Apple Watch Series 12 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm

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

6 differences
SpecificationApple Watch Series 12Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Water resistanceDiffers50m (swimproof) under ISO standard 22810:20105 ATM
Bluetooth versionDiffersBluetooth 5.35.3
DepthDiffers9.7 mm46 mm
Battery life (max)Differs24 h40 h
Operating system installedDifferswatchOSWear OS
International Protection (IP) codeDiffersIP6XIP68
Built-in speaker(s)SameYesYes
Built-in microphoneSameYesYes
Always-on displaynot knownnot knownYes
Display brightnessnot knownnot known600 cd/m²
Display diagonalnot knownnot known3.3 cm (1.3")
Display number of coloursnot knownnot known16 million colours
Display resolutionnot knownnot known438 x 438 pixels
Display technologynot knownnot knownAMOLED
Display technology marketing namenot knownnot knownSuper AMOLED
Pixel densitynot knownnot known327 ppi
Touchscreennot knownnot knownYes
Back materialnot knownnot knownSapphire glass
Band sizenot knownnot knownMedium/Large 145mm to 205mm
Colour displaynot knownnot knownYes
Display typenot knownnot knownDigital
Market positioningnot knownnot knownSmartwatch
Watch case materialnot knownnot knownAluminium
Watch case sizenot knownnot known46 mm
Activity trackernot knownnot knownYes
Calendarnot knownnot knownYes
Closure typenot knownnot knownSingle prong strap buckle
Heart rate monitornot knownnot knownYes
Heart rate sensor typenot knownnot knownOptical
Quality of sleepnot knownnot knownYes
Shapenot knownnot knownRound
Bluetoothnot knownnot knownYes
Mobile network connectionnot knownnot knownNo
Near Field Communication (NFC)not knownnot knownYes
Wi-Finot knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BeiDounot knownnot knownYes
Galileonot knownnot knownYes
GLONASSnot knownnot knownYes
GPS (satellite)not knownnot knownYes
Flash memorynot knownnot known64 GB
RAM capacitynot knownnot known2000 MB
Wireless chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Wireless chipsetnot knownS11 chip with 64-bit dual-core processornot known
Accelerometernot knownnot knownYes
Barometernot knownnot knownYes
Geomagnetic sensornot knownnot knownYes
Gyroscopenot knownnot knownYes
Thicknessnot knownnot known1.06 cm
Weightnot knownnot known63.5 g
Widthnot knownnot known46.4 mm
Battery capacitynot knownnot known445 mAh
Battery typenot knownnot knownBuilt-in battery
Processor coresnot knownnot known5
Processor manufacturernot knownnot knownSamsung
Processor modelnot knownnot knownExynos W1000
Sports activity appsnot knownnot knownSamsung Health
Virtual assistantnot knownnot knownSamsung Bixby
Audio formats supportednot knownnot known3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP3, OGA, OGG, WAV
Charging timenot knownnot known1.3 h
Activity measurementsnot knownGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDounot known
Device memorynot known64 GBnot known
Military standardnot knownnot knownMIL-STD-810H