Samsung Galaxy Watch series

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Samsung Galaxy Watch series
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Samsung Galaxy Watch
Developer Samsung Electronics
Type Smartwatch
Release dateGalaxy Watch: August 24, 2018;5 years ago (2018-08-24)
Galaxy Watch Active: March 8, 2019;4 years ago (2019-03-08)
Galaxy Watch Active 2: September 2019;4 years ago (2019-09)
Galaxy Watch 3: August 6, 2020;3 years ago (2020-08-06)
Galaxy Watch 4 & 4 Classic: August 11, 2021;2 years ago (2021-08-11)
Galaxy Watch 5 & 5 Pro: August 10, 2022;18 months ago (2022-08-10)
Galaxy Watch 6 & 6 Classic: July 26, 2023;7 months ago (2023-07-26)
Operating system Tizen, WearOS
Backward
compatibility
Requires a smartphone running Android Nougat or later and the Galaxy Wearables app
Predecessor Samsung Gear

The Samsung Galaxy Watch series is a line of smartwatches designed and produced by Samsung Electronics. The line features various health, fitness, and fashion related features, and is integrated with Samsung's other products under the Samsung Galaxy brand. The series is also the successor to the previous Samsung Gear watches.

Contents

The first smartwatch under this series, the Samsung Galaxy Watch, was released in August 2018. [1]

Specifications

Software

The Galaxy Watch formerly used Tizen as its operating system.

Since the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, Galaxy Watch started using WearOS.

Models

Samsung Galaxy Watch

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active

Model comparison

Samsung Galaxy Watch table

ProductModel numberLaunch DateAPWirelessDisplayOSMemoryStorageBattery Capacity
Samsung Galaxy Watch [2] SM-R800 (46mm)

SM-R805 (46mm/Cellular)

SM-R810 (42mm)

SM-R815 (42mm/Cellular)

August 24, 2018Exynos 9110 2xA53 1.15GHzBCM430131 (Wi-Fi/BT)

BCM47758 (GNSS) [3]

1.3" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) (46mm)

1.2" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) (42mm)

Tizen 768 MB RAM (non-Cellular)

1.5GB (Cellular)

4GB472 mAh (46mm)

270 mAh (42mm)

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 [4] SM-R855F

SM-845F (Global, LTE model) SM-R855U SM-R845U (USA, LTE model) SM-R850, SM-840 (Wi-Fi only)

August 6, 20201.4" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) (34mm)

1.2" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) (30mm)

1 GB RAM8GB340 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

Galaxy Watch 4 Classic [5]

SM-R860 SM-R865 SM-R870 SM-R875 SM-R880 SM-R885 SM-R890 SM-R895

August 27, 2021Exynos W920 dual core 1.18 GHz4G/LTE with eSIM (Galaxy Watch 4 LTE-Version only)

Bluetooth 5.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz

NFC

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

30.4mm Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ (360x360) (1.2")

34.6mm Corning Gorilla Glass DX+ (360x360) (1.4")

WearOS (OS 3.0)1.5 GB RAM16 GB247 mAh (40mm)

361 mAh (44mm)

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5

Galaxy Watch 5 Pro [6]

SM-R905 (40mm)

SM-R915 (44mm)

SM-R925 (45mm)

August 26, 20224G/LTE with eSIM (Galaxy Watch 5/5 Pro LTE-Version only)

Bluetooth 5.2

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz

NFC

GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo

30.4mm Sapphire crystal (396x396 Super AMOLED) (1.2") [40m]

34.6mm Sapphire crystal (450x450 Super AMOLED) (1.4") [44m and Pro]

WearOS (OS 3.5)284 mAh (40mm)

410 mAh (44mm)

590 mAh (45mm Pro)

Samsung Galaxy Watch6

Galaxy Watch6 Classic [7]

SM-R930 (40mm/Wi-Fi)

SM-R935 (40mm/LTE)

SM-R940 (44mm/Wi-Fi)

SM-R945 (44mm/LTE)


SM-R950 (43mm/Wi-Fi)

SM-R955 (43mm/LTE)

SM-R960 (47mm/Wi-Fi)

SM-R965 (47mm/LTE)

August 11, 2023Exynos W930 dual-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A554G/LTE with eSIM (Galaxy Watch 6 LTE-Version only)

Bluetooth 5.2

Wi-Fi a/b/g/n 2.4+5 GHz

NFC

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

33.3mm Sapphire crystal 432 x 432 pixels (1.3 in) [40 & 43mm]

37.3 mm Sapphire crystal 480 x 480 pixels (1.5 in) [44 & 47mm]

WearOS (OS 4.0)2 GB RAM300 mAh (40 & 43mm)

425 mAh (44 & 47mm)

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active table

ProductModel numberLaunch DateAPWirelessDisplayOSInternal StorageBattery Capacity
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active [8] SM-R500 (40mm)March 8, 2019Exynos 9110 2xA53 1.15GHzBCM430131 (Wi-Fi/BT)

BCM47758 (GNSS) [9]

1.1" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) Tizen 4GB/768 MB RAM230 mAh
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 [10] SM-R820 (44mm)

SM-R825 (44mm/Cellular)

SM-R830 (40mm)

SM-R835 (40mm/Cellular)

September 20191.4" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) (44mm)

1.2" circular Super AMOLED (360x360) (40mm)

4GB/768 MB RAM (non-Cellular)

4GB/1.5GB (Cellular)

340 mAh (44mm)

247 mAH (40mm)

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