Apple Watch Series 2 38mm vs Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury

Apple Watch Series 2 38mm

Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel/Ceramic back

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

No

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

38.6 mm

148.9 mm
Width

33.3 mm

68.1 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

8 mm
Weight

41.9 g

150 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

50m

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Sport band: silver case/white, black case/black; Leather band: silver case/blue, brown, gray, red; Stainless Steel band: silver case/silver, black case/black

Black Night, Burgundy Red

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.5 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

340 x 272 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

290 ppi

426 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

Always-on display

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

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Iris scanner, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, proximity