Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (44mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Aug 10, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches 38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm	1.70 x 1.75 x 0.39 inches 43.3 x 44.4 x 9.8 mm
Weight
1.48 oz / 41.9 g	1.18 oz / 33.5 g
Materials
Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Silver, Black	Graphite, Pink Gold, Silver

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body	1.4-inch, 32.94% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI	450x450px, 455 PPI
Protection
	Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S2 (16 nm)	Exynos W920 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7	Dual-core 2x1.18GHz
GPU
PowerVR G6200
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	1.5GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	Wear OS

Battery

Type
273 mAh	410 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker

Cellular

Data Speed
	LTE
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

With aluminum frame

Weight	0.99 oz / 28.2 g
Materials	Frame: Aluminum

Links

Full specifications
Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (44mm) Specs
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	Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (44mm) Review