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Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm vs Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm

Size, specs & wrist fit compared

Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm
Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm
34mm × 40mmView specs
Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm
Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm
38mm × 44mmView specs

Which one fits you

Both keep their lugs inside any wrist from 13.5 cm (5.3 in) round; the 40mm fills the wrist at 13–14.5 cm, the 44mm at 14.5–16 cm.

What else differs

  • Screen: the 44mm has the larger screen, 1.78 in across against 1.57 in on the 40mm.
  • Battery: about 18 hours each in everyday use.

The Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm is 4mm wider, 4mm longer and 6.6g heavier than the Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm.

Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm

Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm

Case width
34mm
38mm+4mm
Lug-to-lug
40mm
44mm+4mm
Thickness
10.7mm
10.7mmsame
Weight
26.3g
32.9g+6.6g

Watch SE 3 GPS: 40mm or 44mm by wrist size

Wrist round (mm left each side)40mm44mm
14 cm / 5.5 inSweet spot (2.6mm)Bold (0.6mm)
15 cm / 5.9 inBalanced (4.2mm)Sweet spot (2.2mm)
16 cm / 6.3 inBalanced (5.8mm)Sweet spot (3.8mm)
17 cm / 6.7 inBalanced (7.4mm)Balanced (5.4mm)
18 cm / 7.1 inUnderstated (9mm)Balanced (7mm)
19 cm / 7.5 inUnderstated (10.6mm)Balanced (8.6mm)
20 cm / 7.9 inUnderstated (12.3mm)Understated (10.3mm)

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Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm

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Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm

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Battery life compared

40mm44mm

  • Battery saver

    32 hours
    32 hours
  • Smartwatch

    0.75 days
    0.75 days

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2D Dimension Schematics

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  • Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm 34mm × 40mm · 10.7mm thick
  • Apple Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm 38mm × 44mm · 10.7mm thick

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Watch SE 3 GPS 40mm vs Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm on a wrist

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Specifications

The short version

11 key specs
SpecAppleWatch SE 3 GPS 40mmAppleWatch SE 3 GPS 44mm
Case Width34mm38mm
Lug-to-Lug40mm44mm
Thickness10.74mm10.7mm
Weight26.3g32.9g
ShapeRectangleRectangle
Water Resistance5 ATM5 ATM
GPSYesYes
Display typeOLED/AMOLEDOLED/AMOLED
Screen size1.57 inches1.78 inches
Battery life0.75 days0.75 days
Released20252025

Where the specifications differ

8 differences
SpecApple Watch SE 3 GPS 40mmApple Watch SE 3 GPS 44mm
Design
width3438
height4044
volume14.61 cm³17.89 cm³
weight26.3 g32.9 g
thickness10.7410.7
resolution324 x 394 px368 x 448 px
screen size1.57 inches1.78 inches
pixel density325 ppi326 ppi

The other 101 specifications both list are identical.

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