Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches 45 x 38 x 10.7 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
1.37 oz / 38.8 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
1.9-inch, 66.64% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
484x396px, 329 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S8	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR	Adreno 740
Memory
1GB/32GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
watchOS (9.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5657
3D Mark High
Untested	3853
3D Mark Low
Untested	3033

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Battery

Type
308 mAh, Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
	Single camera
Main camera
	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

GPS Only

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With stainless steel frame

Weight	1.82 oz / 51.5 g
Materials	Frame: Stainless steel

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