Samsung Galaxy Watch4 & Watch3: What’s The Difference?

October 1, 2021 Off By Naveen Victor

Android watches died a long time ago. However, Samsung didn’t get the memo. As such, it fought tooth and nail to produce a worthy smartwatch that could rival that of the Apple Watch. This is in spite of Google dropping the ball several times with its attempt at revamping WearOS. It used TizenOS in lieu of Google’s own operating system to build a proper line up of devices.

The Watch3 is probably Samsung’s finest work as an independent smartwatch maker. TizenOS proved to be a more cooperative system than WearOS and with fewer performance issues. The Watch3 comes in two sizes, a 41mm and 45mm. It could be purchased in three different colours namely, Mystic Black (45mm), Mystic Silver (45mm/41mm), Mystic Bronze (41mm).

Watch 3

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At its heart sits an Exynos 9110, 1.15GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. Check out our review of the watch here. The gist of it is that the Watch3 performs like an absolute trooper. It does well as a regular smartwatch and a fitness companion, thanks to a plethora of sensors and helpful information via Samsung Health.

Its successor, the Watch4, is a product of Samsung’s partnership with Google. Both camps came together to create an improved smartwatch experience. It runs WearOS Powered by Samsung. Though it retains the buttery smooth experience as that exhibited by TizenOS, it still has access to the entire library of apps on the Play Store for WearOS.

Watch4

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Unlike the Watch3, the 4 came in two visually different watches. While the Watch4 Classic borrowed the Watch3’s design language, the regular Watch4’s design seemed to have been inspired by that of the Watch Active2. Each model comes in two different sizes. The Watch4 Classic is available in 46mm and 42mm sizes, while the Watch4 comes in 40mm and 44mm.

Despite visual disparities between the Classic and standard watch, their underlying hardware is identical. Each watch has an Exynos W920, 1.18GHz dual-core chip with 1.5GM RAM and 16GB of internal storage. This means that they’re 20% faster than the Watch3 and are able to offer double the storage.

That isn’t all, the Watch4 is fitted with more sensors than its predecessor, which includes the 3-in-1 sensor. It’s a single unit that can be used to measure blood pressure, detect an irregular heart beat, measure blood oxygen level and cal;cuate body composition.

Body composition is measured by using key parameters such as skeletal muscle, basal metabolic rate, body water and body fat percentage. Using two fingers, your Watch4 or Watch4 Classic can measure your body composition and in 15 seconds, collect about 2,4000 data points.

Now that the Watch4 and Watch4 Classic have hit the market, the Watch3 might be of interest to bargain hunters. Samsung needs to be commended for its pricing structure of its new watches. Instead of pricing them well out of the means of the average joe, it did the exact opposite by pricing them relatively affordably.

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The regular Watch 4 is available to purchase for RM899 (40mm) and RM999 (44mm). The Classic is offered with a price tag of RM1299 (42mm) and RM1399 (46mm). It’s astonishing that Samsung of all companies has not only taken a crack at creating an affordable smartwatch, but did so without depriving users of flagship hardware.

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