Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch9

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

10 differences
SpecificationApple Watch SE (2nd generation)Samsung Galaxy Watch9
Watch case materialDiffersAluminumAluminium
Water resistanceDiffers50m (swimproof)5 ATM
Display resolutionDiffers324 by 394 pixels480 x 480 pixels
Display technologyDiffersRetina LTPO OLEDAMOLED
Display typeDiffersOLEDDigital
Bluetooth versionDiffersBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 6.0 (44 mm · wi-fi only · sport)
DepthDiffers10.7 mm46 mm
WeightDiffers27.8 g (40 mm · cellular · sport) · 26.4 g (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport)34 g
WidthDiffers34 mm43.7 mm
Battery life (max)Differs18 h40 h
Wi-FiSameYesYes
Flash memorySame32 GB32 GB
Heart rate monitorSameYesYes
Battery typeSameBuilt-in batteryBuilt-in battery
Built-in speaker(s)SameYesYes
Built-in microphoneSameYesYes
Band sizenot knownnot knownMedium/Large 145mm to 205mm (44 mm · wi-fi only · sport)
Closure typenot knownnot knownSingle prong strap buckle
Introduction yearnot known2022not known
Lens materialnot knownnot knownSapphire
Market positioningnot knownnot knownSmartwatch
Shapenot knownnot knownRound
Watch case sizenot known40mmnot known
Wrist size rangenot known130–200mmnot known
Always-on displaynot knownnot knownYes
Display number of coloursnot knownnot known16 million colours
Display technology marketing namenot knownnot knownSuper AMOLED
Pixel densitynot knownnot known327 ppi
Touchscreennot knownnot knownYes
Bluetoothnot knownnot knownYes
Mobile network connectionnot knownYes (40 mm · cellular · sport)not known
Near Field Communication (NFC)not knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot knownWi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11b
BeiDounot knownnot knownYes
Galileonot knownnot knownYes
GLONASSnot knownnot knownYes
GPS (satellite)not knownnot knownYes
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)not knownnot knownYes
RAM capacitynot knownnot known2000 MB
Sensor typenot knownnot knownBIA
Wireless chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Wireless chipsetnot knownApple S8 SiPnot known
Accelerometernot knownnot knownYes
Ambient light sensornot knownnot knownYes
Barometernot knownnot knownYes
Geomagnetic sensornot knownnot knownYes
Gyroscopenot knownnot knownYes
Heart rate sensor typenot knownnot knownOptical
Military standardnot knownnot knownMIL-STD-810H
Skin temperature sensornot knownnot knownYes
Thicknessnot knownnot known8.6 mm
Battery technologynot knownlithium-ionnot known
Audio formats supportednot knownnot known3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP3, OGA, OGG, WAV
Built-in cameranot knownnot knownNo
Processor coresnot knownnot known5
Processor frequencynot knownnot known2100 MHz
Processor manufacturernot knownnot knownQualcomm
International Protection (IP) codenot knownnot knownIP68
Bluetooth profilesnot knownnot knownA2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
Operating system installednot knownnot knownWear OS
Packaging contentnot knownApple Watch SE Band; Apple Watch Magnetic Charger to USB-C Cable (1m)not known
Activity measurementsnot knownL1 GPS, GNSS, Galileo, and QZSSnot known
Device memorynot known32GBnot known
Measurementsnot knownHeight: 40mm Width: 34mm Depth: 10.7mmnot known
Security update termnot knownnot known31 July 2031
Doesn't containnot knownMercury, BFR, PVCnot known
Sustainable technologies and materialsnot known100% recycled aluminum in the casenot known
Cables includednot knownMagnetic Charger to USB-C Cable (1m)not known
Band Typenot knownnot knownSport (44 mm · wi-fi only · sport)
Charge Time To 80 Percentnot knownabout 1.5 hoursnot known
Height Mmnot known40 mmnot known