Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 26, 2023

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches 38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm	1.59 x 1.53 x 0.35 inches 40.4 x 38.8 x 9.0 mm
Weight
1.48 oz (41.9 g)	1.01 oz (28.7 g)
Materials
Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water	Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Silver, Black

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body	1.3-inch
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI	432x432px, 470 PPI
Protection
	Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S2 (16 nm)	Exynos W930 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7	Dual-core 1400 MHz
GPU
PowerVR G6200
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	Wear OS

Battery

Type
273 mAh	300 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.3
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 6 (40mm) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm) Review