Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm)
Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm)
Released · 2017
Released · Aug 26, 2022
1.5-inch · 340x272px
1.2-inch · 396x396px
768GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 16GB
279 mAh
284 mAh

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
1.55 x 1.59 x 0.39 inches
39.3 x 40.4 x 9.8 mm
Weight
1.50 oz (42.4 g) 1.01 oz (28.7 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Space Black, Silver Graphite, Pink Gold, Silver

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body 1.2-inch, 29.21% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI 396x396px, 467 PPI
Protection
Sapphire Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
Apple S3 Exynos W920 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
2x1.18GHz
GPU
PowerVR
Memory
768GB/16GB 1.5GB/16GB
OS
watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x) Wear OS

Battery

Type
279 mAh 284 mAh
Charging
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
3G Bands
1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE
SIM type
eSIM eSIM
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