Apple Watch Series 2 (42mm) vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jan 17, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $800 | €899 8GB/256GB - $860

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches 42.5 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm	5.79 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 147 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm (~8.85 mm with camera bump)
Weight
1.85 oz / 52.4 g Aluminum frame - 34.2 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Black	Onyx Black, Marble Grey, Cobalt Violet, Amber Yellow, Jade Green, Sandstone Orange, Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 60.71% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 90.87% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
390x312px, 303 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2498 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S2 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) International version - Exynos 2400
Processor
Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.9​GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520 International version - Deca-core, 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4, 2x2.9GH​z Cortex-A720, 3x2.6​GHz Cortex-A720, 4x1.9​5GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
PowerVR G6200	Adreno 750 International version - Xclipse 940
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2119
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6820
3D Mark High
Untested	4246
3D Mark Low
Untested	2588

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Battery

Type
334 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	Fast charging Qi 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

16h 18min

Video

8h 20min

Gaming

10h 45min

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Camera

Rear
	Triple camera
Main camera
	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung 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: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

152

Overall

156

Photo

147

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.3
WLAN
Yes 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E 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
Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
	38, 39, 40
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Nov 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS921U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.23 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

With aluminum frame

Weight	1.21 oz / 34.2 g
Materials	Frame: Aluminum

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB (UFS 4.0)
Prices (MSRP)	$860

International

System chip	Exynos 2400 (4 nm)
Processor	Deca-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X4 2x2.9GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.6​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.9​5GHz Cortex-A520
GPU	Xclipse 940

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