Apple Watch SE 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch9
The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.
| Specification | Apple Watch SE 3 | Samsung Galaxy Watch9 |
|---|---|---|
| Display resolutionDiffers | 324 by 394 pixels (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 368 by 448 pixels (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | 480 x 480 pixels |
| Display technologyDiffers | OLED and LTPO | AMOLED |
| Display typeDiffers | OLED | Digital |
| Pixel densityDiffers | 326 ppi | 327 ppi |
| Watch case materialDiffers | Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Water resistanceDiffers | 50m (swimproof) | 5 ATM |
| Bluetooth versionDiffers | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 6.0 (44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) |
| DepthDiffers | 10.7 mm | 46 mm |
| WeightDiffers | 32.9 g (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band) | 34 g |
| WidthDiffers | 34 mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 38 mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | 43.7 mm |
| Battery life (max)Differs | 32 h | 40 h |
| Wi-FiSame | Yes | Yes |
| Heart rate monitorSame | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in speaker(s)Same | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in microphoneSame | Yes | Yes |
| Always-on displaynot known | not known | Yes |
| Display brightnessnot known | 1000 nits | not known |
| Display number of coloursnot known | not known | 16 million colours |
| Display technology marketing namenot known | not known | Super AMOLED |
| Touchscreennot known | not known | Yes |
| Watch glass typenot known | Tough Ion-X with 4x crack resistance | not known |
| Band sizenot known | not known | Medium/Large 145mm to 205mm (44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) |
| Closure typenot known | not known | Single prong strap buckle |
| Lens materialnot known | not known | Sapphire |
| Market positioningnot known | not known | Smartwatch |
| Shapenot known | not known | Round |
| Watch case sizenot known | 40 mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 44 mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Wrist size rangenot known | 130–200mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · 140–245mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Bluetoothnot known | not known | Yes |
| Mobile network generationnot known | Supports RedCap for 5G 17 and LTE 18 | not known |
| Near Field Communication (NFC)not known | not known | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standardsnot known | not known | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11b |
| BeiDounot known | not known | Yes |
| Galileonot known | not known | Yes |
| GLONASSnot known | not known | Yes |
| GPS (satellite)not known | not known | Yes |
| Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS)not known | not known | Yes |
| Accelerometernot known | not known | Yes |
| Ambient light sensornot known | not known | Yes |
| Barometernot known | not known | Yes |
| Geomagnetic sensornot known | not known | Yes |
| Gyroscopenot known | not known | Yes |
| Heart rate sensor typenot known | not known | Optical |
| Military standardnot known | not known | MIL-STD-810H |
| Skin temperature sensornot known | not known | Yes |
| Flash memorynot known | not known | 32 GB |
| RAM capacitynot known | not known | 2000 MB |
| Sensor typenot known | not known | BIA |
| Wireless chargingnot known | not known | Yes |
| Thicknessnot known | not known | 8.6 mm |
| Audio formats supportednot known | not known | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP3, OGA, OGG, WAV |
| Built-in cameranot known | not known | No |
| Battery lifenot known | 18 h | not known |
| Battery life (power save mode)not known | 32 h | not known |
| Battery recharge time(80%)not known | 45 min | not known |
| Processor coresnot known | not known | 5 |
| Processor frequencynot known | not known | 2100 MHz |
| Processor manufacturernot known | not known | Qualcomm |
| Battery typenot known | not known | Built-in battery |
| International Protection (IP) codenot known | not known | IP68 |
| Bluetooth profilesnot known | not known | A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP |
| Operating system installednot known | not known | Wear OS |
| Activity measurementsnot known | L1 GPS (GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, and BeiDou) | not known |
| Device memorynot known | 64 GB | not known |
| Measurementsnot known | Height: 40mm Width: 34mm Depth: 10.7mm (40 mm · wi-fi only · sport) · Height: 44mm Width: 38mm Depth: 10.7mm (44 mm · gps / wi-fi / bluetooth · sport band, 44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) | not known |
| Security update termnot known | not known | 31 July 2031 |
| Sustainable technologies and materialsnot known | 100% recycled aluminum in the case | not known |
| Band Typenot known | not known | Sport (44 mm · wi-fi only · sport) |
| Packaging Materialnot known | 100% fiber-based packaging | not known |
| Recycled Content Overallnot known | 40% | not known |