Apple Watch SE 2 vs Xiaomi Watch 5
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At a glance
Key specifications and important differences. Full details follow below.
| Feature |  Apple Watch SE 2 |  Xiaomi Watch 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Price range: KSh 28,500.00 through KSh 32,000.00 | KSh 30,000.00 |
| Display | Retina LTPO OLED 44 mm: 977 mm² display area 40 mm: 759 mm² display area | 1.54-inch AMOLED |
| Battery capacity | — | 930 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery |
| Water resistance | Water resistant to 50 m under ISO 22810:2010 | 5 ATM |
| Processor | Apple S8 SiP | Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 (4 nm) plus BES2800 low-power processor (6 nm) |
| RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Operating system | watchOS | Xiaomi HyperOS 3 |
| Network / cellular | GPS + Cellular models support LTE and UMTS; availability varies by carrier and region | GSM, HSPA and LTE on cellular model |
| Positioning / GNSS | L1 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS | Built-in dual-band GNSS: GPS L1+L5, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou and QZSS |
| Health & wellness features | Heart Rate app; high and low heart-rate notifications; irregular rhythm notifications; Medications, Mindfulness and Noise apps | One-tap health assessment; all-day heart-rate, blood-oxygen and stress monitoring |
Full specifications
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| Specification | Apple Watch SE 2 | Xiaomi Watch 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Identity & design | ||
| Brand | Apple | Xiaomi |
| Model | Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) | Xiaomi Watch 5 |
| Announced | September 2022 | 26 December 2025 |
| Dimensions | 44 mm: 44 × 38 × 10.7 mm 40 mm: 40 × 34 × 10.7 mm | 47 × 47 × 12.3 mm |
| Weight | 44 mm: 32.9 g (GPS), 33.0 g (GPS + Cellular) 40 mm: 26.4 g (GPS), 27.8 g (GPS + Cellular) | 56 g without strap |
| Build materials | Aluminium case; nylon-composite and sapphire-crystal back | Sapphire-crystal front and rear sensor cover; 316L stainless-steel case |
| Wrist size | 44 mm: 140–245 mm wrist 40 mm: 130–200 mm wrist | 135–205 mm |
| Strap / band | — | Fluororubber strap |
| Controls / buttons | Digital Crown with haptic feedback; side button; touchscreen | Rotating crown; side button; touchscreen; gesture controls |
| Display | ||
| Display | Retina LTPO OLED 44 mm: 977 mm² display area 40 mm: 759 mm² display area | 1.54-inch AMOLED |
| Screen resolution | 44 mm: 368 × 448 pixels 40 mm: 324 × 394 pixels | 480 × 480 pixels, 312 ppi |
| Display protection | Ion-X front glass | Sapphire crystal |
| Display features | Up to 1,000 nits; 326 ppi | Up to 1,500 nits HBM brightness; 60 Hz refresh rate; 2.6 mm bezel; Always-On Display |
| Performance & software | ||
| Processor | Apple S8 SiP | Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 (4 nm) plus BES2800 low-power processor (6 nm) |
| CPU | 64-bit dual-core processor; 2-core Neural Engine | Dual-core Snapdragon CPU |
| RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Operating system | watchOS | Xiaomi HyperOS 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network / cellular | GPS + Cellular models support LTE and UMTS; availability varies by carrier and region | GSM, HSPA and LTE on cellular model |
| SIM / eSIM | eSIM on GPS + Cellular models; carrier plan required | eSIM on cellular model; market and region dependent |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | BT/BLE 5.4 |
| NFC | NFC with Apple Pay support | Supported; availability varies by region |
| Positioning / GNSS | L1 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS | Built-in dual-band GNSS: GPS L1+L5, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou and QZSS |
| Audio & communication | ||
| Speaker | Speaker | Supported |
| Microphone | Microphone | Supported |
| Calling | Bluetooth calling through a paired iPhone; cellular calling on GPS + Cellular models with an eligible plan | Bluetooth calling through a connected smartphone; third-party app voice calls not supported |
| Sensors, health & fitness | ||
| Sensors | Second-generation optical heart sensor; compass; always-on altimeter; high-g accelerometer; high-dynamic-range gyroscope; ambient light sensor | PPG; accelerometer; gyroscope; ambient-light; electronic compass; barometer; EMG |
| Health & wellness features | Heart Rate app; high and low heart-rate notifications; irregular rhythm notifications; Medications, Mindfulness and Noise apps | One-tap health assessment; all-day heart-rate, blood-oxygen and stress monitoring |
| Sleep tracking | Sleep app with sleep stages | High-precision sleep monitoring |
| Sports / workout modes | Workout app with multiple workout types and automatic workout detection | — |
| Training & outdoor features | Pace metrics; compass and Backtrack | — |
| Safety & emergency features | Emergency SOS; international emergency calling; fall detection; crash detection | — |
| Battery & durability | ||
| Battery capacity | — | 930 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery |
| Battery life | Up to 18 hours normal use | Smart mode: up to 6 days; Smart AOD: 4 days; power saver: up to 18 days, 12 days normal detection, 7 days with AOD |
| Charging | Up to 80% charge in about 1.5 hours | Magnetic pogo-pin charging dock; approximately 90 minutes to full charge |
| Water resistance | Water resistant to 50 m under ISO 22810:2010 | 5 ATM |
| Compatibility | ||
| Phone compatibility | Requires iPhone 8 or later with iOS 16 or later at launch | — |
| Companion app | Apple Watch app and Apple Health | Mi Fitness |
| Colors | Midnight; Starlight; Silver | Black; Juniper Green |
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