Apple Watch Edition 38mm (1st gen) Performance

Performance

The Apple Watch Edition 38mm runs on the watchOS platform, initially launching with watchOS 1.0 and being capable of upgrading to watchOS 4.3.2. Its performance is driven by the Apple S1 chipset, with a 520 MHz Cortex-A7 CPU paired with a PowerVR SGX543 GPU. While the specifications may seem modest by today’s standards, they were adequate for the typical applications and functionality available during its time. The device includes 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which was typical for smartwatches in that era but limited in comparison to current devices.