Smartwatches have only grown in popularity over the years. They’ve steadily introduced more and more features that make them desirable over a traditional watch. Two smartwatches in particular that are popular are the Apple Watch Series 7 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch4.
While the two share many of the same functions, they also could not be more different. Here’s how the two smartwatches compare.
Apple Watch Series 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch4
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Specs
Samsung Galaxy Watch4
- Size: 40 or 44mm
- 1.4-inch main display (34.6mm), 450×450
- 16GB storage
- 1.18GHz processor
- IP68
- Up to 40 hours battery life
Apple Watch Series 7
- Size: 41mm or 45mm
- 1143 sq mm display, 396 by 484 pixels
- 32 GB storage
- U1 chip
- IPX6, WR50
- Up to 18 hours battery life
Design
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While the Apple Watch and Galaxy Watch do very similar things, aspects of their design are very different.
The most obvious difference is the physical design. The Apple Watch Series 7 is more square in shape and this generation features the largest display on an Apple Watch yet. It’s noticeably a lot bigger and easier to read, but is still in line with the style of the Apple Watch range.
The Galaxy Watch4, on the other hand, looks a lot more like a watch. It has a circular face with two buttons on the right side. This gives the Galaxy Watch4 the advantage of actually looking like a normal watch, which is a lot sleeker and somewhat classier than the square design of the Apple Watch.
Having worn both watches, I can vouch that they are both very comfortable. The Galaxy Watch4 was slightly larger than necessary on my wrist, but both designs feel natural to wear and very easily fulfilled their primary function of telling the time.
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While either watch can be paired with a non-Samsung or non-Apple device, they are built on systems that are designed to work with phones in the same system.
The Apple Watch Series 7 runs Apple’s WatchOS 8, which pairs perfectly with things like Fitness+ and the health app on iPhone.
The Galaxy Watch4 meanwhile uses Wear OS 3, one of the biggest updates to Samsung’s watch OS yet. Being a Google system, you’ll find Wear OS 3 on other smartwatches as well, like …….
Source: https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2021/12/apple-watch-series-7-vs-samsung-galaxy-watch4-review/