Apple Watch Series 8 SS (41mm) vs Fossil Gen 6 (44mm)

Apple Watch Series 8 SS (41mm) $699
Fossil Gen 6 (44mm) $299
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
Base Price (MSRP)
$299
CPU
S8
CPU
Snapdragon Wear 4100+
GPU
S8
GPU
Adreno 504
Memory
1GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
8GB
Display
1.7" LTPO OLED 430×352 Touch
Display
1.3" AMOLED 416×416 Touch

FP32

  • 4.55x faster vs Gen 6 (44mm)
  • 78% slower vs Apple Watch Series 8 SS (41mm)
Apple Watch Series 8 SS (41mm) - 173 GFLOPS FP32
x4.55
Gen 6 (44mm) - 38 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
S8
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
Snapdragon Wear 4100+
5 Cores
5 Threads
2GHz Clock
S8 vs Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
S8
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Adreno 504
48 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
173 GFLOPS FP32
0%
38 GFLOPS FP32
0%
S8 vs Adreno 504 Full Specs Comparison
1GB
1GB
32GB
8GB
1.7"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.3"
AMOLED
-
1.7"
1.3"
Area
1.4 in² (9 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
0.8 in² (5.3 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits Peak
-
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Resolution
430×352
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
Resolution
416×416
0.2 Million Pixels
326 PPI
430×352
416×416
1,000,000:1 Contrast
-
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
-
Fully Laminated
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
430×352
416×416
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
1
1
Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Electrical Heart (ECG)
Blood Oxygen (SpO2)
Skin Temperature
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
-
Blood Oxygen (SpO2)
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Crash Detection
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Communication
NFC
Ultra-Wideband Chip
Communication
NFC
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass
Location
GPS
-
-
-
-
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
1.1Wh
282mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
1.2Wh
300mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 24 Hours
Charge Time
45 min 80%
Charge Time
30 min 80%
watchOS
WearOS
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Glass
-
Up to 30m Water Resistant
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Height
41 mm (1.6 in)
Width
35 mm (1.4 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Height
44 mm (1.7 in)
Width
Unknown
Depth
Unknown
Volume
Unknown
Weight
42 g (1.48 oz)
Weight
85 g (3 oz)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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