Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (40mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$350

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches 38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm	1.57 x 1.59 x 0.34 inches 40 x 40.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
1.48 oz / 41.9 g	1.06 oz / 30.0 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	438x438px, 462 PPI
Protection
	Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S2 (16 nm)	Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU
PowerVR G6200
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	Wear OS

Battery

Type
273 mAh	325 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging

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, ECG, 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

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Full Specs Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) Specs

Full Specs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (40mm) Specs