Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm) vs Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) vs Garmin Forerunner 965 Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm) Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) Garmin Forerunner 965
Released · Oct 15, 2021
Released · Sep 16, 2022
Released · Feb 20, 2024
448x368px
1.7-inch · 430x352px
1.4-inch · 454x454px
1GB · 32GB
1GB · 32GB
8GB
282 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021 Sep 07, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches
41 x 35 x 10.7 mm
1.86 x 1.86 x 0.52 inches
47.2 x 47.2 x 13.2
Weight
1.34 oz / 38.0 g
With Titanium case - 45.1 g
With Stainless Steel case - 51.5 g
1.13 oz / 32.0 g
Stainless steel frame - 42.3 g
1.87 oz / 53.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Water, Dust; IP6X 50m/5ATM water resistance
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.7-inch, 63.01% screen-to-body 1.4-inch
Type
OLED OLED, 1000 nits AMOLED
Resolution
448x368px 430x352px, 329 PPI 454x454px, 459 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Apple S7 Apple S8
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR PowerVR
Memory
1GB/32GB 1GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x) watchOS (9.x)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion 282 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging Qi wireless charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0 Yes
WLAN
Yes
802.11 b, g, n
Yes
802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Yes

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5 1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

With Stainless Steel case
Weight 1.82 oz / 51.5 g
Materials Back: Stainless steel
With titanium case
Weight 1.59 oz / 45.1 g
Materials Back: Titanium
With stainless steel frame
Weight 1.49 oz / 42.3 g
Materials Back: Stainless steel
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