Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Apple Watch 38mm (1st gen)

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel/Ceramic back

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

No

Nano-SIM
Height

38.6 mm

151.9 mm
Width

33.3 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

10.5 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

40 g

208.1 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IPX7 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Colors

Black Link Bracelet, Blue/Stone Leather Loop, Brown/Black/Blue/Red/Marigold/Jay Buckle, Link Bracelet, Pearl Woven Nylon, Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop, Space Black Stainless Steel/Black, Stainless Steel/Red, White

Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.5 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

340 x 272 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

290 ppi

506 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 450 nits

-
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Iris scanner, accelerometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
Primary camera video

-

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

-

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus