Apple Watch Series 6 (40mm) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$499	€179

Design

Dimensions
	6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Wrist size
Case fits 130-200 mm wrists
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold, Blue, Red Stainless steel: Silver, Graphite, Gold Titanium: Titanium, Space black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters)
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.6-inch	6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	LCD
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S6	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR	PowerVR GE8320
Memory
1GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 3GB/32GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x)	Android (10)
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Magnetic charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
	Quad camera
Main camera
	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	1080p (30 fps)
Front
	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	No
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.14 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Materials & Colors	Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold, Blue, Red
Prices (MSRP)	$399

With 32GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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