Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) vs Garmin Forerunner 265 Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm)
Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) Garmin Forerunner 265
Released · Sep 16, 2022
Released · Feb 20, 2024
1.7-inch
1.3-inch
1GB · 32GB
8GB
282 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches
41 x 35 x 10.7 mm
1.81 x 1.81 x 0.51 inches
46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 mm
Weight
1.13 oz (32.0 g) 1.66 oz (47.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X 50m/5ATM water resistance
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.7-inch, 63.01% screen-to-body 1.3-inch
Type
OLED, 1000 nits AMOLED
Resolution
430x352px, 329 PPI 416x416px, 453 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Apple S8
Processor
Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR
Memory
1GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x)

Battery

Type
282 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 Yes
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With stainless steel frame
Weight 1.49 oz (42.3 g)
Materials Back: Stainless steel
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