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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active vs Apple Watch SE

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active SamsungGalaxy Watch Active
VS
Apple Watch SE AppleWatch SE

The third device is shown on desktop screens only

General

Announced
February 2019
September 2020
Released
April 2019
September 2020
Colors
SilverBlackRose GoldSea Green
SilverGoldSpace Grey

Design

Length
39.5 mm (1.56 in)
44 mm (44 in)40 mm (40 in)
Width
39.5 mm (1.56)
38 mm (44 in)34 mm (40 in)
Thickness
10.5 mm (0.41 in)
10.4 mm (44 in)10.4 mm (40 in)
Weight
25 g (0.88 oz)
36.4 (44 in)30.7 (40 in)
Materials
Compatible with standard 20mm straps
Glass frontCeramic/sapphire crystal backAluminum 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
Retina LTPO OLED
Size
1.1 Inches
1.78 Inches (44 in)1.57 Inches (40 in)
Resolution
360 x 360 Pixels
448x368 Pixels (44 in)394x324 Pixels (40 in)
Screen Ratio
58.8%
60.0%
Aspect Ratio
1:1
—
Pixel Density
302 PPI
326 PPI
Brightness Level
—
1000 Nits
Display Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Ion-X strengthened glass
Features
Always-on Display
Always-on Display3D Touch display

Hardware

Chipset
Exynos 9110
Apple S5
Manufacturing Technology
10 nm
—
CPU Type
Dual-core
Dual-core
CPU
Dual-core 1.15 GHz
—
GPU
Mali-T720
PowerVR
RAM (Memory)
768 MB
1 GB
Internal Storage
4 GB
32 GB
Card Slot
No
—

Software

OS
Tizen Based Wearable OS
WatchOS
Version
4.0
7.0
Update To
—
7.3

Camera

Camera
No
No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Same on both
Bluetooth
4.2
5.0
On both: A2DP, LE
Location
GALILEOBDS
A-GPS
On both: GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Yes

Media

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
No

Other specifications

Sensors
Heart Rate
Heart Rate (2nd gen)Always-on altimeterCompass
On both: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer
Water/Dust Resistant
MIL-STD-810G50m waterproof (IP68)
Yes - 50m water resistant
Other Features
- Samsung Pay
—

Charging and Battery

Wireless Charging
Yes - Qi wireless charging
Yes
Capacity
230 mAh
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