Apple Watch Series 10: Materials, Features, Specifications, and Environmental Impact
Material and Finish
Aluminium Case
- Colors: Jet Black, Rose Gold, Silver
Titanium Case
- Colors: Slate, Gold, Natural
Size and Weight
Model 1
- Height: 46 mm
- Width: 39 mm
- Depth: 9.7 mm
- Display: 416x496 pixels
- Display Area: 1,220 mm²
- Weight (Aluminium, GPS): 36.4 g
- Weight (Aluminium, GPS + Cellular): 35.3 g
- Weight (Titanium): 41.7 g
- Fits Wrist Sizes: 140–245 mm
Model 2
- Height: 42 mm
- Width: 36 mm
- Depth: 9.7 mm
- Display: 374x446 pixels
- Display Area: 989 mm²
- Weight (Aluminium, GPS): 30 g
- Weight (Aluminium, GPS + Cellular): 29.3 g
- Weight (Titanium): 34.4 g
- Fits Wrist Sizes: 130–200 mm
Hardware and Buttons
Display
- Type: Always-On Retina LTPO
- Technology: Wide-angle OLED
- Brightness: Up to 2,000 nits maximum, 1 nit minimum
- Front Glass: Ion-X (Aluminium cases), Sapphire (Titanium cases)
- Pixels Per Inch: 326
Buttons and Sensors
- Digital Crown: With haptic feedback
- Microphone: With Voice Isolation
- Side Button: For quick access
- Strap Release Button: For easy strap changes
- Electrical Heart Sensor
- Speaker and Air Vent
- Blood Oxygen Sensor and Optical Heart Sensor
Controls
- Digital Crown: With haptic feedback
- Side Button
- Double Tap Gesture
- Siri: With on-device processing
Chip
- Processor: S10 SiP with 64-bit dual-core
- Neural Engine: 4-core
- Storage: 64GB capacity
Sensors
- Heart Sensors: Electrical heart sensor, Third-generation optical heart sensor
- Temperature Sensor
- Blood Oxygen Sensor
- Compass
- Always-On Altimeter
- High-G Accelerometer
- High Dynamic Range Gyroscope
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Depth Gauge
- Water Temperature Sensor
Health and Wellness
- Blood Oxygen App
- ECG App
- Cycle Tracking App: With retrospective ovulation estimates
- Heart Rate App: With high and low heart rate notifications, irregular rhythm notifications
- Medications App
- Mindfulness App: With state of mind tracking
- Noise App
- Sleep App: Including sleep stages
Display Features
- Type: Always-On Retina LTPO
- Technology: Wide-angle OLED
- Brightness: Up to 40% brighter when viewed at an angle
- Front Glass: Ion-X (Aluminium cases), Sapphire (Titanium cases)
- Maximum Brightness: 2,000 nits
- Minimum Brightness: 1 nit
- Pixels Per Inch: 326
Audio
- Speaker: For media playback
Power and Battery Life
- Battery Life: Up to 18 hours of normal use
- Low Power Mode: Up to 36 hours
- Charging: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, fast-charge capable
- Charging Time: Up to 80% charge in about 30 minutes, 15 minutes for up to 8 hours of normal use, 8 minutes for up to 8 hours of sleep tracking
Operating System
- watchOS: Latest version for advanced features and connectivity
Workouts and Activity
Running
- Features: Custom workouts, Customizable Workout Views, Training load, Heart Rate Zones, Race Route, Pacer, Stride length, Ground contact time, Vertical oscillation, Automatic track detection, Multisport workout
Hiking
- Features: Compass with bearing, incline, elevation, and coordinates, Custom waypoints, Backtrack GPS data, Offline maps, Topographic maps, Curated hikes
Cycling
- Features: Average speed, elevation gained, distance, Bluetooth connection to cycling accessories, Functional Threshold Power, Power Zones, Cadence, Live Activity on iPhone
Swimming
- Features: Pool swim or open water swim, Custom workouts, Splits, Auto sets, SWOLF score, Automatic stroke detection, Kickboard detection, Average pace, total distance, and laps
Other Workouts
- Includes: Skiing, Snowboarding, Outdoor Rowing, Paddling, Golf, Walk, Elliptical, Rower, Stair Stepper, HIIT, Yoga, Functional Strength Training, Dance, Cooldown, Core Training, Pilates, Tai Chi, Wheelchair, Kickboxing, Multisport, Other
Safety
- Features: Emergency SOS, International emergency calling, Crash Detection, Fall Detection, Noise monitoring, Backtrack
Durability
- Water Resistance: 50 m (swimproof)
- Dust Resistance: IP6X
Connectivity
- GPS: L1, GNSS, Galileo, BeiDou
- Cellular: LTE and UMTS
- Wi-Fi: 4 (802.11n)
- Bluetooth: 5.3
- Ultra Wideband: Second-generation chip
- GymKit: Integration for gym equipment
- International Roaming: Available
Accessibility
- Built-In Features: 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, Accessibility Shortcut, Mono Audio, Taptic Time, Personal Voice
Environmental Requirements
- Operating Temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
- Non-Operating Temperature: –20° to 45° C (–4° to 113° F)
- Relative Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Operating Altitude: 0 to 3,000 m (0 to 10,000 ft)
Environmental Impact
- Materials: 100% recycled aluminium, titanium, cobalt, gold, copper, tin, tungsten, rare earth elements, steel; 25% renewable plastic in the speaker; 100% fibre-based packaging with 30% recycled content
- Energy: 100% renewable manufacturing electricity; low-carbon energy matching for customer use
- Waste: No waste sent to landfill; arsenic-free glass; mercury-, BFR-, and PVC-free
Compatibility
- iPhone: Xs or later, including iPhone SE (2nd generation or later) with iOS 18 or later
In the Box
- Includes: Apple Watch Series 10, Strap, Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable (1 m)
