Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) vs Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$480 | €496

Design

Dimensions
1.82 x 1.77 x 0.44 inches 46.2 x 45 x 11.1 mm	1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm
Weight
1.90 oz / 53.8 g	0.88 oz / 25.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Mystic silver, Mystic black Titanium: Mystic black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Yes; IPX7
Colors
	Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray

Display

Size
1.4-inch, 30.42% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 450 nits
Resolution
360x360px, 364 PPI	390x312px, 303 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)	Apple S1P (28 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1150 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Dual-core 520 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	PowerVR G6200
Memory
1GB/8GB (eMMC)	0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Tizen	watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)
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

Battery

Type
340 mAh, Li - Ion	250 mAh
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Magnetic charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Prices (MSRP)	$430 | €447

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Specs	Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Review