Apple Watch SE 3 vs Apple Watch Series 12
The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.
| Specification | Apple Watch SE 3 | Apple Watch Series 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Water resistanceDiffers | 50m (swimproof) | 50m (swimproof) under ISO standard 22810:2010 |
| DepthDiffers | 10.7 mm | 9.7 mm |
| Battery life (max)Differs | 32 h | 24 h |
| Activity measurementsDiffers | L1 GPS (GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou) | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou |
| Bluetooth versionSame | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Built-in microphoneSame | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in speaker(s)Same | Yes | Yes |
| Device memorySame | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Display brightnessnot known | 1000 nits | not known |
| Display resolutionnot known | 324 by 394 pixels (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 368 by 448 pixels (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Display technologynot known | OLED and LTPO | not known |
| Display typenot known | OLED | not known |
| Pixel densitynot known | 326 ppi | not known |
| Watch glass typenot known | Tough Ion-X with 4x crack resistance | not known |
| Watch case materialnot known | Aluminum | not known |
| Watch case sizenot known | 40 mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 44 mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Wrist size rangenot known | 130–200mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 140–245mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Mobile network generationnot known | Supports RedCap for 5G 17 and LTE 18 | not known |
| Wi-Finot known | Yes | not known |
| Battery lifenot known | 18 h | not known |
| Battery life (power save mode)not known | 32 h | not known |
| Battery recharge time(80%)not known | 45 min | not known |
| Weightnot known | 32.9 g (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band) | not known |
| Widthnot known | 34 mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 38 mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| International Protection (IP) codenot known | not known | IP6X |
| Heart rate monitornot known | Yes | not known |
| Wireless chipsetnot known | not known | S11 chip with 64-bit dual-core processor |
| Operating system installednot known | not known | watchOS |
| Measurementsnot known | Height: 40mm Width: 34mm Depth: 10.7mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · Height: 44mm Width: 38mm Depth: 10.7mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Sustainable technologies and materialsnot known | 100% recycled aluminum in the case | not known |
| Packaging Materialnot known | 100% fiber-based packaging | not known |
| Recycled Content Overallnot known | 40% | not known |