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Apple Watch Series 4

 & Victoria Song Former Analyst, Consumer Electronics

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Apple Watch Series 4

The Apple Watch Series 4 delivers a category-leading smartwatch experience.

More Screen Space

The Series 4 features 40mm and 44mm display options. That's an additional 30 percent of screen real estate over previous models.

More Complications

With the Series 4 you can see more info at a glance. This watch face lets you have eight complications, up from five.

ECG

Apple has added an electrode in addition to the optical sensor. This enables an upcoming ECG feature.

Improved Cellular

The Series 4 adds a microphone under the digital crown for better sound quality.

Sensors

A new accelerometer and gyroscope enable the new fall detection feature and better fitness accuracy.

WatchOS 5

The new watchOS 5 adds more detailed fitness features, better Siri integration, podcasts, competitions with friends, and more ways to communicate, like the Walkie Talkie app.

Stylish

No matter the band you choose, the Apple Watch is chic enough to wear pretty much anywhere.

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Victoria Song

Victoria Song

Former Analyst, Consumer Electronics

Victoria Song was a wearables and smart home analyst at PCMag. Since graduating from Temple University's Japan Campus in 2010, she's been found reporting and editing in every corner of the newsroom at The ACCJ Journal, The Japan News, and New York bureau of The Yomiuri Shimbun. In her spare time, she bankrupts herself going to theater, buying expansions to board games, and cleaning out the stacks at The Strand. Someday, she hopes Liverpool FC will win the league, but she isn't holding her breath.

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