Apple Watch 40mm Series 5 Aluminum (Wi-Fi) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)

Apple Watch 40mm Series 5 Aluminum (Wi-Fi)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

N/A

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

N/A

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
EDGE

-

Yes

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen

TFT capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.57 inches

8 inches
Resolution

394 x 324 pixels

1280 x 800 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

189 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

-
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits max brightness, always-on display

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

No

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth AVRCP

-

Yes
bluetooth HFP

-

Yes
bluetooth HID

-

Yes
bluetooth OPP

-

Yes
bluetooth PAN

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
bluetooth DIP

-

Yes
bluetooth MAP

-

Yes
bluetooth PBAP

-

PBAP/PAB
bluetooth HOGP

-

Yes
bluetooth HSP

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate

Accelerometer, hall, light

Main camera
Camera type

-

Single
Main camera

8 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Primary camera video

-

1080p@30fps
Camera features

-

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode