Apple Watch Sport Series 2 38mm vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Apple Watch Sport Series 2 38mm

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

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

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum/Ceramic back

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

No

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

38.6 mm

159.9 mm
Width

33.3 mm

75.7 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

28.2 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

50m

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Case colors: silver, black; Band types: sport, blue, gold, gray; Band colors: gray, pink, rose gold, white, woven nylon, yellow

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.5 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

340 x 272 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

290 ppi

411 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

-
Always on display

-

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

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity