Samsung Galaxy Watch Active vs Apple Watch Series 6 vs Apple Watch Series 8

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Apple	Apple
Announced
February 2019	September 2020	September 2022
Status
Coming Soon - Q1 2019	Coming Soon - September 2020	Available - September 2022
Colors
Silver, Black, Rose Gold, Sea Green	Silver, Graphite (DLC), Gold (PVD)	Graphite, Silver, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
39.5 x 39.5 x 10.5 mm (1.56 x 1.56 x 0.41 in)	44 x 38 x 10.4 mm (1.73 x 1.5 x 0.41 in)	45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.5 x 0.42 in)
Weight
25 g (0.88 oz)	47.1 g (1.66.0.04 oz)	42.3 g, 51.5 g (1.48.0.11 oz, 1.8.0.18 oz)
SIM Type
No	eSIM	eSIM
2G Network
N/A	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
N/A	HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada
4G Network
-	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK
SAR EU
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	0.31 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
- Samsung Pay - MIL-STD-810G - 50m waterproof (IP68) - Compatible with standard 20mm straps	50m water resistant ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)	IP6X certified 50m water resistant ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models) Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy) Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Hardware and OS

OS
Tizen-based wearable OS 4.0	watchOS 7.0	watchOS 9.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.15 GHz, Exynos 9110	Dual-core, Apple S6	Dual-core, Apple S8
GPU
-	PowerVR	PowerVR
RAM
768 MB	1 GB	1 GB
Internal Memory
4 GB	32 GB	32 GB
External Memory
No	No	No

Display

Type
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Retina LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen Sapphire Crystal Glass Ion-X strengthened glass 3D Touch display 1000 nits max brightness (advertised) Always-on display	Retina LTPO OLED Screen 1000 nits (peak) Sapphire Crystal Glass
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour	16M Colors
Size
1.1 inches	1.78 inches	1.9 inches
Resolution
360 x 360 pixels (463 ppi)	448 x 368 pixels (326 ppi)	484 x 396 pixels (329 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
25.00%	59.86%	66.81%
Multi-Touch

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	No	No
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Camera

Rear Camera
No
Flash
No	No	No
Features

Video
No
Front Camera
No	, ,	, ,

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No	Yes	Yes
Edge
No	Yes	Yes
3G
N/A	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB
No	No	No
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser
		Yes

User Memory

Internal
4 GB, 768 MB RAM	32 GB, 1 GB RAM	32 GB, 1 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage
No	No	No
USB OTG
Not Supported	Not Supported	Not Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Li-Po, non-removable	Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Wireless charging
Capacity
230 mAh	Wireless charging	308 mAh
Stand by
-	Up to 18 h (mixed usage)	-
Talk Time
-	-	-