Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) vs Google Pixel Watch 2 Specs Comparison

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9.0
Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm)
7.5
Google Pixel Watch 2
Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) Google Pixel Watch 2
Released · Sep 16, 2022
Released · Oct 12, 2023
1.7-inch · 430x352px
1.2-inch
1GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
282 mAh
306 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches
41 x 35 x 10.7 mm
Weight
1.13 oz (32.0 g) 1.09 oz (31.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X 50m/5ATM water resistance; IP68
Keys
Right: Other
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.7-inch 1.2-inch
Resolution
430x352px, 329 PPI
Technology
OLED AMOLED
Screen-to-body
63.01 %
Peak brightness
1000 cd/m2 (nit) 1000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S8 Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Quad-core
1700 MHz
GPU
PowerVR Adreno 702
RAM
1GB 2GB
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1) 32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x) Wear OS

Battery

Capacity
282 mAh 306 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging Magnetic charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022 Oct 04, 2023

Alternative variants

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