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Apple Watch Series 8 Aluminum

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Apple Watch Series 8 Aluminum

Samsung Galaxy Watch5

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK LTE
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2022, September 07 2022, August 10
Status Available. Released 2022, September 16 Available. Released 2022, August 26
Body
Dimensions 45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in) 44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8 mm (1.75 x 1.70 x 0.39 in)
Weight 32 g (41mm), 38.8 g (45mm) (1.13 oz) 33.5 g (44mm), 28.7 g (40mm) (1.02 oz)
Build Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, aluminum frame Glass front (Sapphire crystal), aluminum frame
SIM eSIM eSIM
 IP6X certified
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
50m water resistant (IP68)
Compatible with standard 20mm straps
ECG certified
Blood pressure monitor
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Display
Type Retina LTPO OLED, 1000 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 1.9 inches 1.4 inches
Resolution 484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density) 450 x 450 pixels (~321 ppi density)
Protection Ion-X strengthened glass Sapphire crystal
 Always-on display Always-on display
Platform
OS watchOS 9.0, upgradable to watchOS 10.4 Android Wear OS 4, One UI Watch 5
Chipset Apple S8 Exynos W920 (5 nm)
CPU Dual-core Dual-core 1.18 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU PowerVR Mali-G68
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 32GB 1GB RAM 16GB 1.5GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Modules No No
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack No No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB No No
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body) Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, thermometer (skin temperature)
 Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Battery
Type Li-Ion 308 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 410 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min (advertised) 10W wireless (Qi)
Misc
Colors Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Red Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold, Sapphire
SAR 0.31 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.31 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
Models A2773, A2775, A2772, A2774, A2857, A2858, A2770, A2771, watch6,14, watch6,15, watch6,16, watch6,17 SM-R915F, SM-R905F
Price $ 269.00 / € 299.90 $ 170.00 / C$ 199.00 / € 193.70

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