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Apple Watch Series 2 Aluminum 42mm

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Apple Watch Series 2 Aluminum 42mm vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Apple Watch Series 2 Aluminum 42mm

Apple Watch Series 2 Aluminum 42mm

Samsung Galaxy A12

Samsung Galaxy A12

Apple Watch Series 2 Aluminum 42mm

Samsung Galaxy A12

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2016-12

2020-11
Status

Discontinued

2021-01

Design
Build

Aluminum/Ceramic back

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

No

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

42.5 mm

164 mm
Width

36.4 mm

75.8 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

34.2 g

205 g
Waterproof

50m

-
Colors

Case colors: silver, black; Band types: sport, blue, brown, gold, gray; Band colors: gray, orange, rose gold, white, woven nylon

Black, Blue, Red, White

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

TFT
Physical size

1.65 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

720 x 1560 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

264 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

-
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

Infinity-V Display

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 780 MHz ARM Cortex-A7

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Apple S2

MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765)
GPU

PowerVR G6200

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

512 MB

3, 4, 6 GB
Internal storage

8 GB

32, 64, 128 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB
Storage

-

eMMC 5.1

OS
OS

watchOS 3.0

Android 10, One UI 2.0

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Notifications

Vibration; Ringtones

-
Earpiece

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Accelerometer, fingerprint, proximity

Browser
HTML

-

HTML5
Browser

No

-

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

334 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Standby time

18 h

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/2.0 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 115˚
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

-

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/2.2
Selfie camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

103115 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

169 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

1001 (v5.2)

SAR value
SAR EU(head)

-

0.67 W/kg
SAR EU(body)

-

1.38 W/kg

Cost
Price

-

220 USD

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