Galaxy Watch 6 vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Battle of the Smart Wearables – CNET

Last week’s Galaxy Unpacked event brought the official release of the Galaxy Watch 6, Samsung’s latest smartwatch. How does the new wearable stack up with industry-leading Apple Watch Series 8? Let’s take a look at the specs, features and price.

The big physical difference is that Samsung uses a round face for its watches, while Apple keeps its square look. But both are available in two sizes that are only a millimeter in difference, so there’s little to go on here. Both are waterproof to around 50 meters (roughly 165 feet), use aluminum in their construction and have interchangeable bands. 

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Apple Watch Series 8 Shape Round Square Watch size 40mm, 44mm 41mm, 45mm Materials/ Finishes Aluminum Aluminum, Stainless steel, Ceramic, Sapphire glass Display size, resolution 40mm: 1.3-inch, 432×432 Super AMOLED; 44mm: 1.5-inch, 480×480 Super AMOLED 41mm: 1.7-inch, 352×430 45mm: 1.9-inch, 396×484 Dimensions 40mm: 38.8 x 40.4 x 9.0 mm; 44mm: 42.8 x 44.4 x 9.0 mm 41mm: 41 x 35 x 10.7mm 45mm: 45 x 38 x 10.7mm Weight 40mm: 28.7g; 44mm: 33.3g 41mm: 31.9g (aluminum, GPS) 45mm: 38.8g (aluminum, GPS) Colors 40mm: Graphite, Gold; 44mm: Graphite, Silver Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Red Always On Yes Yes Interchangable bands Yes Yes GPS Yes Yes Automatic workout detection Yes (running, walking, rowing) Yes Compass Yes Yes Altimeter Yes Yes Water resistance 5ATM, IP68 50 meters Calls Yes Yes Microphone Yes Yes Speaker Yes Yes Voice assistant Yes (Google Assistant, Bixby) Siri Mobile Payments Yes (Samsung Wallet) Yes (Apple Pay) Sleep tracking Yes Yes Period tracking Yes Yes Sensors Optical Heart Rate + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor Electrical heart sensor, Blood oxygen sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, light sensor, Emergency features Emergency SOS, fall detection Emergency SOS, fall and crash detection Compatibility Android 10 and above iOS Software WearOS 4 Watch OS 9 Processor Exynos W930 Dual-Core 1.4GHz Apple S8 Connectivity LTE6, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, NFC, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo LTE, UMTS, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, GPS/Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou Memory and storage 2GB memory + 16GB storage 1GB memory + 32GB storage Power Faster wireless charging over USB-C Faster wireless charging over USB-C Battery life Up to 40 hours (Always On Display off) / Up to 30 hours (Always On Display on) Up to 18 hours Battery capacity 40mm: 300 mAh; 44mm: 425 mAh 308 mAh US price 40mm: $300 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth); 44mm: $330 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) 41mm: $399 (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) 45mm: $429 (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) UK price From £289 From £419 Australian price From AU$549 From AU$629

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