Apple Watch Series 2 42mm vs Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA)

Apple Watch Series 2 42mm

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA)

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO;
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel/Ceramic back

Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
SIM

No

Nano-SIM
Height

42.5 mm

150.9 mm
Width

36.4 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

52.4 g

157 g
Waterproof

50m

-
Colors

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

Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.65 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

534 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

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

microUSB 2.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Fingerprint, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
Primary camera video

-

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

-

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus