Apple Watch Edition 38mm vs Samsung Galaxy Note7

Apple Watch Edition 38mm

Samsung Galaxy Note7

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Design
Build

18-karat yellow/rose gold case, ceramic back

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

No

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

38.6 mm

153.5 mm
Width

33.3 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

10.5 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

55 g

169 g
Colors

18-karat Yellow Gold/Black, Red Buckle or 18-karat Rose Gold/White, Rose Gray Buckle

Black Onyx, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.5 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

340 x 272 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

290 ppi

518 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

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 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

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

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyro, heart rate, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
Primary camera video

-

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

-

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus