Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (41mm) vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$450 | €467	$1000

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.61 x 0.44 inches 42.5 x 41 x 11.3 mm	6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 157.8x76.2x7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
1.70 oz / 48.2 g	6.91 oz / 196.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Mystic bronze, Mystic silver
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Phantom Black, Green, Cream, Lavender

Display

Size
1.2-inch, 26.78% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
360x360px, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass DX+	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1505 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1150 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	Adreno 740
Memory
1GB/8GB (eMMC)	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Tizen	Android (14, 13)
Compatible devices
Android 5.0 or later and with more than 1.5GB of RAM iPhone 5 or later models with iOS 9.0 or later

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1909
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4997
3D Mark High
Untested	3857
3D Mark Low
Untested	2191

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Battery

Type
247 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

16h 37min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

10h 36min

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Camera

Rear
	Triple camera
Main camera
	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
	12 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS916U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Prices (MSRP)	€418

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1000

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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