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Apple Watch Series 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 42mm

Apple Watch Series 5 AppleWatch Series 5
VS
Samsung Galaxy Watch 42mm SamsungGalaxy Watch 42mm

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General

Announced
September 2019
2018, August
Released
September 2019
2018, August
Colors
Space BlackSilverGold
- Midnight Black
- Rose Gold

Design

Length
44 mm (44 in)40 mm (40 in)
45.7 mm
Width
38 mm (44 in)34 mm (40 in)
41.9 mm
Thickness
10.7 mm (44 in)10.7 mm (40 in)
12.7 mm
Weight
47.8 g (44 in)39.8 g (40 in)
49 g
Materials
Glass front (Sapphire crystal)Ceramic/sapphire crystal backStainless steel frame
- Stainless Steel 316L
- MIL-STD-810G
- Compatible with standard 20mm straps

Network

2G Network
Yes
Yes
3G Network
Yes
Yes
4G Network
Yes
Yes
GPRS
Yes
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Yes
SIM
Electronic SIM (eSIM)
Electronic SIM (eSIM)

Display

Display Type
Retina LTPO OLED
Super AMOLED
Size
1.78 Inches (44 in)1.57 Inches (40 in)
1.2 Inches
Resolution
448x368 Pixels (44 in)394x324 Pixels (40 in)
360 x 360 Pixels
Screen Ratio
60.0%
56.4%
Aspect Ratio
—
1:1
Pixel Density
326 PPI
278 PPI
Brightness Level
1000 Nits
—
Display Protection
Sapphire Crystal Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
Features
3D Touch displayAlways-on Display
- Always-on Display
- Rotating bezel

Hardware

Chipset
Apple S5
Exynos 9110
CPU Type
Dual-core
Dual-core
CPU
—
Dual-core 1.15 GHz
GPU
PowerVR
—
RAM (Memory)
1 GB
- 1.5 GB (LTE model)
- 768 MB (Bluetooth model)
Internal Storage
32 GB
4 GB

Software

OS
watchOS
Tizen Based Wearable OS
Version
6.0
4.0
Update To
7.3
—

Camera

Camera
No
No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
5.0A2DPLE
4.2, A2DP, LE
Location
GPSA-GPSGLONASSGALILEOQZSS
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes

Media

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
No

Other specifications

Sensors
GyroscopeHeart Rate (2nd gen)Compass
gyroheart rate
On both: Accelerometer, Barometer
Water/Dust Resistant
Yes - 50m water resistant
50m waterproof (IP68)
Box Contents
—
- Galaxy Watch (Small Strap)
- Charging Dock
- Travel Adapter
- Large Strap
- QSG (Quick Setting Guide)
Other Features
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)
- Samsung Pay
- Photo viewer

Charging and Battery

Wireless Charging
Yes
Yes, WPC wireless charging
Capacity
296 mAh (44 in)245 mAh (40 in)
270 mAh

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