Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)
Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
Apple Watch Edition 42mm (1st gen)
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
  • Network
  • 2G network
    N/A
    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), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A speed
    -
    LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    No
    Yes
  • EDGE
    No
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Status
    2015-7
    2017-8
  • Oficially announced
    2014-9
    2017-8
  • Design
  • Build
    18-karat yellow/rose gold case, ceramic back
    Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
  • SIM
    No
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    42 mm
    151.9 mm
  • Width
    35.9 mm
    74.9 mm
  • Thickness
    10.5 mm
    9.9 mm
  • Weight
    69 g
    208.1 g
  • Payment
    -
    Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
  • Waterproof
    IPX7 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes
    IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
  • Dust proof
    -
    Yes, IP68
  • MIL-STD-810G
    -
    Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
  • Colors
    18-karat Rose Gold/White, Black Buckle, Midnight Blue Buckle 18-karat Yellow Gold/Black
    Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold
  • Display
  • Display type
    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    1.65 inches
    5.8 inches
  • Resolution
    390 x 312 pixels
    1440 x 2560 pixels
  • Pixel density
    303 ppi
    506 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Protection
    Sapphire crystal glass
    Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • Multitouch
    Yes
    Yes
  • Display features
    3D Touch display, 450 nits
    -
  • Always on display
    -
    Yes
  • 3D touch
    -
    home button only
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    -
    Octa-core
  • CPU
    520 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
    2.35 GHz Kryo Quad-core
  • CPU(second)
    quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo
  • Chipset
    Apple S1
    Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX543
    Adreno 540
  • Memory RAM
    512 MB
    4 GB
  • Internal storage
    8 GB
    64 GB
  • Memory card
    microSD
  • Memory card max
    -
    256 GB
  • OS
  • OS
    watchOS 1.0
    Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    No
    Yes
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes
    Yes
  • Notifications
    Vibration; Ringtones
    Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • 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
    v5.1
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    Yes
    Yes
  • Bluetooth AptX
    -
    Yes
  • NFC
    Yes
    Yes
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • GALILEO
    -
    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, accelerometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    -
    HTML5
  • Browser
    No
    -
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    250 mAh
    4000 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Fast battery charging
    -
    Quick Charge 2.0
  • Wireless charging
    -
    Qi/PMA
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    32 h
  • Standby time
    18 h
    -
  • Standby time 3G
    -
    120 h
  • Main camera
  • Main camera
    12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
  • Primary camera video
    -
    2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
  • 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
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    8 MP, f/1.7
  • Secondary camera autofocus
    -
    autofocus
  • Secondary camera dual video call
    -
    dual video call
  • Secondary camera HDR
    -
    Auto HDR

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