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Apple Watch Edition Series 3

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Samsung Gear S3 frontier

Apple Watch Edition Series 3

Network
Technology No cellular connectivity GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 - Europe, Australia (A1891)
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 800 - USA, LATAM, Canada (A1861)
  HSDPA 2100 - China
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 - Europe, Australia (A1891)
  2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 41 - USA, LATAM, Canada (A1861)
  1, 3, 39, 40, 41 - China (A1892)
Speed HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2016, August. Released 2016, November 2017, September
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, September
Body
Dimensions 49 x 46 x 12.9 mm (1.93 x 1.81 x 0.51 in) 42.6 x 36.5 x 11.4 mm (1.68 x 1.44 x 0.45 in)
Weight 63 g (2.22 oz) 46.4 g (1.62 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), stainless steel 316L frame Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic back, ceramic frame
SIM No eSIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Compatible with standard 22mm straps
50m water resistant
Display
Type Super AMOLED Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak)
Size 1.3 inches 1.65 inches
Resolution 360 x 360 pixels (~278 ppi density) 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass SR+ Sapphire crystal glass
 Always-on display
Rotating bezel
3D Touch display
Platform
OS Tizen OS 5.5 watchOS 4.0, upgradable to watchOS 8.7
Chipset Exynos 7 Dual 7270 (14 nm) Apple S3
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core
GPU PowerVR
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM 16GB 768MB RAM
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB No No
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer
 S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay
Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 380 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 341 mAh (1.34 Wh), non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) Wireless
Stand-by Up to 72 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Silver White, Gray
SAR 0.35 W/kg (head)     0.18 W/kg (body)    
Models A1860, A1861, A1889, A1891, A1890, A1892
Price About 210 EUR About 1450 EUR

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