Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Watch Active vs Apple Watch Series 6 vs Apple Watch Series 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced February 2019 September 2020 September 2022
Status Coming Soon - Q1 2019 Coming Soon - September 2020 Available - September 2022
Colors Silver, Black, Rose Gold, Sea Green Silver, Graphite (DLC), Gold (PVD) Graphite, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 39.5 x 39.5 x 10.5 mm
(1.56 x 1.56 x 0.41 in)
44 x 38 x 10.4 mm
(1.73 x 1.5 x 0.41 in)
45 x 38 x 10.7 mm
(1.77 x 1.5 x 0.42 in)
Weight 25 g (0.88 oz) 47.1 g (1.66.0.04 oz) 42.3 g, 51.5 g (1.48.0.11 oz, 1.8.0.18 oz)
SIM Type No eSIM eSIM
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada
4G Network - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.31 W/kg (head)
0.55 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Samsung Pay
- MIL-STD-810G
- 50m waterproof (IP68)
- Compatible with standard 20mm straps
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)
IP6X certified
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)
Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy)
Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Tizen-based wearable OS 4.0 watchOS 7.0 watchOS 9.0
Processor Dual-core 1.15 GHz, Exynos 9110 Dual-core, Apple S6 Dual-core, Apple S8
GPU - PowerVR PowerVR
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Retina LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen
Sapphire Crystal Glass
Ion-X strengthened glass
3D Touch display
1000 nits max brightness (advertised)
Always-on display
Retina LTPO OLED Screen
1000 nits (peak)
Sapphire Crystal Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 1.1 inches 1.78 inches 1.9 inches
Resolution 360 x 360 pixels (463 ppi) 448 x 368 pixels (326 ppi) 484 x 396 pixels (329 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 25.00% 59.86% 66.81%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera No
Flash No No No
Features


Video No
Front Camera No [Similar] , , [Similar] , , [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB No No No
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 32 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 1 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po, non-removable Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wireless charging
Capacity 230 mAh Wireless charging 308 mAh
Stand by - Up to 18 h (mixed usage) -
Talk Time - - -