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Apple Watch Series 3 Aluminum

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Apple Watch Series 3 Aluminum

Samsung Gear S3 classic LTE

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800
  GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 / 800 - Europe, Australia (A1891) HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 800 - USA, LATAM, Canada (A1861) HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - USA
  HSDPA 2100 - China (A1892)
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 - Europe, Australia (A1891) 2, 4, 5 - USA
  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 HSPA, LTE
Launch
Announced 2017, September 2017, March
Status Available. Released 2017, September Available. Released 2017, May
Body
Dimensions 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm (1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 in) 49 x 46 x 12.9 mm (1.93 x 1.81 x 0.51 in)
Weight 34.9 g (1.23 oz) 57 g (2.01 oz)
Build Glass front, ceramic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass SR+), stainless steel 316L frame
SIM eSIM eSIM
 50m water resistant IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Compatible with standard 22mm straps
Display
Type Retina OLED, 1000 nits (peak) Super AMOLED
Size 1.65 inches 1.3 inches
Resolution 390 x 312 pixels (~303 ppi density) 360 x 360 pixels (~392 ppi density)
Protection Ion-X strengthened glass Corning Gorilla Glass SR+
 3D Touch display Always-on display
Rotating bezel
Platform
OS watchOS 4.0, upgradable to watchOS 8.7 Tizen OS 5.5
Chipset Apple S3 Exynos 7 Dual 7270 (14 nm)
CPU Dual-core Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM, 16GB 768MB RAM 4GB 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
 Natural language commands and dictation (talking mode) S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
MP3/M4A/AAC/WAV player
Photo viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 341 mAh (1.34 Wh), non-removable Li-Ion 380 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by Up to 72 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray Silver
SAR 0.52 W/kg (head)     0.34 W/kg (body)    
Models A1860, A1861, A1889, A1891, A1890, A1892, A1858, A1859 SM-R775S
Price About 480 EUR About 330 EUR

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