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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active SamsungGalaxy Watch Active
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 SamsungGalaxy Watch 5

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General

Announced
February 2019
August 2022
Released
April 2019
August 2022
Colors
SilverBlackRose GoldSea Green
SilverGraphiteSapphirePink Gold

Design

Length
39.5 mm (1.56 in)
44.4 mm (44 in)40.4 mm (40 in)
Width
39.5 mm (1.56 in)
43.3 mm (44 in)39.3 mm (40 in)
Thickness
10.5 mm (0.41 in)
9.8 mm (44 in)9.8 mm (40 in)
Weight
25 g (0.88 oz)
33.5 (44 in)28.7 (40 in)
Materials
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Glass front (Sapphire Crystal)Aluminum frame

Network

2G Network
No
Yes
3G Network
—
Yes
4G Network
—
Yes
GPRS
No
Yes
EDGE
No
Yes
SIM
—
Electronic SIM (eSIM)

Display

Display Type
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Size
1.1 Inches
1.4 Inches (44 in)1.2 Inches (40 in)
Resolution
360x360 Pixels
450x450 Pixels (44 in)396x396 Pixels (40 in)
Screen Ratio
58.8%
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Pixel Density
302 PPI
321 PPI (44 in)330 PPI (40 in)
Display Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Sapphire Crystal
Features
Always-on Display
Same on both

Hardware

Chipset
Samsung Exynos 9110
Samsung Exynos W920
Manufacturing Technology
10 nm
5 nm
CPU Type
Dual-core
Dual-core
CPU
1.15 GHz
1.18 GHz
GPU
Mali-T720
Mali-G68
RAM (Memory)
768 MB
1.5 GB
Internal Storage
4 GB
16 GB

Software

OS
Tizen OS 4.0
Android Wear OS 3.5
User Interface
—
One UI Watch 4.5

Camera

Camera
No
No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi 5a/b/g/nDual-band
Bluetooth
4.2
5.2
On both: A2DP, LE
Location
A-GPS
GPS
On both: GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes

Media

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
No

Other specifications

Sensors
No extras
Thermometer (skin temperature)
On both: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart Rate, Barometer
Water/Dust Resistant
Yes - 50m Water resistant (IP68)
Yes - 50m water resistant (5ATM/IP68)
Other Features
MIL-STD-810G Compliant
Blood pressure monitorMIL-STD-810GECG certifiedSamsung Pay

Charging and Battery

Wireless Charging
Yes
Yes - 10 W
Capacity
230 mAh
410 mAh (44 in)284 mAh (40 in)

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