Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen) vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Apple Watch Sport 38mm (1st gen)

Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus

Design
Build

Aluminum/Composite back

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SIM

No

Micro-SIM
Height

38.6 mm

142 mm
Width

33.3 mm

72.5 mm
Thickness

10.5 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

25 g

145 g
Waterproof

IPX7 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes

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Colors

Apricot, Blue, Blue; Gray/Black; Rose Gold/Lavender, Orange, Pink/Royal Blue/Gold&Red/Black Woven Nylon, Royal Blue, Silver/White, Stone; Gold/White, Yellow

Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.5 inches

5.1 inches
Resolution

340 x 272 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

290 ppi

432 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

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Multitouch

Yes

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Display features

3D Touch display, 450 nits

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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

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Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

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Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

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Yes
USB

microUSB 3.0
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

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GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GPS Navigator

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Beidou

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

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Push Mail
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Java

No

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gesture, gyro, heart rate, proximity

Main camera
Main camera

16 MP
Primary camera resolution

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5312 x 2988 pixels
Primary camera video

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2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera flash

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LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

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phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

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dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

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HDR
Camera features

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1.12 µm pixel size, 1/2.6'' sensor size, Dual Shot, HDR, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, touch focus