Apple Watch Edition Series 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 42mm

Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Samsung Galaxy Watch 42mm

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 900, 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
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Ceramic case/back

Stainless Steel 316L
SIM

Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
Height

42.6 mm

45.7 mm
Width

36.5 mm

41.9 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

12.7 mm
Weight

46.4 g

49 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

50m

IP68, 50m
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes
Colors

Gray, White

Black, Gold; Straps - Black, Grey, Red, Yellow, Purple, Beige, Grey, Brown

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

1.65 inches

1.2 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

360 x 360 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

278 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

Rotating bezel, Always-on display

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, gyro, heart rate