Hey dude, Do you have a plan to buy Apple watch series 5? Are you confused about what to buy? Aluminum or stainless steel or titanium or ceramic?
You are in the right place to get a wise decisions.
To get answer for your question “what to buy?”. You need to know what it is?
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Difference between Apple watch Aluminum, Stainless steel, Titanium and Ceramic
Apple watch series 5 comes in four types of cases. They are,
- Aluminum
- Stainless steel
- Titanium
- Ceramic
These cases are available for 44mm watch and 40mm apple watch.
Do you want to know the difference between 40mm watch and 44mm watch? Read above link.
Weight:
Aluminum is lightweight material if you compared it with all other materials. In 40mm watch it weighs 30.8g and in 44mm watch it weighs 36.5g.
Next to aluminum, titanium watches seem to be lighter. It weighs 35.1g in 40 mm watch and 41.7g in 44 mm watch.
The third-place occupied by ceramic material in weight. It weighs 39.7g in 40 mm watch and 46.7g in 44 mm watch.
Among these four materials, stainless steel is the heaviest one which weighs, 40.6g in 40mm watch and 47.8g in 44mm watch.
I know, suddenly a question arises in your mind. That is,
“Can i choose light weight Aluminium or heavy weight Stainless steel?”
Actually it depends on your needs. I will give you some examples.
If you choose the Apple Watch for sporting activities, go for lightweight aluminum or titanium. Because sports person expects a lighter material to get their activity done.
If it is for office or meeting purpose it should be heavyweight to give a catchy look. Stainless steel or ceramic will go well for it.
Now question yourself, For what purpose you are planning to buy the Apple Watch and decide the weight which you need.
Welding:
Stainless steel is easy to weld. It gives a perfect finish when compared to other products.
Aluminum, ceramic and Titanium are difficult to weld and it will not give such a shiny finish.
Scratches:
Of course, there is a chance of getting a scratch on our watch. Let look at those details.
We already know from the previous Apple watch version is that stainless steel watches are scratch resistance. We can polish stainless steel. Following stainless steel, ceramic seems to be highly scratch-resistant.
But aluminum, titanium watches are tough to get rid of the scratch. The scratches are visible in aluminum, titanium compared to stainless steel.
Which is stronger?
Even though titanium is lighter material it is strongest of all. Following titanium, aluminum comes next.
Stainless steel can be broken if you drop it from a certain height. Ceramic watches are more easily breakable. So we need to be very careful if we choose ceramic watches.
Water-resistant:
This is one of the important features which all wants to know. I’m happy to share these all watches in the Apple series 5 are water resistance. It uses the IPX7 version to protect it. It is not having Waterproof (Not recommended for swimming).
Battery & Capacity:
There is no such big difference in battery capacity among the watches. It can be easily charged by tapping at the back of the watch.
And it takes approximately 2 hours to get charged fully. Only a few seconds differ for all the materials. You can use it for 18 hours in normal.
Accessibility:
If you go with fashion, then white ceramic watches stand out of all. You have a feel like a celebrity. People around you take some moment to look at your watch definitely.
All the material in Apple watches series 5 has GPS + Cellular Accessibility.
Let see the features comparison in a tabular column that helps you to understand easily.
| Features | Stainless steel | Aluminum | Ceramic | Titanium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sizes available | 40mm and 44mm. | 40mm and 44mm. | 40mm and 44mm. | |
| Case | Stainless steel | Silver aluminum | Ceramic | Titanium |
| Glass | Sapphire crystal | Ion-X | Sapphire crystal | Sapphire crystal |
| Touch | Force Touch | Force Touch | Force Touch | Force Touch |
| Back | Composite Back | Ceramic back | Sapphire crystal and ceramic | Sapphire crystal and ceramic |
| Band | Milanese Loop stainless steel mesh wraps band | stainless steel pin with Sport Band | White Strap | Silver Space black and Rose gold |
| Speaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microphone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery life | Up to approximately 18 hours | Up to approximately 18 hours | Up to approximately 18 hours | Up to approximately 18 hours |
| Water resistance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery charging time | Around 2 hours | Around 2 hours | Around 2 hours | Around 2 hours |
| Call and Text notification | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Activity Tracker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Music Playlist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Display | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clock ad Time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accumulator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wrist Size adjustable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Waterproof | no | no | no | no |
Look and feel:
This is the newest release watch in Apple watch series 5. It gives the most beautiful look and attracts people. Also, health-focused and tougher metal.
Next to Titanium, definitely stainless steel gives its special look with its polished face. Following stainless steel, ceramic comes with a fashionable white look and aluminum occupies its place.
Price:
Of-course, the price of titanium is expensive as like its uses. The starting price of Apple watches series 5 titanium is $799.
Aluminum Apple Watch Series 5 models price starts at $399 which is the cheapest in the market.
The polished stainless steel series 5 starts at price $699.
