Apple Watch Series 9 Technical Specifications

Material and Finish

Aluminium case

Pink, Midnight, Starlight, Silver, (PRODUCT)RED

Stainless steel case

Gold, Silver, Graphite

Size and Weight
  • Height: 45-mm
  • Width: 38-mm
  • Depth: 10.7-mm
  • Weight (aluminium, GPS):
    38.7 grams
  • Weight (aluminium, GPS + Cellular):
    39.0 grams
  • Weight (stainless steel):
    51.5 grams
  • Fits 140–245-mm wrists
  • Height: 41-mm
  • Width: 35-mm
  • Depth: 10.7-mm
  • Weight (aluminium, GPS):
    31.9 grams
  • Weight (aluminium, GPS + Cellular):
    32.1 grams
  • Weight (stainless steel):
    42.3 grams
  • Fits 130–200-mm wrists
Hardware and Buttons

Digital Crown

Microphone

Side button

Electrical
heart sensor

Speaker/air vent

Optical heart sensor

Controls
  • Digital Crown with haptic feedback
  • Side button
  • Double-tap gesture
  • Siri with on‑device processing
Chip
  • S9 SiP with 64‑bit dual‑core processor
  • 4‑core Neural Engine
  • 64GB capacity
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 (aluminium cases)
  • Sapphire front crystal (stainless steel cases)
  • Up to 2,000 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 per cent charge in about 45 minutes6

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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.

Learn more about watchOS 10

Workouts and Activity
Running
  • Customised interval workouts
  • Customisable Workout Views
  • Heart Rate Zones
  • Race Route
  • Stride length, ground contact time and vertical oscillation
  • Multisport workout

Hiking
  • Bearing, incline, elevation and coordinates
  • Customised waypoints
  • Automatically generated waypoints to mobile connectivity
  • Backtrack GPS data
  • Topographic maps for over 1,000 national and regional parks (US 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
Safety
  • Emergency SOS7
  • International emergency calling8
  • Crash Detection7
  • Fall Detection
Durability
  • Water resistance 50 m (swim-proof)9
  • Dust resistance IP6X10
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.

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Features Include:
  • VoiceOver
  • Zoom
  • On/Off Labels
  • Reduce Transparency
  • Increase Contrast
  • Colour Filters
  • Text Size
  • Bold Text
  • Reduce Motion
  • Hourly Chimes
  • AssistiveTouch
  • Button Click Speed
  • Touch Accommodations
  • Auto-Answer Calls
  • Type to Siri
  • RTT Support
  • Audio Volume Balance
  • Auto Transcription
  • Live Speech
  • Accessibility Shortcut
  • Mono Audio
  • Taptic Time
  • Personal Voice
Environmental Requirements
Operating temperature:

0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)

Nonoperating storage temperature:

−20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)

Relative humidity:

5% to 90% noncondensing

Operating altitude:

0 m to 3000 m (0 feet to 10,000 feet)

Apple Watch Series 9 and the Environment

Apple Watch Series 9 is designed to reduce environmental impact:14

See the Apple Watch Series 9 (Aluminum) Product Environmental Report (PDF) See the Apple Watch Series 9 (Stainless Steel) Product Environmental Report (PDF)

Progress towards Apple 2030

Apple Watch Series 9 with aluminium case and Sport Loop is one of Apple’s first carbon-neutral products:

  • 30% recycled or renewable content15
  • 100% of manufacturing electricity sourced from clean electricity16
  • 50% or more shipped without aeroplanes17
  • 78% emissions reduction against baseline18
  • 8.1 kg CO2e total remaining emissions covered by high-quality carbon credits19

See Apple’s commitment

Materials

  • 100% recycled aluminium in the case
  • 100% recycled cobalt in the battery20
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of the multiple printed circuit boards
  • 100% recycled tungsten and copper wire in the Taptic Engine
  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
  • 100% recycled copper foil in the main logic board
  • 26% renewable plastic in the speaker
  • 100% fibre-based packaging21
  • 47% recycled content in fibre packaging

Energy

  • 100% of manufacturing electricity for carbon-neutral Apple Watch Series 9 with aluminium case and Sport Loop is sourced from clean electricity
  • 100% of expected customer energy use matched with clean electricity22
  • Meets California Energy Commission’s energy efficiency standards for battery charger systems23

Waste

  • No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program

Smarter chemistry24

  • Arsenic-free display glass
  • Mercury-, BFR- and PVC-free
  • Meets European REACH regulation on nickel

Apple Trade In

Trade in your eligible device and get credit towards your next purchase, or an Apple Gift Card you can use at any time.25 If your device isn’t eligible for credit, we’ll recycle it for free.

See how it works

Compatibility

iPhone Xs or later with iOS 17 or later

In the Box
  • Apple Watch Series 9
  • Band
  • Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB‑C Cable (1m)
Lined up in a row: front view of Apple Watch Series 9 hardware, a storm blue sport band and Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable.