Apple Watch Edition Series 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Samsung Galaxy Note9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100, 800 - Europe, Australia; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 800 - USA, LATAM, Canada; HSDPA 2100 - China

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - Europe, Australia; LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - USA, LATAM, Canada; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

-

42 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Ceramic case/back

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

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

42.6 mm

161.9 mm
Width

36.5 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

46.4 g

201 g
Stylus

-

Yes(Bluetooth integration)
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

50m

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Gray, White

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

1.65 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

516 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

HDR10 compliant, 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 Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

-

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

-

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

-

107
DxOMark video

-

94
DxOMark camera score

-

103