Two new Samsung Galaxy Watches launched at the company’s August Unpacked event. The Galaxy Watch 5 will replace last year’s Galaxy Watch 4, and a new Watch 5 Pro model brings beefier battery life and a more premium titanium body. CNET Editor at Large Scott Stein’s Galaxy Watch 5 impressions article focuses on some of these refinements, but over here I’ll compare the specs of the two Galaxy Watch 5 models against last year’s Galaxy Watch 4 — with a handy chart at the end!
As with the previous model, the Watch 5 comes in two sizes; 44mm and 40mm. The smaller size of the 40mm model means a lighter design which you might find more comfortable to wear, but it also means a smaller display and a smaller battery inside. You won’t have to compromise on any health-tracking features, with things like blood oxygen tracking, sleep and a new skin temperature sensor featured in both models.
The Watch 5 Pro comes in just the larger 44mm size, packing the same 1.36-inch display as the 44mm Watch 5, but adding a much larger 590-mAh battery, which could keep the Pro model going for a few days between charges. The titanium rather than aluminum design will also make it appeal to outdoor enthusiasts who want a more rugged smartwatch. That extra battery does come with a weight tradeoff however, with the Pro model tipping the scales at 46 grams against the Watch 5’s 32.8 grams.
Other specs like the various health-tracking tools, the waterproofing, memory, storage and Wear OS operating system are the same across all new models.
Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro specs comparison chart
Galaxy Watch 5 Pro
Galaxy Watch 5
Galaxy Watch 4
Screen size
1.36-inch
1.36-inch (44mm); 1.19-inch (40mm)
1.4-inch (44mm); 1.2-inch (40mm)
Screen resolution
450×450 pixels
450×450 pixels (44mm); 396×396 pixels (40mm)
450×450 pixels (44mm); 396×396 pixels (40mm)
Dimensions
45.4 x 45.4 x 10.5mm
44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8mm (44mm); 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8mm (40mm)
44.4 x 43.3 x 9.8mm (44mm); 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8mm (40mm)
Weight
46g
32.8g (44mm); 29g (40mm)
30g (44mm); 26g (40mm)
Materials
Titanium
Aluminum
Aluminum
Health tracking
Sleep, BIA (body composition analysis), ECG/heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature
Sleep, BIA (body composition analysis), ECG/heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature
Sleep, ECG/heart rate, blood oxygen
Memory, storage
1.5GB/16GB
1.5GB/16GB
1.5GB/16GB
Water resistance
5 ATM/IP68
5 ATM/IP68
5 ATM/IP68
Battery
590 mAh
410 mAh (44mm); 284 mAh (40mm)
361 mAh (44mm); 247 mAh (40mm)
Operating system
Wear OS
Wear OS
Wear OS
Price, US
$450 (Bluetooth only); $500 (LTE)
Starting at $280 (Bluetooth only); $330 (LTE)
Starting at $250 (Bluetooth only); $300 (LTE)
Article source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-galaxy-watch-5-and-5-pro-how-do-they-compare-to-the-galaxy-watch-4/#ftag=CADe34d7bf