Apple Watch 40mm Series 5 Aluminum (Wi-Fi) vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Apple Watch 40mm Series 5 Aluminum (Wi-Fi)

Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

N/A

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

N/A

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G network

-

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum frame; all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM

No

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

40 mm

161.5 mm
Width

34 mm

75.6 mm
Thickness

10.7 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

30 g

200 (Sub6) / 202 (mmWave) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

50 m

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Gray, Gold, Silver

Black, Gold, Pink, Red, Silver, Violet

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

1.57 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

394 x 324 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

394 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits max brightness, always-on display

120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak), Infinity-O display, Always-On display

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, 802.11ax, 6E
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

No

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.76" , 1.8 µm
(telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.0 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 1.1x optical zoom , 3x hybrid zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

-

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

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

-

123
DxOMark zoom

-

77
DxOMark video

-

93
DxOMark camera score

-

116