Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Aug 10, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm	1.55 x 1.59 x 0.39 inches 39.3 x 40.4 x 9.8 mm
Weight
1.86 oz / 52.8 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
1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body	1.2-inch, 29.21% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
390x312px, 303 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
341 mAh	284 mAh
Charging
Qi wireless charging

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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