The Apple Watch Series 5 is a smartwatch that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2019 to 2020 as part of the Apple Watch series. The Watch Series 5 has been introduced on September 10, 2019, released on September 20, 2019, and its price started at $399.
The new Watch comes again in two sizes 40 mm and 44 mm and has been made in 9 different finishes including Aluminum (Silver, Space Gray, Gold), Stainless Steel (Silver, Space Black, Gold), a Natural Titanium, or Space Black Titanium, and White Ceramic.
The device features a 1.57-inch or 1.78-inch LTPO OLED Retina always-on Displays with Force Touch covered by Ion-X glass or Sapphire crystal, Dual-Core 64-bit Apple S5 processor, 1GB of RAM, Apple W3 chip, 32 GB of flash memory, Taptic Engine, Digital Crown, NFC for Apple Pay, GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, ambient light sensor, ECG based on electrical heart sensor, heart rate sensor, accelerometer, a gyroscope, barometric altimeter, magnetometer, water-resistance up to 50 meters, wireless charging, and additional Cellular model.
The Apple Watch Series 5 includes an always-on display with an energy-saving LTPO OLED screen and a low-power screen driver capable of refresh rates as low as once per second. The always-on display was not included in the Apple Watch Series 4.
Additional new features include International Emergency Calling which enables emergency calls in over 150 countries, a more power-efficient S5 processor, an improved ambient light sensor, a doubling of storage capacity to 32 GB, and the addition of a magnetometer, which enables a compass function.
Series 5 also brought back the “Edition” tier, with a ceramic model absent from the previous generation, and a new titanium model which comes in two colors: Natural and Space Black.
This smartwatch has been discontinued on September 15, 2020, and has been replaced by Apple Watch Series 6.
Today Apple Watch Series 5 is 5 years old!
Apple Watch Series 5 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | September 10, 2019 |
| Released | September 20, 2019 |
| Discontinued | September 15, 2020 |
| Model Identifier | Watch5,1 (40 mm GPS) Watch5,2 (44 mm GPS) Watch5,3 (40 mm GPS + Cellular) Watch5,4 (44 mm GPS + Cellular) |
| Model Number | A2092 (40 mm GPS) A2093 (44 mm GPS) A2094 (40 mm GPS + Cellular) A2156 (40 mm GPS + Cellular) A2095 (44 mm GPS + Cellular) A2157 (44 mm GPS + Cellular) |
| EMC | 3317 (40 mm GPS) 3318 (44 mm GPS) 3319 (40 mm GPS + Cellular) 3320 (44 mm GPS + Cellular) |
| Generation | 5th |
