Apple Watch Series 2 Sport 42mm vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Apple Watch Series 2 Sport 42mm

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum/Ceramic back

-
SIM

No

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

42.5 mm

135.4 mm
Width

36.4 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

34.2 g

135 g
Waterproof

50m

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

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

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.65 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

312 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

Corning Gorilla 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

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

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 Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

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