Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (LTE) Specs
Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (LTE)
Product Brand:
Apple
Editor’s Rating:
4.5
Pros
- Large, always-on Retina display with customizable watch faces.
- LTE connectivity for phone-free functionality.
- Advanced health and fitness tracking features, including ECG and fall detection.
- Water resistance rating of 50 meters.
- Durable and scratch-resistant titanium or ceramic case options.
- Quick charging with up to 80% charge in under an hour.
- Wide range of available watch bands and accessories.
- Apple Pay and Siri functionality.
- Improved compass and navigation features.
Cons
- Shorter battery life compared to other models.
- Limited third-party app selection.
- Requires iPhone for initial setup and updates.
- No native sleep tracking feature.
- No always-on display option.
- Expensive compared to non-LTE models.
The Apple Watch Series 5 was announced on September 10, 2019. Its principal improvements over its predecessor (Apple Watch Series 4) were the addition of a compass and an always-on display with a low-power display driver capable of refresh rates as low as once per second.
Additional new features include International Emergency Calling, enabling emergency calls in over 150 countries, a more energy-efficient S5 processor, an improved ambient light sensor, and storage doubled to 32 GB. The release of the Series 5 also brought back the “Edition” model, with a ceramic model absent from the previous generation. A new titanium model was also included in two colors: natural and Space Black.
At its September 2020 product introduction event, Apple also announced the Apple Watch SE, a lower-cost model. The SE incorporates the same always-on altimeter as the Series 6, but uses the previous-generation S5 processor and previous- (i.e. second) generation optical heart rate sensor; does not include ECG and blood oximeter sensors or an always-on display; and does not include UWB or 5 GHz Wi-Fi communication capabilities.
The Series 5 and above (including the SE model introduced in 2020) also incorporate enhanced hardware- and software-based battery and performance management functionality.