2026
Better than Watch Series 11
- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 0.8 days → 1 days
- Battery life (hours) 18 h → 24 h
- Battery capacity 315 mAh → 377 mAh
Worse
Watch Series 11 vs Watch Series 12 — full comparison- Weight 34.6 g → 52.9 g
2025
Worse
Watch Series 10 vs Watch Series 11 — full comparison- Battery capacity 327 mAh → 315 mAh
2024
Better than Watch Series 9
Watch Series 9 vs Watch Series 10 — full comparison- Weight 42.3 g → 34.4 g
- Screen size 1.9″ → 1.96″
- Charged in 30 min 53% → 80%
- Thickness 10.7 mm → 9.7 mm
2023
Better than Watch Series 8
Watch Series 8 vs Watch Series 9 — full comparison- Peak brightness 1,000 nits → 2,000 nits
- Storage 32 GB → 64 GB
2022
No notable changes in the key specs.
Watch Series 7 vs Watch Series 8 — full comparison2021
Better than Watch Series 6
- Weight 47.1 g → 42.3 g
- Screen size 1.78″ → 1.9″
- Resolution (width) 368 px → 396 px
Worse
Watch Series 6 vs Watch Series 7 — full comparison- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 2 days → 0.8 days
2020
The first generation in our catalog.
Specifications
Key specs by generation
| Watch Series 6 · 2020 | Watch Series 7 · 2021 | Watch Series 8 · 2022 | Watch Series 9 · 2023 | Watch Series 10 · 2024 | Watch Series 11 · 2025 | Watch Series 12 · 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case size | 44 mm | 45 mm | 45 mm | 45 mm | 46 mm | 46 mm | 46 mm |
| Screen size | 1.78″ | 1.9″ | 1.9″ | 1.9″ | 1.96″ | 1.96″ | 1.96″ |
| AMOLED / OLED display | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | 2 days | 0.8 days | 0.8 days | 0.8 days | 0.8 days | 0.8 days | 1 days |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Weight | 47.1 g | 42.3 g | 42.3 g | 42.3 g | 34.4 g | 34.6 g | 52.9 g |
| NFC payments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Score | 7.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 |