Apple Watch Series 2 (38mm) vs Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) vs Google Pixel 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
		Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
		12GB/128GB - $999 | €1099

Design

Dimensions
1.52 x 1.31 x 0.45 inches 38.6 x 33.3 x 11.4 mm	1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches 40.0 x 34.0 x 10.7 mm	6.40 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (~10.56 mm with camera bump)
Weight
1.48 oz / 41.9 g	1.06 oz / 30.1 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Frame: Stainless steel	Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water	Water	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
		Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
		Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Black	Silver, Black	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay

Display

Size
1.5-inch, 55.12% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.10% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	OLED, 1000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2400 nits
Resolution
340x272px, 290 PPI	394x324px, 325 PPI	2992x1344px, 20:9 ratio, 490 PPI
Protection
	Sapphire	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	2055 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S2 (16 nm)	Apple S4 (7 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 780 MHz Cortex-A7	Dual-core	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR G6200	Apple G11M	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
0.5GB/8GB	1GB/16GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)	watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	Untested	1720
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	Untested	4268
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested	2382
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested	1622

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Battery

Type
273 mAh	225 mAh	5050 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	Magnetic charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
		Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 23.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

15h 51min

Video

10h 32min

Gaming

9h 35min

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Camera

Rear
		Triple camera
Main camera
		50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5KGM5 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
		48 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX787 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
		48 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
		LED
Video recording
		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
		10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

150

Overall

158

Photo

142

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	5.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
		Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
Glonass, Galileo	Glonass, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
		No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
		n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
		38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
		1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
		Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RG1MNW
Measured SAR
		Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

With aluminum frame

Weight	0.99 oz / 28.2 g
Materials	Frame: Aluminum

With stainless steel case

Weight	1.40 oz / 39.8 g
Materials	Frame: Stainless steel

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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