- Automatically generated waypoints to cellular connectivity
- Backtrack GPS data
- Topographic maps for over 1000 national and regional parks (U.S. only)
Cycling
- Average speed, elevation gained, and distance
- Connection to cycling accessories via Bluetooth
- Functional Threshold Power
- Power Zones
- Cadence
- Live Activity on iPhone
Swimming
- Pool swim or open water swim
- Splits and auto sets
- SWOLF score
- Automatic stroke detection
- Kickboard
- Average pace, total distance, and laps
More Workouts
Walk
Elliptical
Rower
Stair Stepper
HIIT
Yoga
Functional Strength Training
Dance
Cooldown
Core Training
Pilates
Tai Chi
Wheelchair
Kickboxing
Multisport
Other