Apple Watch 44mm Series 4 Aluminum vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Apple Watch 44mm Series 4 Aluminum

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

HSDPA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum frame; all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back

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SIM

Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

44 mm

135.4 mm
Width

38 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

10.7 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

48 g

135 g
Waterproof

50m

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

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

No

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro (second gen), heart rate

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity