Apple Watch Series 9 SS (45mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (40mm)

Apple Watch Series 9 SS (45mm) $749
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active (40mm)
Base Price (MSRP)
$749
Base Price (MSRP)
-
CPU
S9
CPU
Exynos 9110
GPU
S9
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1 667MHz
Memory
1GB
Memory
768MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
4GB
Display
1.9" LTPO OLED 484×396 Touch
Display
1.1" AMOLED 360×360 Touch

FP32

  • 17.31x faster vs Galaxy Watch Active (40mm)
  • 94% slower vs Apple Watch Series 9 SS (45mm)
Apple Watch Series 9 SS (45mm) - 225 GFLOPS FP32
x17.31
Galaxy Watch Active (40mm) - 13 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
S9
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Exynos 9110
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.15GHz Clock
S9 vs Exynos 9110 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
S9
256 Shaders
440MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Mali-T720 MP1 667MHz
10 Shaders
667MHz
Shared Memory
225 GFLOPS FP32
0%
13 GFLOPS FP32
0%
S9 vs Mali-T720 MP1 667MHz Full Specs Comparison
1GB
768MB
64GB
4GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
1.9"
LTPO OLED
Always On
1.1"
AMOLED
Always On
1.9"
1.1"
Area
1.8 in² (11.4 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
0.6 in² (3.9 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits
2,000 Nits Peak
-
-
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
Resolution
484×396
0.2 Million Pixels
329 PPI
Resolution
360×360
0.1 Million Pixels
327 PPI
484×396
360×360
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
360×360
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 4.2
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Electrical Heart (ECG)
Blood Oxygen (SpO2)
Skin Temperature
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
-
-
-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Crash Detection
Utility
-
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
Communication
NFC
Ultra-Wideband Chip
-
-
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Compass
Location
GPS
GLONASS
-
-
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
1.2Wh
308mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
0.9Wh
230mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 18 Hours
Up to 40 Hours
Charge Time
45 min 80%
-
-
watchOS
Tizen
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
IP6X
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
Width
39.5 mm (1.6 in)
Depth
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.016 L
Weight
52 g (1.83 oz)
Weight
25 g (0.88 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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