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Apple Watch Series 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 3: design comparison

Both these watches follow the characteristic aesthetics of their brands. The Apple Watch is once again an elegantly rounded rectangle with the digital crown on its side for navigation. A look that has become iconic and just like other Apple designs has been copied by its competitors.

Not by Samsung, however. Since the first Galaxy Watch, Samsung has relied on a more traditional design for its smartwatches, replacing the analog watch face with a digital one but keeping the round shape and the rotating bezel which many timepieces have as well.

The result of the different approaches taken by Apple and Samsung is that the Apple Watch feels more like its own thing. А gadget that you wear on your wrist but is not there just to replace your watch but rather to be a tiny version of your iPhone. It’s why many people that have never worn a regular watch didn’t mind wearing an Apple Watch.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3

But these being smartwatches, it’s more about what they can do rather than how they look, so let’s compare some features!

Apple Watch Series 6 vs Galaxy Watch 3: features comparison

This year, both Samsung and Apple made big strides towards providing features that they were lacking, almost entirely levelling the field.

Health tracking

First it was Samsung's turn since the Galaxy Watch 3 was released about a month ago. With it, Samsung caught up with Apple in a few meaningful ways. The Galaxy Watch 3 finally has Electrocardiogram feature that's approved by the FDA and can be used in the States. Another important and potentially life-saving feature that arrived to Samsung's smartwatch is fall detection. Samsung also introduced blood oxygen saturation measuring, something the Apple Watch Series 5 doesn't have.

Now, however, it's time for Apple to punch back. The Apple Watch Series 6 brings oxygen saturation tracking, quickly taking away that advantage from Samsung. Another long-awaited feature that most smartwatches have was also announced today: sleep tracking. With those two additions, Apple adds two big check marks to its feature list.

Oxygen saturation is an important factor during workouts

One advantage the Galaxy Watch 3 still has is blood pressure measuring. Yes, this feature is not very precise and requires you to calibrate the watch with a dedicated BP monitor, but still, it's a plus in the Samsung column.

Of course, both watches can track numerous types of workouts, count your steps, calories and heart beats per minute.

Watch faces

Showing off your cool watch face is a big part of the smartwatch experience. Which is why Samsung and Apple are putting a ton of effort to bring new ones to go along their new models. Samsung has a good lineup of preinstalled watch faces but the biggest benefit comes from the vast customization options and allowing users to distribute watch faces between each other through the Galaxy Watch app. This does, however, also mean that you might have to browse through hundreds of watch faces before you can find one that suits your taste. But then again, you can always make the perfect one yourself.

While Apple also allows customization of its watch faces, it mostly relies on its special designs. With the Apple Watch Series 6, you get a totally new art-inspired watch face, as well as one that includes your personal memoji. Apple doesn't let users get too crazy with custom designs perhaps in fear they might make something too ugly to grace the Apple Watch display.

Apple Watch faces come in a wide variety of styles

Apps

Third-party apps can greatly improve the functionality of a smartwatch and in that category the Apple Watch Series 6 is the clear winner. Apple Watch has been dominating the smartwatch market for years and naturally, developers make their apps for it first and then maybe for the Galaxy Watch later. In many cases, apps don't reach Samsung's smartwatch ecosystem at all. Of course, you'll find the most popular ones for both the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Galaxy Watch 3, but the sheer number and the variety of the apps available for wachOS tip the scale in Apple's favor. Additionally, the Apple Watch with its new S6 chip is much more powerful than the Galaxy Watch 3, powered by the same processor as its predecessor from a couple of years ago. This gives developers more freedom to create useful, or just plain entertaining apps.

Apple Watch Series 6 vs Galaxy Watch 3: price comparison

While in the past Apple was usually seen as the expensive brand, these days Samsung has more than caught up in that regard. And when it comes to smartwaches, the two companies are matching prices almost to the cent.

The Apple Watch Series 6 starts at $399 for the smaller 40mm model and $429 for the larger 44mm one. For the LTE models, the prices are $499 and $529 respectively.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 starts at $399.99 for the smaller 41mm model and $429.99 for the larger 45mm one. That's almost a dollar more! However, Samsung gives you the LTE connectivity $50 cheaper than Apple, pricing the two Galaxy Watch 3 LTE models at $349.99 and $479.99 respectively.

So, all in all, it seems no matter if you're on team Apple or team Samsung, you can get a very capable smartwatch at pretty much the same price. As with its smartphones, Apple is still unmatched when it comes to chip design, which alongside the richer ecosystem gives the Apple Watch Series 6 an edge over the Galaxy Watch 3. 

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September 16, 2020 at 06:02AM
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