Apple Watch Series 5 is packed with even more features to keep you active, healthy, and connected. With the new Always-On Retina display, the time and key information always remain visible. So whether you’re riding a bike or sitting in a long meeting, you no longer need to raise your wrist or tap the screen to see the display. Take your activity even further with new features like Activity trends, a built-in compass, and current elevation. Use the new Cycle Tracking and Noise apps to better monitor your health. Discover and download apps from the App Store, right on your wrist. Track your run with built-in GPS and listen to your favorite downloads from Apple Music1 and Apple Podcasts. With these powerful new features, Apple Watch Series 5 is there for you like never before.
Apple Watch Series 5 (GPS)
40mm and 44mm
For use with iPhone 6s or later running iOS 13 or later
Apple Watch Nike Series 5 (GPS)
40mm and 44mm
For use with iPhone 6s or later running iOS 13 or later
Larger, Always-On Retina display
- Revolutionary LTPO display and new ultra-low power technologies enable an always-on display with an all-day, 18-hour battery2
- All watch faces support the always-on display—the time and information from your favorite complications, like Messages or weather, remain visible
- Optimized Workout app also supports the always-on display and your workout details remain fully visible
- Raise your wrist or tap the screen to bring the display back to full brightness
- The display is over 30 percent larger, but the case is thinner and smaller in volume than Apple Watch Series 3
Built-in compass and current elevation
- Using the built-in compass, the Maps app clearly indicates which way you’re heading
- Navigate directly from the watch face with the Compass complication, where you’ll see incline, elevation, and latitude and longitude
- See your current elevation and elevation gain—perfect for outdoor activities such as hiking and biking
Louder speaker, optimized microphone placement
- 50 percent louder speaker than Apple Watch Series 3 makes it easy to take phone calls, talk to Siri, and use other voice interactions
- Microphone is optimally placed to reduce echo for even clearer phone calls
Activity trends
- Use the Activity app on iPhone to track long-term activity for a variety of metrics, including exercise minutes, walk pace, and distance
- Compare your progress in the past 90 days to your performance in the past 365 days
- Receive coaching suggestions to optimize your performance and stay motivated over time
Health and safety features
- Apple Watch can detect hard falls and initiate a call to emergency services3
- Electrodes built into the Digital Crown and the back crystal work with the ECG app4 to read your heart’s electrical signals and generate an electrocardiogram
- Apple Watch can check your heart rhythm in the background and alert you to an irregular rhythm that appears to be atrial fibrillation (AFib)4
- The Noise app notifies you when decibel levels in your environment reach a point that could harm your hearing
- With the Cycle Tracking app, you can easily log your menstrual cycle, including flow levels, symptoms, and fertility information
App Store on your wrist
- The App Store, now available on Apple Watch, allows you to easily discover and install apps right on your wrist
New apps on Apple Watch—Audiobooks, Calculator, Voice Memos
- With the Audiobooks app, Apple Books titles in your Reading Now list are automatically synced to your watch—just tap the cover, then tap play to pick up where you left off
- Built-in Calculator includes tipping and bill splitting features
- Use Voice Memos to record and save audio messages, just like the Voice Memos app on iPhone
Design
- Apple Watch Series 5 is available in silver, space gray, or gold aluminum
- Series 5 bands work with all previous versions of Apple Watch—the 40mm band works with the 38mm case, and the 44mm band works with the 42mm case
Apple Watch Nike
- Updated collection of exclusive Nike watch faces, including one inspired by the classic Windrunner jacket
- New colors of Nike Sport and reflective Nike Sport Loop bands, designed to be lightweight, flexible, and breathable
- Launch the Nike Run Club app directly by tapping its complication and access a new Audio Guided Run each week, with a guest voice and curated soundtrack