Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm) vs Apple Watch Series 3 SS (38mm)

Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm) $329
Apple Watch Series 3 SS (38mm) $699
Base Price (MSRP)
$329
Base Price (MSRP)
$699
CPU
Exynos 9110
CPU
S3
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1 667MHz
GPU
PowerVR GX6250 S3
Memory
768MB
Memory
768MB
Storage
4GB
Storage
16GB
Display
1.2" AMOLED 360×360 Touch
Display
1.3" OLED 340×272 Touch

FP32

  • 77% slower vs Apple Watch Series 3 SS (38mm)
  • 4.43x faster vs Galaxy Watch (42mm)
Galaxy Watch (42mm) - 13 GFLOPS FP32
x1
Apple Watch Series 3 SS (38mm) - 57.6 GFLOPS FP32
x4.43
CPU Image
Exynos 9110
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.15GHz Clock
CPU Image
S3
2 Cores
2 Threads
880MHz Clock
Exynos 9110 vs S3 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Mali-T720 MP1 667MHz
10 Shaders
667MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR GX6250 S3
64 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
13 GFLOPS FP32
0%
57.6 GFLOPS FP32
0%
Mali-T720 MP1 667MHz vs PowerVR GX6250 S3 Full Specs Comparison
768MB
768MB
4GB
16GB
1.2"
AMOLED
Always On
1.3"
OLED
-
1.2"
1.3"
Area
0.7 in² (4.6 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
0.9 in² (5.7 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
-
-
Brightness
1,000 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
360×360
0.1 Million Pixels
300 PPI
Resolution
340×272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
360×360
340×272
-
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
360×360
340×272
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
1
1
Cellular
Cellular
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 72Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.2
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Utility
-
Ambient Light (ALS)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
-
-
Communication
NFC
Location
GPS
GLONASS
-
-
-
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
1Wh
270mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
1.1Wh
279mAh
3.84V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 40 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
Tizen
watchOS
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
IP68
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Stainless Steel, Sapphire
-
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Qi Wireless Charging
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Height
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Width
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Depth
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.024 L
Height
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Width
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.015 L
Weight
49 g (1.73 oz)
Weight
42 g (1.48 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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