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Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820) vs Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)

Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 vs Apple Watch 3 Aluminum smartwatches, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?

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Compare Apple Watch 3 Aluminum X Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820) 07Points
1.4"
AMOLED

360x360

N/A
768MB
RAM

Dual-core

340
mAh

(Non removable)

vs
06Points Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) Compare Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 X
1.5"
AMOLED

340x272

N/A
768MB
RAM

Dual-core

279
mAh

(Non removable)

What's the better smartwatch? Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)

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17 Common items in both devices
Aluminum body, glass front / Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back
16 million
Capacitive
Multitouch
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
+10 specs and more in the table below

Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.

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📱 Model features

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
ModelGalaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Other model namesGalaxy Watch Active2 SM-R820 (Bluetooth+WiFi Aluminium)Apple Watch Series 3 A1858 GPS 8GB, Apple Watch S3, iWatch
Country or region available(Global, International)
(Global, International)
(Global, International)
(Global, International)
BrandSamsungApple
Release date9/1/20199/22/2017
Depth10.9 millimeters (0.43 inches)11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches)
Size (width x height)44 x 44 millimeters (1.73 x 1.73 in)33.3 x 38.6 millimeters (1.31 x 1.52 in)
Weight30 grams (1.05 ounces)27 grams (.95 ounces)
Build, materialsAluminum body, glass frontAluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back
Protection against water and others5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof.
MIL-STD-810G military certified: salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant.
5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof

📲 Display

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Display typeSuper AMOLEDAMOLED
Screen size1.4" inches1.5" inches
Screen-to-body ratio~32.7% (screen-to-body ratio)~55.1% (screen-to-body ratio)
Display resolution360x360 pixels (1:1)340x272 pixels
TouchscreenCapacitive MultitouchCapacitive Multitouch
Pixel density (dot pitch)364 PPI290 PPI
Colors16 million16 million
Scratch-resistant glassGorilla Glass DX+Scratch-resistant glass
Refresh ratefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Display featuresNot supportedfeature not registered

🤖 Operating System

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
System versionTizen 4.0WatchOS 4.0
Firmware updatefeature not registeredWatchOS 5.0
User Interfacefeature not registeredfeature not registered

⚙️ Processor

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Chipset64bit: Samsung Exynos 9 Dual 9110 (10nm)32bit: Apple S3 (28nm)
CPUDual-core, 1 processor:
2x 1.15GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Dual-core)
Dual-core, 1 processor:
2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core)
GPU graphical controllerARM Mali-T720 MP1PowerVR G6200
Performance (benchmark)feature not registeredfeature not registered

💽 Memory and storage

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
RAM memory768MB LPDDR3768MB LPDDR4
Internal storage4GB (1.39GB available)
eMMC
8GB (5GB available)
External storageNot supportedNot supported

📶 Mobile networks

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Dual-SIMNot supportedNot supported
SIM cardNot supportedNot supported
Maximum Download / Uploadfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Network technologyfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Frequency, bands Expand band details Collapse details
GSM MHz bandNot supportedNot supported
Primary 2G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary 3G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary 4G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary 5G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary data networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary 2G networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary 3G networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary 4G networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary data networkNot supportedNot supported

📷 Camera

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Back camera (main camera)Not supportedNot supported
Main camera resolutionNot supportedNot supported
Video recording (primary)Not supportedNot supported
FlashNot supportedNot supported
Focal aperturefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Focal lengthfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Sensor sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Pixel sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered
AutofocusNot supportedNot supported
Touch focusNot supportedNot supported
Image stabilizationNot supportedNot supported
ZoomNot supportedNot supported
Face/smile detectionNot supportedNot supported
BSI sensorNot supportedNot supported
HDRNot supportedNot supported
Camera extrasfeature not registeredfeature not registered

📸 Front camera

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Front camera (secondary)Not supportedNot supported
Front camera resolutionNot supportedNot supported
Video recording (secondary)Not supportedNot supported
Front flashNot supportedNot supported
Focal aperturefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Focal lengthfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Sensor sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Pixel sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered

🔉 Sound and multimedia

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
LoudspeakerSupportedSupported
Active noise cancellationNot supportedNot supported
RadioNot supportedNot supported
TVNot supportedNot supported
Video formatsMP4MP4, H.264, H.263
Audio formatsMP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, eAAC+MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC

🔌 Connectivity

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
USBNot supportedNot supported
Audio outputNot supportedNot supported
TV outputNot supportedNot supported
Bluetooth5.0 + A2DP/LE4.2 + A2DP
WiFi802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz)802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz)
DLNANot supportedNot supported
GPSA-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDouA-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS
NFCSupportedSupported
Infrared portNot supportedNot supported

🧭 Sensors

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
SensorsAccelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Heart rate
Pedometer
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Barometer
Gyroscope
Heart rate
Pedometer
Vibrating alertSupportedSupported

🔋 Battery

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Battery typeLi-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable)Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable)
Battery capacity340 mAh279 mAh
Charger, wattsWired chargingWired charging
Inductive / wireless chargingQi wireless chargingMagnetic charging (dock)
Talk time autonomy60 hours (2.5 days)18 hours
Standbyfeature not registeredfeature not registered

➕ Other features

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
Call controlVoice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commandsNot supported
MessagingSMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mailSMS, E-mail
Hands-free callingSupportedSupported
Video callingNot supportedNot supported
RingtonesPolyphonic and customizedfeature not registered
Web browserNot supportedNot supported
AntennaInternal antennaNot supported
Qwerty physical keyboardNot supportedNot supported
Miscellaneous• Colors: Black, Silver, Pink Gold
• Bands: 20mm
• Always-on display
• Samsung Pay
• Colors: Silver, Gold, Space Gray
• Sport Band or Nike Sport Band
• 1000 nits screen
• 3D Touch display
• Siri

☢️ Radiation rate

Galaxy Watch Active 2 (Aluminum 44mm SM-R820)Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm)
SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.)0.17W/kg (head), 0.16W/kg (body)0.17W/kg (head), 0.03W/kg (body)
SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.)0.057W/kg (head), 0.153W/kg (body)feature not registered
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