Huawei Watch GT 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Huawei Watch GT 5

Huawei Watch GT 5

vsSamsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Huawei Watch GT 5Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic
Size46 mm: 45.8 x 45.8 x 10.7 mm, about 48 g (strap excluded); 41 mm: 41.3 x 41.3 x 9.5 mm, about 35 g—
Display46 mm: 1.43-inch AMOLED, 466x466, 326 ppi; 41 mm: 1.32-inch AMOLED, 466x466, 352 ppiSuper 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)
CaseStainless steel front case, fiber-reinforced composite rear case; fluoroelastomer, composite leather, woven or Milanese straps depending on size—
BatteryUp to 14 days maximum, up to 9 days typical and up to 5 days with always-on display (46 mm); up to 7 days maximum, up to 5 days typical and up to 3 days with always-on display (41 mm); wireless charging (Huawei lab tests)435 mAh (44 mm), 325 mAh (40 mm), 445 mAh (Classic 46 mm)
Durability5 ATM, IP69K—
SensorsOptical heart rate, temperature, barometer, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, ambient light—
PositioningDual-band GNSS (L1 and L5) with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS; Sunflower Positioning System—
ConnectivityBluetooth 5.2 (BR and BLE), NFC, speaker and microphone for Bluetooth callsLTE models, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, NFC, L1+L5 dual-frequency GPS
HealthHuawei TruSense system; emotional wellbeing app; cycle tracking; sleep breathing monitoringSamsung BioActive Sensor, temperature sensor, Antioxidant Index, Bedtime Guidance, Vascular Load, Running Coach
Sports100+ workout modes, running form analysis, route navigation, cycling computer mode—
OSWorks with Android 9.0+ and iOS 13.0+ via the Huawei Health appWear OS 6 with One UI 8 Watch; Gemini out of the box
Colors46 mm: Black, Brown, Blue straps; 41 mm: Black, Blue, White, Brown, Gold straps—
Sizes—Watch8 in 40 mm and 44 mm (Graphite, Silver); Watch8 Classic in 46 mm (Black, White)
Chipset—Exynos W1000 (5-core, 3 nm)
Memory / Storage—2 GB memory, 32 GB or 64 GB storage depending on model
Body—8.6 mm thick and 30-34 g (Watch8); 10.6 mm and 63.5 g (Classic); 5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810H