Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm)	Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Released · April 2015	Released · Mar 06, 2020
1.5-inch · 340x272px	6.9-inch · 3200x1440px
0.5GB · 8GB	12GB · 128GB
205 mAh	5000 mAh
	Quad camera
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Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1400

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 inches 38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm	6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
0.88 oz (25.0 g)	7.83 oz (222.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IPX7	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray	Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.70% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 450 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S1P (28 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 520 MHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core Kryo 585
GPU
PowerVR G6200	Adreno 650
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
205 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Magnetic charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 57min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

9h 12min

Camera

Rear
	Quad camera
Main camera
	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
	40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Alternative variants

Global variant


System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G Bands	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

with 256GB storage


Memory	256GB

with 512GB storage


Memory	16GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1600

for Sprint


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for Verizon


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

Links

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