Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen) vs Samsung Gear S2 3G
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| Phone Names | Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen) | Samsung Gear S2 3G |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | N/A | GSM 900 / 1800 |
| 3G bands | - | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| EDGE | No | - |
| GPRS | No | - |
| Speed | - | HSPA |
| Technology | No cellular connectivity | GSM / HSPA |
| - | HSDPA 850 / 1900 | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2014, September. Released 2015, April | 2015, August. Released 2015, October |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Body | ||
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| Build | Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), stainless steel frame |
| Dimensions | 42 x 35.9 x 10.5 mm (1.65 x 1.41 x 0.41 in) | 51.8 x 44 x 13.4 mm (2.04 x 1.73 x 0.53 in) |
| SIM | No | eSIM |
| Weight | 50 g body (2.82 oz) | 51 g (1.80 oz) |
| IPX7 water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes | IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) | |
| Display | ||
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| Protection | Sapphire crystal glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Resolution | 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) | 360 x 360 pixels (~302 ppi density) |
| Size | 1.65 inches | 1.2 inches |
| Type | Retina OLED, 450 nits (peak) | Super AMOLED |
| 3D Touch display | Always-on display Rotating bezel | |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | 520 MHz Cortex-A7 | Dual-core 1.0 GHz |
| Chipset | Apple S1 (28 nm) | Qualcomm MSM8x26 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX543 | - |
| OS | watchOS 1.0, upgradable to watchOS 4.3.2 | Tizen OS 2.3.2 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 8GB 512MB RAM | 4GB 512MB RAM |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| 35mm jack | No | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 4.0, LE | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | No | GPS |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | No | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer |
| Natural language commands and dictation | S-Voice natural language commands and dictation MP3/M4A/AAC/WAV player Photo viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Samsung Pay | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | Wireless | Wireless (Qi) |
| Stand-by | - | Up to 48 h (3G) |
| Type | Li-Ion 250 mAh (0.94 Wh), non-removable | Li-Ion 300 mAh, non-removable |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Stainless Steel/Red, White, Brown/Black/Blue/Marine Blue Buckle, Blue/Stone/White/Storm Gray Leather Loop, Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop, Link Bracelet, Space Black Stainless Steel/Black, Black Link Bracelet, Pearl Woven Nylon | Dark Gray, Silver |
| Models | A1554 | SM-R7200, SM-R7320, SM-R7300 |
| Price | About 700 EUR | About 250 EUR |
| SAR EU | - | 0.05 W/kg (head) 0.30 W/kg (body) |
| Camera | ||
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| No | No | |