Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm) Specs Comparison

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7.0
Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm)
8.5
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm)
Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm)
Released · 2017
Released · Sep 27, 2019
1.5-inch · 340x272px
1.2-inch · 360x360px
768GB · 16GB
1.5GB · 4GB
279 mAh
247 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$430

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches
38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm
1.57 x 1.57 x 0.43 inches
40 x 40 x 10.9 mm
Weight
1.50 oz / 42.4 g 1.31 oz / 37.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Black, Gold, Silver
Resistance
Water, Dust Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Space Black, 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 360x360px, 424 PPI
Protection
Sapphire Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
Apple S3 Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
1150 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR Mali-T720 MP1
Memory
768GB/16GB 1.5GB/4GB (eMMC)
0.75GB/4GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x) Tizen (4.0)
Compatible devices
Samsung smartphone, Android smartphone (Android 5.0 and above with 1.5GB RAM and above), iPhone 5 and above or iOS 9.0 and above

Battery

Type
279 mAh 247 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging Magnetic charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66
3G Bands
1, 5, 8 5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version
Memory 0.75GB
Weight 0.92 oz / 26.0 g
Materials & Colors Aluminum: Aqua black, Cloud Silver, Pink gold
Prices (MSRP) $280
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