Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm) vs Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 10, 2022

Design

Dimensions
1.55 x 1.59 x 0.39 inches 39.3 x 40.4 x 9.8 mm	1.67 x 1.43 x 0.41 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 10.5 mm
Weight
1.01 oz (28.7 g)	0.88 oz (25.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Yes; IPX7
Colors
Graphite, Pink Gold, Silver	Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Gray

Display

Size
1.2-inch, 29.21% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 450 nits
Resolution
396x396px, 467 PPI	390x312px, 303 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos W920 (5 nm)	Apple S1P (28 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2x1.18GHz	Dual-core 520 MHz Cortex-A7
GPU
	PowerVR G6200
Memory
1.5GB/16GB	0.5GB/8GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Wear OS	watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)

Battery

Type
284 mAh	250 mAh
Charging
	Magnetic charging

Camera

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
	Loudspeaker

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE
SIM type
eSIM

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 (40mm) Specs	Apple Watch Series 1 (42mm) Specs