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Samsung Gear Sport vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm SM-R800 Comparison Chart

Samsung Gear Sport
Samsung Gear Sport
Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm SM-R800
Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm SM-R800

What makes the Samsung Galaxy Watch different from the Samsung Gear Sport?

  • The Galaxy has 80+ hours of battery life. The Spot lasts for about 48 hours
  • They run different versions of the Tizen OS
  • Bixby Voice replaced S Voice in the Galaxy. It works as a digital assistant The Galaxy got an improved Samsung Health 
  • There is a bunch of new indoor exercises, a new stress management tracker and an advanced sleep tracker in the Samsung Galaxy
  • Each of the smartwatches comes with built-in GPS to map your runs
  • They both have NFC for mobile payments vis Samsung Pay
  • Only the Galaxy Watch has the ability to receive notifications and make calls without having it to connect with a smartphone thanks to an LTE model
  • The Galaxy Watch comes without a microphone
  • The Samsung Galaxy comes without an Ambient Light Sensor
  • The Galaxy uses Corning Gorilla Glass DX+; the Gear Sport - Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • The Gear Spot is 5 ATM water resistant; the Galaxy has IP68
  • The Sport comes with the Cortex-A7 processor, the Galaxy - Exynos 9110
  • Price. The Samsung Gear Sport costs less

 


Comparison chart

Product name Samsung Gear Sport Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm SM-R800
Best Offers $199.99 Amazon $194.97 Amazon
OS Tizen OS 3.0 Tizen OS 4.0
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7 Samsung Exynos 9110 1.15GHz dual-core
Battery life 2 days 5 days
Battery capacity 300 mAh 472 mAh
Glass protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass DX+
RAM 0.7 GB 0.7 GB
Storage 4 GB 4 GB
Screen size 1.2 in 1.3 in
Screen type Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Screen shape N/A Round
Screen resolution 360x360 px 360x360 px
Weight 67 g 63 g
Bluetooth version 4.2 4.2
Wi-Fi yes yes
Heart Rate Monitor no yes
GPS support yes yes
NFC support Yes Yes
Ambient Light Sensor yes no
SIM Card Support N/A N/A
Speaker yes yes
Mic yes yes
Camera no no
Water resistance 5 ATM 5 ATM
Charging type Wireless Charging Dock + Qi WPC wireless
Release date 2017-10 2018-08
Warranty N/A N/A
Other features N/A N/A

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