Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic vs Huawei Watch 6

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

vsHuawei Watch 6

Huawei Watch 6

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 ClassicHuawei Watch 6
SizesWatch8 in 40 mm and 44 mm (Graphite, Silver); Watch8 Classic in 46 mm (Black, White)—
DisplaySuper AMOLED with full-colour always-on display; 1.47-inch (44 mm) or 1.34-inch (40 mm, 46 mm Classic); sapphire crystal; up to 3,000 nits (Samsung claim)46 mm: 1.5-inch LTPO 2.0 AMOLED, 466x466, 310 ppi; 42 mm: 1.38-inch LTPO 2.0 AMOLED, 466x466, 338 ppi; up to 3,000 nits peak (Huawei lab figure); spherical sapphire glass
ChipsetExynos W1000 (5-core, 3 nm)—
Memory / Storage2 GB memory, 32 GB or 64 GB storage depending on model—
Battery435 mAh (44 mm), 325 mAh (40 mm), 445 mAh (Classic 46 mm)Up to 4.5 days typical (46 mm), up to 3 days with always-on display; 42 mm: up to 3 days typical, 2 days always-on; Battery saver mode up to 11 days light use (46 mm) or 7 days (42 mm); wireless charging (Huawei lab tests)
Body8.6 mm thick and 30-34 g (Watch8); 10.6 mm and 63.5 g (Classic); 5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810H—
OSWear OS 6 with One UI 8 Watch; Gemini out of the boxHuawei watch software with the Huawei Health app; works with Android 9.0+ and iOS 13.0+
HealthSamsung BioActive Sensor, temperature sensor, Antioxidant Index, Bedtime Guidance, Vascular Load, Running Coach—
ConnectivityLTE models, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, NFC, L1+L5 dual-frequency GPSeSIM cellular, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, NearLink, Wi-Fi 2.4 + 5 GHz, speaker and microphone
Size—46 mm: 46.4 x 46.4 x 10.9 mm, about 60 g; 42 mm: 42.3 x 42.3 x 10.2 mm, about 38 g (strap excluded)
Case—46 mm: stainless steel front, polymer composite rear; 42 mm: aluminum alloy front, polymer composite rear; EasyCross fluoroelastomer straps
Durability—5 ATM, IP69, free-dive rated to 40 m (EN13319)
Sensors—12-channel optical heart rate (X-TAP), ECG, temperature, barometer, depth, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, ambient light
Positioning—Dual-band GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
Colors—46 mm: Blue, Black; 42 mm: White, Gold, Black