| Order Number | 40 mm Aluminum GPS MWV82LL/A, MWV62LL/A, MWV72LL/A, MWT02LL/A, MWRX2LL/A, MWRY2LL/A, MWUU2AM/A, MWUT2AM/A, MWTR2AM/A, MWTT2AM/A, MX3N2AM/A 44 mm Aluminum GPS MWVF2LL/A, MWVD2LL/A, MWVE2LL/A, MWT52LL/A, MWT32LL/A, MWT42LL/A, MWUX2AM/A, MWUW2AM/A, MWU02AM/A, MWU12AM/A, MX3Q2AM/A 40 mm Aluminum GPS + Cellular MWWQ2LL/A, MWWP2LL/A, MWWN2LL/A, MWWW2LL/A, MWWU2LL/A, MWWR2LL/A, MWWX2LL/A, MWWV2LL/A, MWWT2LL/A, MWPV2LL/A, MWPT2LL/A, MWPU2LL/A, MWPY2LL/A, MWPX2LL/A, MWPW2LL/A, MWUU2AM/A, MWTU2AM/A, MWUT2AM/A, MWTR2AM/A, MWUR2AM/A, MWTT2AM/A, MX3N2AM/A, MWRJ2AM/A, MX3M2AM/A, MWX32B/A, MWX22B/A, MWX12B/A, MWX82B/A, MWX62B/A, MWX42B/A, MWX92B/A, MWX72B/A, MWX52B/A, MWQ82B/A, MWQ62B/A, MWQ72B/A, MWQC2B/A, MWQA2B/A, MWQ92B/A, MWUU2ZM/A, MWTU2ZM/A, MWUT2ZM/A, MWTR2ZM/A, MWUR2ZM/A, MWTT2ZM/A, MX3N2ZM/A, MWRJ2ZM/A, MX3M2ZM/A 44 mm Aluminum GPS + Cellular MWW12LL/A, MWW02LL/A, MWVY2LL/A, MWW72LL/A, MWW52LL/A, MWW22LL/A, MWW82LL/A, MWW62LL/A, MWW32LL/A, MWQM2LL/A, MWQK2LL/A, MWQL2LL/A, MWQQ2LL/A, MWQP2LL/A, MWQN2LL/A, MWUX2AM/A, MWU22AM/A, MWUW2AM/A, MWU02AM/A, MXAF2AM/A, MWUV2AM/A, MWU12AM/A, MX3Q2AM/A, MX3P2AM/A, MWWE2B/A, MWWD2B/A, MWWC2B/A, MWWK2B/A, MWWH2B/A, MWWF2B/A, MWWL2B/A, MWWJ2B/A, MWWG2B/A, MWR12B/A, MWQY2B/A, MWR02B/A, MWR42B/A, MWR32B/A, MWR22B/A, MWUX2ZM/A, MWU22ZM/A, MWUW2ZM/A, MWU02ZM/A, MXAF2ZM/A, MWUV2ZM/A, MWU12ZM/A, MX3Q2ZM/A, MX3P2ZM/A 40 mm Nike+ GPS MX3R2LL/A, MX3T2LL/A, MWT12LL/A, MWT22LL/A, MWU62AM/A, MWTV2AM/A, MWTW2AM/A, MWTX2AM/A, MX802AM/A, MWU82AM/A, MWU72AM/A, MX7Y2AM/A 44 mm Nike+ GPS MX3V2LL/A, MX3W2LL/A, MWT62LL/A, MWT72LL/A, MWUA2AM/A, MWU32AM/A, MWU42AM/A, MWU52AM/A, MX822AM/A, MWUD2AM/A, MWUC2AM/A, MX812AM/A 40 mm Nike+ GPS + Cellular MX372LL/A, MX382LL/A, MWQ32LL/A, MWQ42LL/A, MWU62AM/A, MWTV2AM/A, MWTW2AM/A, MWTX2AM/A, MX802AM/A, MWU82AM/A, MWU72AM/A, MX7Y2AM/A, MX3C2B/A, MX3D2B/A, MWQG2B/A, MWQH2B/A, MWU62ZM/A, MWTV2ZM/A, MWTW2ZM/A, MWTX2ZM/A, MX802ZM/A, MWU82ZM/A, MWU72ZM/A, MX7Y2ZM/A 44 mm Nike+ GPS + Cellular MX392LL/A, MX3A2LL/A, MWQV2LL/A, MWQW2LL/A, MWUA2AM/A, MWU32AM/A, MWU42AM/A, MWU52AM/A, MX822AM/A, MWUD2AM/A, MWUC2AM/A, MX812AM/A, MX3E2B/A, MX3F2B/A, MWR82B/A, MWR92B/A, MWUA2ZM/A, MWU32ZM/A, MWU42ZM/A, MWU52ZM/A, MX822ZM/A, MWUD2ZM/A, MWUC2ZM/A, MX812ZM/A 40 mm Hermes GPS + Cellular MWX02LL/A, MWWY2LL/A, MX5L2LL/A, MX5K2LL/A, MWQ52LL/A, MX2V2AM/A, MX2T2AM/A, MX2U2AM/A, MX592AM/A, MTQ72AM/A, MWXC2B/A, MWXA2B/A, MX5N2B/A, MX5M2B/A, MWQJ2B/A, MX2V2ZM/A, MX2T2ZM/A, MX2U2ZM/A, MX592ZM/A, MTQ72ZM/A 44 mm Hermes GPS + Cellular MWW92LL/A, MX5A2LL/A, MWQX2LL/A, MX2X2AM/A, MX302AM/A, MTQA2AM/A, MTQG2AM/A, MTQF2AM/A, MWWM2B/A, MX5C2B/A, MWRA2B/A, MX2X2ZM/A, MX302ZM/A, MX592ZM/A, MTQA2ZM/A, MTQG2ZM/A 40 mm Edition GPS + Cellular MWQ12LL/A, MWQ02LL/A, MWQ22LL/A, MWTT2AM/A, MWTQ2AM/A, MX3M2AM/A, MWQE2B/A, MWQD2B/A, MWQF2B/A, MWTT2ZM/A, MWTQ2ZM/A, MX3M2ZM/A 44 mm Edition GPS + Cellular MWQT2LL/A, MWQR2LL/A, MWQU2LL/A, MWU12AM/A, MWTY2AM/A, MX3P2AM/A, MXAF2AM/A, MXAA2AM/A, MXAD2AM/A, MWR62B/A, MWR52B/A, MWR72B/A, MWU12ZM/A, MWTY2ZM/A, MX3P2ZM/A, MXAF2ZM/A, MXAA2ZM/A, MXAD2ZM/A |
