Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm) vs Apple Watch SE 3 (40mm) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs Comparison

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Apple Watch Series 9 (41mm) Apple Watch SE 3 (40mm) Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic
Released · Sep 22, 2023
Released · Sep 19, 2025
Released · Jul 25, 2025
1.7-inch · 430x352px
1.6-inch · 394x324px
1.3-inch · 438x438px
1GB · 64GB
1GB · 64GB
2GB · 64GB
282 mAh
445 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023 Sep 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$249 $499

Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches
41 x 35 x 10.7 mm
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches
40 x 34 x 10.7 mm
1.73 x 1.83 x 1.81 inches
44 x 46.4 x 46 mm
Weight
1.49 oz / 42.3 g 0.93 oz / 26.4 g 2.22 oz / 63.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X Water (up to 50 meters) Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red Starlight, Midnight

Display

Size
1.7-inch, 63.01% screen-to-body 1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body 1.3-inch
Type
OLED, 1000 nits OLED, 1000 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
430x352px, 329 PPI 394x324px, 325 PPI 438x438px, 462 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple S9 Apple S10 Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Dual-core
GPU
PowerVR PowerVR
Memory
1GB/64GB 1GB/64GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
watchOS (10.x) watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x) Wear OS

Battery

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 5.3 5.3
WLAN
Yes
802.11 b, g, n
Yes
802.11 b, g, n
Yes
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, 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 GPS, Glonass Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB) NFC NFC

Multimedia

Speakers
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66
TDD Bands
39, 40, 41 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5 1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
SIM type
eSIM eSIM eSIM
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