Apple Watch Series 2 vs Samsung Gear S3: Smartwatch Smackdown
Apple Watch Series 2 vs Samsung Gear S3: Key Things to Know
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| Apple Watch Series 2 vs Samsung Gear S3 |
Apple
Watch Series 2
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Samsung
Gear S3
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Price
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38mm
starts at $370, £370, AU$529; 42mm starts at $400, £399, AU$579
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N/A
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Release
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Sep-16
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Q4
2016
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Operating system
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WatchOS
3
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Tizen
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Display
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38mm
1.3-inch OLED; 42mm 1.5-inch OLED
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1.3-inch
Super AMOLED
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Resolution
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38mm:
340x272 pixels; 42mm: 390x312 pixels
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360x360
pixels
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Protection
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Ion-X
glass; Sapphire crystal on Steel and Ceramic models
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Gorilla
Glass SR+
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Always-on
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No
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Yes
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Interchangeable bands
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Yes;
Proprietary
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Yes;
Standard 22mm straps
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Waterproof
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5ATM
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IP68
water resistance; no swimming
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Battery life
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Up to
18 hours
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Up to
4 days
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Battery life with GPS
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Up to
5 hours
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TBD
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Accelerometer
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Yes
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Yes
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Heart-rate sensor
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Yes;
Every 10 minutes; continuous in workout mode
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Yes;
Every 10 minutes; continuous in workout mode
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GPS
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Yes
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Yes
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GLONASS
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No
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TBD
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Altimeter
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No
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Yes
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Compass
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No
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Yes
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LTE
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No
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Yes;
select models
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Bluetooth
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Yes
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Yes
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NFC
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Yes
(only for Apple Pay)
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Yes
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Wi-Fi
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Yes
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Yes
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Steps
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Yes
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Yes
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Distance
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Yes
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Yes
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Floors Climbed
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No
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Yes
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Calories Burned
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Yes
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Yes
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Sleep
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Through
third-party apps
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Yes
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Running
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Yes
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Yes
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Biking
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Yes
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Yes
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Swimming
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Yes
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No
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Android
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No
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Yes
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iOS
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Yes
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Coming
later
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Windows Phone
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No
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No
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Third-party apps
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Yes
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Yes
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Watch faces
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Yes
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Yes
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Notifications
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Yes
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Yes
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Music storage
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Yes;
2GB (about 500 songs)
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Yes;
4GB (about 1,000 songs)
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Speaker
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Yes
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Yes
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Microphone
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Yes
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Yes
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