| Original Price | $399 (40 mm Aluminium GPS) $499 (40 mm Aluminium GPS + Cellular) $429 (44 mm Aluminium GPS) $529 (44 mm Aluminium GPS + Cellular) $699 – $1,399 (40 mm Stainless Steel GPS + Cellular) $749 – $1,499 (44 mm Stainless Steel GPS + Cellular) $799 (40 mm Titanium GPS + Cellular) $849 – $899 (44 mm Titanium GPS + Cellular) $1,299 (40 mm Ceramic GPS + Cellular) $1,349 – $1,399 (44 mm Ceramic GPS + Cellular) |
| Colors | Aluminum (Silver, Space Gray, Gold) Stainless Steel – Hermes (Silver, Space Black, Gold) Edition – Natural Titanium, Space Black Titanium, White Ceramic |
| Case | Aluminum Stainless Steel Titanium Ceramic |
| Weight | 1.05 – 1.41 oz. – 30 – 40 Grams (40 mm) 1.26 – 1.68 oz. – 36 – 48 Grams (44 mm) |
| Dimensions | 1.57” H x 1.34” W x 0.42″ D (40 mm) 40 mm H x 34 mm W x 10.7 mm D (40 mm) 1.73” H x 1.5” W x 0.42″ D (44 mm) 44 mm H x 38 mm W x 10.7 mm D (44 mm) |
| Predecessor | Apple Watch Series 4 |
| Successor | Apple Watch Series 6 |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Apple S5 Apple W3 |
| Processor Speed | Unknown |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
| Memory | 1 GB DRAM |
Storage
| Storage | 32 GB |
Display
| Display Materials | Ion-X glass (Aluminum) Sapphire crystal (Stainless Steel, Titanium, Ceramic) |
| Display | 1.57″ LTPO OLED Retina always-on Display (40 mm) 1.78″ LTPO OLED Retina always-on Display (44 mm) |
| Display Size | 759 mm2 (40 mm) 977 mm2 (44 mm) |
| Resolutions | 324 x 394 (40 mm) 368 x 448 (44 mm) |
| Brightness | 1000 cd/m2 |
| Pixel Density | 326 ppi |
Input
| Input Method | Digital Crown Multi-Touch Force Touch Digital Touch Side Button |
Sensors
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor Electrical heart sensor (ECG) Heart rate sensor Accelerometer Barometric altimeter Magnetometer Gyroscope |
| Tactile Feedback | Taptic Engine |
Connections
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz |
| Networks* | LTE and UMTS |
| SIM Slot* | None – Built-in Apple SIM (eSIM) |
| NFC | NFC for Apple Pay FeliCa |
| Location | GPS GLONASS QZSS Galileo Compass |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Audio In | 1 – Microphone |
| Audio Out | 1 – Speaker |
Software
| Original OS | watchOS 6.0 |
| Maximum OS | The latest release of watchOS |
| System Requirements | iPhone 6s / iPhone 6s Plus or later iOS 13 or later |
| Intelligent Assistant | Siri |
Power
| Battery | Built-in rechargeable Lithium-Polymer |
| Battery Capacity | 245 mAh (40 mm) 296 mAh (44 mm) |
| Battery Life | Up to 18 hours |
| Power | Apple 5 W or 12 W Power adapter |
References:
Apple Support – Apple Watch Series 5: Technical Specifications