Apple Watch vs Samsung Gear S
The new Gear S, which costs £269.99, arrives just in time to fight it out with Apple for a place on your wrist. Is there a clear winner in the race to build the must-have smartwatch?
Apple Watch vs Samsung Gear S: Design
Apple Watch: Aluminium, stainless steel and 18-karat gold, 38mm and 42mm sizes, six interchangeable straps
Samsung Gear S: Plastic, white and black watch straps, 12.5 mm thick, Water resistant
Samsung’s smartwatches up until the Gear S have all adopted the same rectangular watch face with an evenly sized black bezel.
Unlike most smartwatch manufacturers, including Samsung, Apple is offering its watch in two sizes and with a variety of styles to appeal to both men and women. There's also a host of different straps including a more durable sport band and a suit-friendly link bracelet. Apple is certainly offering more variety and flexibility to customize its smart watch, but both clearly have strong, distinctive looks.
Unlike most smartwatch manufacturers, including Samsung, Apple is offering its watch in two sizes and with a variety of styles to appeal to both men and women. There's also a host of different straps including a more durable sport band and a suit-friendly link bracelet. Apple is certainly offering more variety and flexibility to customize its smart watch, but both clearly have strong, distinctive looks.
Apple Watch vs Samsung Gear S:Screen
Apple Watch: 1.5 inches and 1.65 inch Retina display, Sapphire and Ion-X glass
Samsung Gear S: 2-inch curved Super AMOLED screen, 360 x 480, 300ppi, Gorilla Glass 3
Samsung Gear S: 2-inch curved Super AMOLED screen, 360 x 480, 300ppi, Gorilla Glass 3
Samsung’s smartwatch displays have impressed in the past so it’s no surprise to see that it’s sticking with the same technology. The Gear S does include a larger screen than the Apple Watch and it's curved, continuing the trend that first started with the Gear Fit. There's a bump up in resolution as well so you can expect a sharp, vibrant screen on which to view apps and notifications. Although, as we found out with the Gear Fit, the curved design doesn't always deliver great viewing outdoors in bright sunlight.
Apple Watch vs Samsung Gear S: Software and Apps
Apple Watch: Custom operating system
Samsung Gear S: Tizen OS
Samsung swaps Google's Voice Search for S Voice and there's even an on-screen keyboard if you want to attempt to respond to an email on a tiny screen. One of the biggest problems with Tizen currently is app support. Facebook and Nike are the latest big name recruits but the jury is still out on whether there's an appetite to develop for the platform.
Samsung Gear S: Tizen OS
Samsung swaps Google's Voice Search for S Voice and there's even an on-screen keyboard if you want to attempt to respond to an email on a tiny screen. One of the biggest problems with Tizen currently is app support. Facebook and Nike are the latest big name recruits but the jury is still out on whether there's an appetite to develop for the platform.
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