Apple Watch Series 6 Aluminum 40mm Cellular vs Samsung Galaxy S9+

Apple Watch Series 6 Aluminum 40mm Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

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

LTE
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

eSIM

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

40 mm

158.1 mm
Width

34 mm

73.8 mm
Thickness

10.4 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

30.5 g

189 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

50 m

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
Colors

Blue, Gray, Gold, Red, Silver

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

Retina LTPO OLED

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.57 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

394 x 324 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

529 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

1000 nits (peak), Always-on display

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

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

Yes
USB

No

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

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

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
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 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

-

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

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

-

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

105
DxOMark video

-

91
DxOMark camera score

-

100