Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) vs Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm)
Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm)
Released · Aug 06, 2020
Released · Sep 07, 2022
1.4-inch · 360x360px
1.9-inch · 484x396px
1GB · 8GB
1GB · 32GB
340 mAh
308 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020 Sep 07, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$480 | €496

Design

Dimensions
1.82 x 1.77 x 0.44 inches
46.2 x 45 x 11.1 mm
1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm
Weight
1.90 oz (53.8 g) 1.37 oz (38.8 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
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 Water, Dust; IP6X
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.4-inch, 30.42% screen-to-body 1.9-inch, 66.64% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
360x360px, 364 PPI 484x396px, 329 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass DX+

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm) Apple S8
Processor
Dual-core
1150 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Dual-core
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1 PowerVR
Memory
1GB/8GB (eMMC) 1GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Tizen watchOS (9.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 308 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging Qi wireless charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
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, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Other
NFC, ANT+ NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker 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, HSPA, HSUPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version
Prices (MSRP) $430 | €447
GPS Only
With stainless steel frame
Weight 1.82 oz (51.5 g)
Materials Frame: Stainless steel
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