Samsung Galaxy Watch FE (40mm) vs Apple Watch (38mm)

Samsung Galaxy Watch FE (40mm)
Apple Watch (38mm) $349
Base Price (MSRP)
-
Base Price (MSRP)
$349
CPU
Exynos W920
CPU
S1
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2 400MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 S1
Memory
1.5GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
16GB
Storage
8GB
Display
1.4" AMOLED 450×450 Touch
Display
1.3" OLED 340×272 Touch

FP32

  • 7.97x faster vs Apple Watch (38mm)
  • 87% slower vs Galaxy Watch FE (40mm)
Galaxy Watch FE (40mm) - 51 GFLOPS FP32
x7.97
Apple Watch (38mm) - 6.4 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Exynos W920
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.18GHz Clock
CPU Image
S1
1 Core
1 Thread
520MHz Clock
Exynos W920 vs S1 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Mali-G68 MP2 400MHz
64 Shaders
400MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX543 S1
16 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
51 GFLOPS FP32
0%
6.4 GFLOPS FP32
0%
Mali-G68 MP2 400MHz vs PowerVR SGX543 S1 Full Specs Comparison
1.5GB
512MB
16GB
8GB
1.4"
AMOLED
Always On
1.3"
OLED
-
1.4"
1.3"
Area
1 in² (6.3 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
Area
0.9 in² (5.7 cm²)
null Aspect Ratio
-
-
Brightness
500 Nits Peak
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
450×450
0.2 Million Pixels
321 PPI
Resolution
340×272
0.1 Million Pixels
326 PPI
450×450
340×272
-
100,000:1 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
450×450
340×272
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 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Altimeter
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
Electrical Heart (ECG)
Blood Oxygen (SpO2)
Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA)
Health
Optical Heart (PPG)
-
-
-
Utility
-
Ambient Light (ALS)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Communication
NFC
Communication
NFC
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Beidou
Compass
-
-
-
-
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
External
External
1Wh
247mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
0.8Wh
205mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 30 Hours
Up to 18 Hours
watchOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Sapphire Crystal
IP68
Up to 50m Water Resistant
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IPX7
Up to 1m Water Resistant
Qi Wireless Charging
Proprietary Wireless Charging
Height
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
Width
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Depth
9.8 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.016 L
Height
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Width
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Depth
10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.013 L
Weight
27 g (0.95 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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