Apple Watch Series 5 (44mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (44mm) Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 5 (44mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 (44mm)
Released · Sep 20, 2019
Released · Jul 25, 2025
1.8-inch · 448x368px
1.5-inch · 480x480px
1GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
296 mAh
435 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019 Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$529 $380

Design

Dimensions
1.73 x 1.50 x 0.42 inches
44 x 38 x 10.74 mm
1.76 x 1.72 x 0.34 inches
44.7 x 43.7 x 8.6mm
Weight
1.29 oz / 36.5 g 1.20 oz / 34.0 g
Wrist size
Case fits 140-220 mm wrists
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Stainless steel: Stainless steel, Space black, Gold
Ceramic: White
Titanium: Titanium, Space black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters) Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified

Display

Size
1.8-inch, 59.89% screen-to-body 1.5-inch
Type
OLED, 1000 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
448x368px, 326 PPI 480x480px, 462 PPI
Protection
Sapphire Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S5 Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR
Memory
1GB/32GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x) Wear OS
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
296 mAh, Li - Ion 435 mAh
Charging
Magnetic charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66
TDD Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE
SIM type
eSIM eSIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version
Materials & Colors Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold
Prices (MSRP) $429
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