Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (40mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (40mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic
Released · Sep 22, 2023
Released · Jul 24, 2024
Released · Jul 25, 2025
1.7-inch · 430x352px
1.3-inch · 432x432px
1.3-inch · 438x438px
1GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
2GB · 64GB
282 mAh
300 mAh
445 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023 Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches
41 x 35 x 10.7 mm
1.59 x 1.59 x 0.38 inches
40.4 x 40.4 x 9.7mm
1.73 x 1.83 x 1.81 inches
44 x 46.4 x 46 mm
Weight
1.49 oz / 42.3 g 1.02 oz / 28.8 g 2.22 oz / 63.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red

Display

Size
1.7-inch, 63.01% screen-to-body 1.3-inch 1.3-inch
Type
OLED, 1000 nits Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
430x352px, 329 PPI 432x432px, 470 PPI 438x438px, 462 PPI
Protection
Sapphire Sapphire

Hardware

System chip
Apple S9 Exynos W1000 (3 nm) Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR
Memory
1GB/64GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
watchOS (10.x) Wear OS Wear OS

Battery

Type
282 mAh, Li - Ion 300 mAh 445 mAh
Charging
Qi wireless charging

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 5.3 5.3
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE LTE-A
SIM type
eSIM eSIM eSIM
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