Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm) Specifications, Features and Price

  • Release date:: September, 2016
  • Display:: 1.65 inch, OLED, Touchscreen, Digital Crown
  • Body:: Elastomer, Aluminum
  • Battery Life:: 18hrs+
  • Storage:: 512MB RAM, 8GB ROM, Microphone, Loudspeaker
  • Compatibility:: iOS 5.0+

EDITOR’S RATING

Design:4 out of 5 stars (4.0 / 5)
Battery:2.8 out of 5 stars (2.8 / 5)
Fitness tracking:4 out of 5 stars (4.0 / 5)
Features:4.2 out of 5 stars (4.2 / 5)
Price:3.4 out of 5 stars (3.4 / 5)
Average:3.7 out of 5 stars (3.7 / 5)

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Description

Apple Watch Series 2 Specifications and Features – The Apple watch 2 is the 2nd series smartwatch from Apple – A global leader in the smartwatch industry. The Watch 2 comes in a stylish design with a sporty appearance, and is available in two versions; 42mm and 38mm, while featuring 8GB onboard storage with inbuilt microphone and loudspeaker.

The Watch 2 is equipped to track your active life, and is able to keep you connected to all that matters to you, while having about a day battery life on regular usage.

Apple Watch Series 2 Features

  • 1.65 OLED display, touchscreen with 1 physical button and digital crown.
  • Clock features include time/date, alarm, timer and stopwatch.
  • Customize the watch face from available watch faces or download watch faces from the pool of many watch faces available on the app store.
  • Find my phone, control music on Smartphone and remote camera control.
  • Keeps you connected to all that matters to you such as emails, SMS and calls, so you never get to miss important updates.
  • Rated 5ATM (swim-proof).
  • 22mm (38mm) 24mm (42mm) interchangeable elastomer straps.
  • Compatible with iOS 5.0+ devices.
  • Inbuilt microphone supports Apple Siri and loudspeaker that lets you play media files anywhere.
  • 8GB onboard storage capacity lets you take your music with you.
  • Make payments on the go with Apple Pay.
Apple Watch Series 2 Fitness Tracking Features
  • Preloaded sport modes include yoga, indoor and outdoor running and swimming.
  • Tracks your swimming activities which includes laps count, track average lap pace and auto-detect stroke type to accurately measure active calorie burn.
  • Features the Breath App which can help return you back to calm by encouraging you to take a moment in your day, to do deep breathing exercises for relaxation and stress reduction.
  • Inbuilt GPS enables you to track outdoor activities, so you can see your pace in real-time, location and routes.
  • Customized experience for wheelchair users to close their Activity rings, in addition to dedicated workouts.
  • Tracks your sleep cycle and stages.
  • Heart rate monitor tracks your heart rate so you can manage the intensity of your training.
  • Tracks your steps, distance, calories and sedentary reminder.
  • Activity rings; stand, move and exercise, helps monitor your daily activities, and can tell when you’re sitting, standing or exercising more often than required.

Pros

  • Stylish and classy design.
  • Comprehensive activity tracker.
  • Swim-proof.
  • Onboard 8G storage capacity.
  • Inbuilt microphone and loudspeaker.

Cons

  • Battery life isn’t so impressive.

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Apple Watch Series 2 Review

Additional information

ABOUT DEVICE

ABOUT DEVICE

Device name

Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm)

Device type

Gender

Release date

September. 2016

Predecessor

Apple Watch Series 1

Successor

Apple Watch Series 3

Versions

Apple Watch Hermès, Apple Watch Nike+

BODY

BODY

Dimension

42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm

Weight

34.2 grams (aluminum), 45.6g (ceramics), 52.4g (stainless steel)

Shape

Rectangular

Case material

Aluminum, Ceramic, Stainless steel

Strap material

Elastomer

Bezel material

Bezeless

Strap size

24mm

Screen protection

Water resistance

Durability test

Swim-proof

Yes

Color

Black, Rose-gold

DISPLAY

DISPLAY

Display size

1.65 inch

Display type

1000nit, OLED

Display resolution

312 x 390 pixels

Pixel density

Always on

No

Custom watch face

Yes

Input type

1 Physical button, Digital crown, Touchscreen

CONNECTIVITY

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v4.0

GPS

GLONASS, GPS

NFC

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

MEMORY

MEMORY

RAM

512MB

ROM

8GB

Memory card slot

CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

Technology

None

SIM type

Band

NOTIFICATIONS

NOTIFICATIONS

SMS alert

Yes

Calls alert

Yes

Email alert

Yes

Event reminder

Yes

Third-party apps alert

Yes

MEDIA

MEDIA

Audio

Bluetooth music

Loudspeaker

Microphone

Camera

No

Radio

No

SENSORS

SENSORS

Accelerometer

Altimeter

No

Ambient light

Yes

Barometer

Compass

No

ECG

Gyroscope

Yes

HRM

Yes

Pulse oximeter (SpO2)

No

Sensor(s)

ACTIVITY TRACKING

ACTIVITY TRACKING

Blood oxygen

Calories

Yes

Distance

Yes

ECG tracking

Heart rate monitoring

Yes

Sleep tracking

Yes

Steps

Yes

Stress

Yes

Fall detection

Menstrual cycle

VO2 Max

Yes

Sport modes

Yes

BATTERY

BATTERY

Battery type

Non-removable Li-ion battery

Battery capacity

Battery life

Regular: up to 18hrs

Charging type

Charging dock

Charging time

1-2 hours

PLATFORM

PLATFORM

Chipset

Apple S2 (16 nm)

CPU

780mHz dual core

GPU

PowerVR G6200

Operating system

Watch OS 3

MISC

MISC

Companion app

Apple Watch App

Compatibility

iOS 5.0+

Payment system

Apple Pay

Interchangeable strap

,

Voice command

Box content

Apple Watch Series 2, Charger, Manual, Straps

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