Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm)
Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm)
Released · April 2015
Released · Aug 06, 2020
1.6-inch · 390x312px
1.4-inch · 360x360px
0.5GB · 8GB
1GB · 8GB
250 mAh
340 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$480 | €496

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 inches
42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm
1.82 x 1.77 x 0.44 inches
46.2 x 45 x 11.1 mm
Weight
0.88 oz (25.0 g) 1.90 oz (53.8 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Mystic silver, Mystic black
Titanium: Mystic black
Resistance
Yes; IPX7 Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body 1.4-inch, 30.42% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 450 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
390x312px, 303 PPI 360x360px, 364 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S1P (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
520 MHz
Cortex-A7
Dual-core
1150 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR G6200 Mali-T720 MP1
Memory
0.5GB/8GB 1GB/8GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x) Tizen
Compatible devices
Android 5.0 or later and with more than 1.5GB of RAM
iPhone 5 or later models with iOS 9.0 or later

Battery

Type
250 mAh 340 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging Qi wireless charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version
Prices (MSRP) $430 | €447
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