Samsung Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) vs Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Watch vs Sony Xperia 1 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.2"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x360
N/A
1.5GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
270
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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6.5"
OLED
OLED
1644x3840
12
MP
MP
8mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3330
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L)
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7 Advantages 
27 Advantages | 11 Common items in both devices |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Barometer |
| Gyroscope |
| +4 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Model | Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Xperia 1 (SO-03L) |
| Other model names | Galaxy Watch 42mm (4G LTE) SM-R815UZDAXAR, Samsung Galileo | Sony Xperia 1 (NTT DoCoMo) 64GB, Sony Kumano |
| Country or region available |  USA |  Japan |
| Brand | Samsung | Sony |
| Release date | 8/1/2018 | 5/29/2019, Announced: 2/25/2019 |
| Depth | 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) | 8.2 millimeters (0.32 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 41.9 x 45.7 millimeters (1.65 x 1.8 in) | 72 x 167 millimeters (2.83 x 6.57 in) |
| Weight | 49 grams (1.72 ounces) | 178 grams (6.23 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Stainless steel body, glass front | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof. MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant. | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Display type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Screen size | 1.2" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~24.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x360 pixels (1:1) | 1644x3840 pixels (21:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 424 PPI | 643 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 1 billion |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass DX+ | Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | HDR10 100% DCI-P3 HDR BT.2020 |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| System version | Tizen 4.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 9 Dual 9110 (10nm) | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SM8150) (7nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.15GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 485 (Single-core) 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 485 (Triple-core) 4x 1.78GHz Kryo 485 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T720 MP1 | Qualcomm Adreno 640 (585MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 356734 (v7), 418206 (v8) Geekbench: 10985 (v4.4), 2753 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| RAM memory | 1.5GB LPDDR3 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.5GB available) eMMC | 64GB (48GB available) UFS 2.1 |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 10 Mbps | 1600/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1700/1900 | UMTS 800/850/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE (Bands 2,4,5,12,13,25,26,66) | LTE Cat19/13 (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 19, 21, 28) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41, 42) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | (triple camera) 12 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.452mm1/3.4"1.0µmPDAFOIS2x-optical-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.416mm1/3.4"1.0µm |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.6 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | OIS (5-axis): Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 4K@24/30fps 1080p@30/60/960fps BIONZ X |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 24mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Stereo sound 24-bit/192kHz Dolby Atmos |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| USB | Not supported | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | Not supported | Type-C reversible connector |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C SlimPort® |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 270 mAh | 3330 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 3.5W (5V/0.7A) Wired charging | 18W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi wireless charging | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Standby | 72 hours (3 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Midnight Black, Rose Gold • Straps: Black, Grey, Red, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Brown • Compatible with standard 20mm straps • Always-on display • Rotating bezel • Samsung Pay • Compatible with Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon carriers | • Colors: Black, Gray, Purple, White |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Watch (42mm SM-R815U) | Sony Xperia 1 (SO-03L) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.961W/kg (head), 1.786W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |