Apple Watch Series 6 40mm Cellular vs Samsung Galaxy S10

Apple Watch Series 6 40mm Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S10

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 5), aluminium frame / Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body
SIM

eSIM

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

40 mm

157.6 mm
Width

34 mm

74.1 mm
Thickness

10.4 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

39.7 g

175 / 198(ceramic) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

50 m

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Graphite, Gold, Silver

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, White

Display
Display type

Retina LTPO OLED

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.57 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

394 x 324 pixels

1440 x 3040 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

550 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

1000 nits (peak), Always-on display

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.31 GHz Cortex-A75
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Apple S6

Exynos 9820 Octa - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA, LATAM, China
GPU

PowerVR

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA; Adreno 640 - USA, LATAM, China
Memory RAM

1 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128, 512 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

512 GB

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

No

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, always-on altimeter, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate, SpO2, VO2max

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, heart rate, SpO2, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

-

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Camera features

-

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

Apple Watch Series 6 40mm Cellular comparisons