Apple S5
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Apple S5
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| Designer | Apple |
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| Introduced | September 2019 (Apple Watch Series 5) |
| Type | System in Package (SiP) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 64-bit (same cores as S4) + compass · 32 GB storage |
| Devices | Apple Watch Series 5 · Apple Watch SE (1st generation) · HomePod mini |
| Predecessor | Apple S4 |
| Successor | Apple S6 |
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The Apple S5 kept the S4's 64-bit cores and spent its transistors elsewhere: driving the Series 5's always-on Retina display — the first Apple Watch face that never went dark — plus a built-in compass and doubled 32 GB storage. It went on to serve two more products: the first Apple Watch SE in 2020 and, in a rare S-series crossover, the HomePod mini.
1 Legacy✎
The always-on display the S5 enabled became non-negotiable for every flagship Watch after it. Its HomePod mini role showed the S series had become Apple's general-purpose small-device computer, not just watch silicon.