The most advanced Apple Watch yet. Available in 44-mm and 40-mm case sizes.
The core fitness, health and connectivity features of Apple Watch. Available in 42-mm and 38-mm case sizes.
Here’s a quick look at the differences.
Display
Always-On Retina display
Retina display
The Apple Watch Series 5 display never sleeps, so you can always see the time and the information that’s most important to you. The viewing area stretches deep into the rounded corners and is over 30 per cent larger than the Apple Watch Series 3 display.
Just raise your wrist and the display instantly comes to life.
368 by 448 pixels
324 by 394 pixels
312 by 390 pixels
272 by 340 pixels
Materials and Finishes
Aluminium
Stainless Steel
Aluminium
The Apple Watch Series 5 case is 11 per cent thinner than the Apple Watch Series 3 case and is available in a range of materials.
Strong yet incredibly light, the Apple Watch Series 3 case is made of aerospace-grade aluminium that is 100 per cent recycled.
Aluminium
Stainless Steel
Aluminium
Heart Health
High- and low-heart-rate notifications
Irregular heart rhythm notification
ECG app
High- and low-heart-rate notifications
Irregular heart rhythm notification
Apple Watch Series 5 can alert you if it detects unusually high or low heart rates or an irregular rhythm. It can measure your current heart rate. And using the electrical heart sensor, the ECG app is capable of generating an ECG similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram.1
Just like Series 5, Apple Watch Series 3 can also alert you if it detects unusually high or low heart rates or an irregular rhythm, as well as measure your current heart rate.
Safety and Emergency
Emergency SOS
Fall detection
International emergency calling
Emergency SOS
With Emergency SOS, you can quickly call for help and alert your emergency contacts.2 Apple Watch Series 5 can also detect if you’ve taken a hard fall, then automatically call emergency services for you.2 And it can complete an emergency call while you’re travelling abroad.3
You can quickly call for help and alert your emergency contacts if you need to.2
Technology
Electrical heart sensor
Optical heart sensor
Dual-core S5 chip
Digital Crown with haptic feedback
Mobile connectivity on GPS + Cellular models
GPS
Compass
Optical heart sensor
Dual-core S3 chip
Digital Crown
Mobile connectivity on GPS + Cellular models
GPS
Apple Watch Series 5 has an optical heart sensor for measuring your heart rate and heart rhythm, and an electrical heart sensor that enables the ECG app. The Digital Crown provides haptic feedback when you turn it. The S5 chip is up to twice as fast as the one in Apple Watch Series 3. And the speaker is 50 per cent louder.
Apple Watch Series 3 includes an optical heart sensor for measuring your heart rate and heart rhythm, GPS to pinpoint your location, and mobile connectivity on GPS + Cellular models.
Tech Specs
Series 5
Series 3
GPS + Cellular
Aluminium is available in silver, space grey and gold.
Stainless Steel is available in stainless steel, space black (DLC) and gold (PVD).
GPS + Cellular
Aluminium is available in silver and space grey.
GPS
Aluminium is available in silver, space grey and gold.