Apple Watch Edition Series 3 vs Samsung Gear S2

Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Samsung Gear S2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 900, 1800
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

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HSPA speed

HSPA

HSPA
LTE speed

LTE

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.65 inches

1.2 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

360 x 360 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

302 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

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Multitouch

Yes

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Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

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Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

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MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate