Samsung Galaxy Watch8 40mm 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
SpecificationSamsung Galaxy Watch8 40mmSamsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm
Watch case materialDiffersAluminum frameAluminium
Watch case sizeDiffers40 mm46 mm
Bluetooth versionDiffersBluetooth 5.35.3
WeightDiffers30 g63.5 g
Processor modelDiffersExynos W1000 (3 nm)Exynos W1000
Operating system installedDiffersWear OS 6, One UI 8 WatchWear OS
Mobile network connectionSameNoNo
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
Water resistancenot knownnot known5 ATM
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
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
Accelerometernot knownnot knownYes
Barometernot knownnot knownYes
Geomagnetic sensornot knownnot knownYes
Gyroscopenot knownnot knownYes
Depthnot knownnot known46 mm
Thicknessnot knownnot known1.06 cm
Widthnot knownnot known46.4 mm
Battery capacitynot knownnot known445 mAh
Battery life (max)not knownnot known40 h
Battery typenot knownnot knownBuilt-in battery
Flash memorynot knownnot known64 GB
RAM capacitynot knownnot known2000 MB
Wireless chargingnot knownnot knownYes
Processor coresnot knownnot known5
Processor manufacturernot knownnot knownSamsung
Sports activity appsnot knownnot knownSamsung Health
Virtual assistantnot knownnot knownSamsung Bixby
Audio formats supportednot knownnot known3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4A, MP3, OGA, OGG, WAV
Built-in speaker(s)not knownnot knownYes
Built-in microphonenot knownnot knownYes
International Protection (IP) codenot knownnot knownIP68
Charging timenot knownnot known1.3 h
Dimensions (WxDxH)not known42.7 x 40.4 x 8.6 mmnot known
Device memorynot known32 GBnot known
Military standardnot knownnot knownMIL-STD-810H