| Product |
Apple Watch Series 11 Aluminum
|
Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic
|
| Battery |
| Charging |
Wireless, 0-80% in 30 min |
10W wireless |
| Type |
Li-Ion |
Li-Ion 445 mAh |
| Body |
| Build |
Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame |
Glass front (Sapphire crystal), stainless steel frame |
| Dimensions |
46 x 39 x 9.7 mm (1.81 x 1.54 x 0.38 in) |
46.4 x 46 x 10.6 mm (1.83 x 1.81 x 0.42 in) |
| SIM |
eSIM |
eSIM |
| Weight |
29.7 g (42mm), 36.9 g (46mm) (1.06 oz) |
63.5 g (2.26 oz) |
| |
IP6X certified
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)
Depth gauge to 6m |
Rotating bezel
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 50m/5ATM)
ECG certified
Blood pressure monitor
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions |
| Camera |
| |
No |
No |
| Comms |
| Bluetooth |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
5.3, A2DP, LE |
| NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
| Positioning |
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS |
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Radio |
No |
No |
| USB |
No |
No |
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band |
| Display |
| Protection |
Ion-X strengthened glass (2025 gen) |
Sapphire crystal |
| Resolution |
496 x 416 pixels (~330 ppi density) |
438 x 438 pixels (~327 ppi density) |
| Size |
1.96 inches |
1.34 inches |
| Type |
Retina LTPO3 OLED, 2000 nits (peak) |
Super AMOLED, 3000 nits (peak) |
| |
Wide-angle OLED |
- |
| Features |
| Sensors |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body), temperature (water) |
Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, altimeter, compass, SpO2, temperature (skin), BioActive, antioxidant index |
| |
Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Media playback |
- |
| Launch |
| Announced |
2025, September 09 |
2025, July 09 |
| Status |
Coming soon. Exp. release 2025, September 19 |
Available. Released 2025, July 25 |
| Memory |
| Card slot |
No |
No |
| Internal |
64GB |
64GB 2GB RAM |
| Misc |
| Colors |
Jet Black, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Silver |
Black, White |
| Models |
- |
SM-L500, SM-L505U |
| SAR |
- |
1.04 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU |
- |
0.03 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body) |
| Network |
| 2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 40, 66, 71 |
| 5G bands |
SA/NSA |
- |
| Speed |
HSPA, LTE, 5G |
HSPA, LTE |
| Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada |
- |
| Platform |
| Chipset |
Apple S10 |
Exynos W1000 (3 nm) |
| CPU |
Dual-core |
Penta-core |
| GPU |
PowerVR |
Mali-G68 |
| OS |
watchOS 26 |
Android Wear OS 6, One UI 8 Watch |
| Sound |
| 3.5mm jack |
No |
No |
| Loudspeaker |
Yes |
Yes |
