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The biggest, most advanced Always‑On Retina display. Measure your blood oxygen and take an ECG. With the most crack-resistant front crystal ever and dust resistance certification, it’s the most durable Apple Watch ever.
The core fitness, health and connectivity features of Apple Watch.
Quick Look
45mm or 41mm case size
Most crack-resistant front crystal
Certified IP6x dust resistant
Most crack-resistant front crystal
Certified IP6x dust resistant
42mm or 38mm case size
Always-On Retina display
Nearly 20% more screen area than Apple Watch SE
Over 50% more screen area than Series 3
Nearly 20% more screen area than Apple Watch SE
Over 50% more screen area than Series 3
Retina display
Blood Oxygen app2
ECG app3
High and low heart rate notifications
High and low heart rate notifications
International
Emergency Calling5
Emergency Calling5
Fall Detection
Compass
Always-on altimeter
Altimeter
Available cellular
connectivity6
connectivity6
Supports Family Setup
(GPS + Cellular models)7
Connect family members
who don’t have an iPhone
(GPS + Cellular models)7
Connect family members
who don’t have an iPhone
Faster charge
Up to 33% faster charging11
Up to 33% faster charging11
Key Differences
Display
Always-On Retina display
Retina display
The display never sleeps, so you can always see the time and information that’s most important to you. The viewing area stretches deep into the rounded corners and is nearly 20 per cent larger than the Apple Watch SE display and over 50 per cent larger than the Apple Watch Series 3 display. And it’s over 70 per cent brighter indoors when your wrist is down.
Just raise your wrist and the display instantly comes to life.
Materials and Finishes
Aluminium
Aluminium
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Aluminium models have Ion‑X front glass. Stainless steel and titanium models have sapphire front crystals.
Apple Watch Series 3 has an Ion‑X front glass.
Aluminium
Stainless Steel
Titanium
Aluminium
Health and Wellness
Blood Oxygen app
ECG app
High and low heart rate notifications
High and low heart rate notifications
Irregular heart rhythm notification
Irregular heart rhythm notification
Series 7 has the most advanced health and wellness features ever in an Apple Watch. You can measure your blood oxygen levels,2 take an ECG from your wrist,3 be alerted if it detects unusually high or low heart rates or an irregular rhythm,3 and even measure your current heart rate.
Apple Watch Series 3 can alert you if it detects unusually high or low heart rates or an irregular rhythm,3 as well as measure your current heart rate.
Safety and Emergency
Emergency SOS
Emergency SOS
International Emergency Calling5
Fall Detection
Noise monitoring
With Emergency SOS, you can quickly call for help and alert your emergency contacts.4 Apple Watch Series 7 can also detect if you’ve taken a hard fall, then automatically call emergency services for you. And it can complete an emergency call while you’re travelling abroad.5 The Noise app alerts you when decibels reach levels that could damage your hearing.
You can quickly call for help and alert your emergency contacts if you need to.4
Cellular Connectivity
Cellular connectivity on GPS + Cellular models
Supports Family Setup
With cellular connectivity activated on Apple Watch GPS + Cellular models, you can stay connected even when you don’t have your iPhone.6 Make calls, send texts, stream music and do so much more using only your Apple Watch. And with Family Setup, you can get an Apple Watch for kids and older adults who don’t have an iPhone.7 Everyone gets their own phone number, and you manage each watch using the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.
Technology
Blood oxygen sensor
Electrical heart sensor
Third-generation optical heart sensor
Optical heart sensor
Dual-core S7 SiP
Dual-core S3 SiP
Digital Crown with haptic feedback
Digital Crown
GPS
GPS
Compass
Always-on altimeter
Altimeter
Second-generation speaker and mic
Speaker and mic
The back crystal of Apple Watch Series 7 features four clusters of green, red and infrared LEDs and four photodiodes used to measure blood oxygen levels with the Blood Oxygen app.2 It has both an optical heart sensor for measuring your heart rate and heart rhythm, and an electrical heart sensor that enables the ECG app.3 The Digital Crown provides haptic feedback when you turn it. The S7 SiP with 64‑bit dual-core processor is up to 20 per cent faster than the S5 in Apple Watch SE.12 The always-on altimeter detects your elevation in real time.
Apple Watch Series 3 includes an optical heart sensor for measuring your heart rate and heart rhythm,3 and GPS to pinpoint your location.
Tech Specs