Apple Watch Series 8 SS (45mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic (42mm)

Apple Watch Series 8 SS (45mm) $749
Samsung Galaxy Watch4 Classic (42mm)
Base Price (MSRP)
$749
Base Price (MSRP)
-
CPU
S8
CPU
Exynos W920
GPU
S8
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2 400MHz
Memory
1GB
Memory
1.5GB
Storage
32GB
Storage
16GB
Display
1.9" LTPO OLED 484×396 Touch
Display
1.2" AMOLED 396×396 Touch

FP32

  • 3.39x faster vs Galaxy Watch4 Classic (42mm)
  • 71% slower vs Apple Watch Series 8 SS (45mm)
Apple Watch Series 8 SS (45mm) - 173 GFLOPS FP32
x3.39
Galaxy Watch4 Classic (42mm) - 51 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
S8
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
Exynos W920
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.18GHz Clock
S8 vs Exynos W920 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
S8
128 Shaders
675MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mali-G68 MP2 400MHz
64 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
173 GFLOPS FP32
0%
51 GFLOPS FP32
0%
S8 vs Mali-G68 MP2 400MHz Full Specs Comparison
1GB
1.5GB
32GB
16GB
1.9"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.2"
AMOLED
Always On
1.9"
1.2"
Area
1.8 in² (11.4 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
0.7 in² (4.6 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits Peak
-
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Resolution
484×396
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
Resolution
396×396
0.2 Million Pixels
330 PPI
484×396
396×396
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
484×396
396×396
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
1
1
Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
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)
Electrical Heart (ECG)
Blood Oxygen (SpO2)
Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA)
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Crash Detection
Utility
-
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Communication
NFC
Ultra-Wideband Chip
Communication
NFC
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
-
Beidou
Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
1.2Wh
308mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
1Wh
247mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 43 Hours
Charge Time
45 min 80%
-
-
watchOS
WearOS
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
IP68
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Qi Wireless Charging
Height
45 mm (1.8 in)
Width
38 mm (1.5 in)
Depth
10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.018 L
Height
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Width
41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Depth
11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.019 L
Weight
52 g (1.83 oz)
Weight
47 g (1.66 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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