Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 vs Apple Watch SE 3
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Apple Watch UltraKSh 90,000.00
Apple Watch Series 8 Price range: KSh 50,000.00 through KSh 53,000.00
Apple Watch Ultra 2KSh 103,500.00
Apple Watch Series 9 Price range: KSh 45,000.00 through KSh 49,500.00
At a glance
Key specifications and important differences. Full details follow below.
| Feature |  Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 |  Apple Watch SE 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | KSh 43,500.00 | Price range: KSh 35,500.00 through KSh 39,500.00 |
| Display | 1.5-inch Super AMOLED | Always-On Retina LTPO OLED 44 mm: 977 mm² display area 40 mm: 759 mm² display area |
| Battery capacity | 590 mAh | — |
| Water resistance | 10 ATM | Water resistant to 50 m under ISO 22810:2010 |
| Processor | Exynos W1000 (3 nm) | Apple S10 SiP |
| RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Storage | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Operating system | Wear OS Powered by Samsung; One UI 8 Watch | watchOS |
| Network / cellular | 3G UMTS and 4G LTE; availability varies by carrier and region | GPS + Cellular models support LTE and UMTS; availability varies by carrier and region |
| Positioning / GNSS | Built-in dual-frequency L1 + L5 GPS; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo | L1 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS |
| Health & wellness features | Heart-rate monitoring, ECG, blood pressure, body composition, blood oxygen, skin temperature, Energy Score, Antioxidant Index and Vascular Load; availability varies by market and paired phone | High and low heart-rate notifications; irregular rhythm notifications; temperature sensing; cycle tracking; mindfulness and medications apps |
Full specifications
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| Specification | Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 | Apple Watch SE 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Identity & design | ||
| Brand | Samsung | Apple |
| Model | Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025) | Apple Watch SE 3 |
| Announced | July 2025 | September 2025 |
| Dimensions | 47.4 × 47.1 × 12.1 mm | 44 mm: 44 × 38 × 10.7 mm 40 mm: 40 × 34 × 10.7 mm |
| Weight | 60.5 g | 44 mm: 32.9 g (GPS), 33.0 g (GPS + Cellular) 40 mm: 26.3 g (GPS), 26.4 g (GPS + Cellular) |
| Build materials | Grade 4 titanium case; sapphire-crystal display | Aluminium case |
| Wrist size | — | 44 mm: 140–245 mm wrist 40 mm: 130–200 mm wrist |
| Controls / buttons | Touchscreen; Quick button; Home and Back buttons; Double Pinch gesture | Digital Crown with haptic feedback; side button; touchscreen |
| Display | ||
| Display | 1.5-inch Super AMOLED | Always-On Retina LTPO OLED 44 mm: 977 mm² display area 40 mm: 759 mm² display area |
| Screen resolution | 480 × 480 pixels | 44 mm: 368 × 448 pixels 40 mm: 324 × 394 pixels |
| Display protection | Sapphire crystal | Ion-X front glass |
| Display features | Full-colour Always-On Display; up to 3,000 nits | Always-On display; up to 1,000 nits; 326 ppi |
| Performance & software | ||
| Processor | Exynos W1000 (3 nm) | Apple S10 SiP |
| CPU | 5-core CPU up to 1.6 GHz | 64-bit dual-core processor; 4-core Neural Engine |
| RAM | 2 GB | — |
| Storage | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Operating system | Wear OS Powered by Samsung; One UI 8 Watch | watchOS |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network / cellular | 3G UMTS and 4G LTE; availability varies by carrier and region | GPS + Cellular models support LTE and UMTS; availability varies by carrier and region |
| SIM / eSIM | eSIM | eSIM on GPS + Cellular models; carrier plan required |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz | Wi‑Fi 4 (802.11n), 2.4 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| NFC | Supported | NFC with Apple Pay support |
| Positioning / GNSS | Built-in dual-frequency L1 + L5 GPS; GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo | L1 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS |
| Audio & communication | ||
| Speaker | Speaker and siren | Speaker |
| Microphone | Microphone | Microphone |
| Calling | Standalone LTE calling and Bluetooth calling; carrier support required | Bluetooth calling through a paired iPhone; cellular calling on GPS + Cellular models with an eligible plan |
| Sensors, health & fitness | ||
| Sensors | Samsung BioActive Sensor (optical heart-rate, electrical heart and bioelectrical impedance analysis), infrared temperature sensor, accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope, geomagnetic sensor and light sensor | Second-generation optical heart sensor; temperature sensor; compass; always-on altimeter; high-g accelerometer; high-dynamic-range gyroscope; ambient light sensor |
| Health & wellness features | Heart-rate monitoring, ECG, blood pressure, body composition, blood oxygen, skin temperature, Energy Score, Antioxidant Index and Vascular Load; availability varies by market and paired phone | High and low heart-rate notifications; irregular rhythm notifications; temperature sensing; cycle tracking; mindfulness and medications apps |
| Sleep tracking | Sleep tracking, Bedtime Guidance, sleep coaching and sleep-apnoea features where available | Sleep tracking with sleep stages and sleep score |
| Sports / workout modes | Multiple workout modes including multisport and automatic workout detection | Workout app with multiple workout types and automatic workout detection |
| Training & outdoor features | Dual-frequency GPS; GPX routes; Track Back; Running Coach; personalised heart-rate zones; Functional Threshold Power | Pace and heart-rate zones; compass waypoints and backtrack |
| Safety & emergency features | Fall detection, SOS and siren features when configured | Emergency SOS; international emergency calling; fall detection; crash detection; check in |
| Battery & durability | ||
| Battery capacity | 590 mAh | — |
| Battery life | Up to 80 hours with Always-On Display off; up to 60 hours with Always-On Display on; up to 100 hours in Power Saving Mode | Up to 18 hours normal use; up to 32 hours in Low Power Mode |
| Charging | WPC-based wireless charging | Fast charging |
| Water resistance | 10 ATM | Water resistant to 50 m under ISO 22810:2010 |
| Durability / certifications | IP68; MIL-STD-810H | — |
| Compatibility | ||
| Phone compatibility | Android 12 or later with more than 1.5 GB RAM and Google Mobile Services; compatibility varies by market and device | Requires iPhone 11 or later with iOS 26 or later |
| Companion app | Galaxy Wearable and Samsung Health | Apple Watch app and Apple Health |
| Colors | Titanium Blue; Titanium Gray; Titanium White; Titanium Silver | Starlight; Midnight |
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