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Apple Watch SE 40mm

Compare Apple Watch SE 40mm and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Apple Watch SE 40mm vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Apple Watch SE 40mm

Apple Watch SE 40mm

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Apple Watch SE 40mm

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-09

2017-12
Status

2020-09

2018-1

Design
Build

Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

No

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

40 mm

149.2 mm
Width

34 mm

70.6 mm
Thickness

10.4 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

30.5 g

172 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

50 m

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Display
Display type

Retina LTPO OLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.57 inches

5.6 inches
Resolution

394 x 324 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

441 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

1000 nits (peak), 3D Touch display

-
Always on display

-

Yes

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Apple S5

Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU

PowerVR

Mali-G71
Memory RAM

1 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

32, 64 GB
Memory card

No

microSD
Memory card max

-

256 GB

OS
OS

watchOS 7.0, upgradable to 7.1

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

-

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Multimedia
Radio

No

-
Radio FM

-

FM radio

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 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, always-on altimeter, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate

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

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

-

3000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Wireless charging

Yes

-
Standby time

18 h

-

Cost
Price

350 USD

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

-

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Dual
Selfie camera

16 MP, f/1.9
8 MP
Selfie camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera video

-

1080p

Browser
HTML

-

HTML5

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