Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (LTE) Specs

Apple Watch Series 5 44mm (LTE)

Apple Watch Series 5 Specifications

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.