Apple Watch Series 1 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1300

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.41 inches 38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5 mm	5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Weight
0.88 oz / 25.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IPX7	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 450 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2425 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S1P (28 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) International version - Exynos 2600
Processor
Dual-core 520 MHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
PowerVR G6200	Adreno 840
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3186
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	10944
3D Mark High
Untested	6607
3D Mark Low
Untested	3064

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Battery

Type
205 mAh	4300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 37min

Browsing

15h 48min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 6min

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Camera

Rear
	Triple camera
Main camera
	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
	12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

149

Overall

155

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	6.0
WLAN
Yes 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71
TDD Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

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