Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch Active 2 merely six months after its predecessor had hit the market. The company introduced some changes with the new model. It had a digital rotating bezel, improved specs and new health and fitness features. It was also available in a larger size. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 was the first to get the ECG feature.
However, it pales in comparison to the Galaxy Watch 4. Samsung's newest smartwatch stands in a league of its own compared to the Galaxy Watch Active 2. For starters, the company is offering two separate variants of the Galaxy Watch 4.
Galaxy Watch 4 vs Galaxy Watch Active 2
The Galaxy Watch 4 doesn't have a physical rotating bezel much like the Galaxy Watch Active 2. It's available in 44mm and 40mm sizes with a 1.36-inch and 1.19-inch display. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 was offered in 40mm and 44mm sizes with 1.2-inch and 1.4-inch displays respectively. Samsung has fitted higher resolution displays on its new smartwatches that also happen to be slimmer than the Galaxy Watch Active 2.
Samsung has made a major change for its smartwatches with the Galaxy Watch 4 that make them fundamentally different from previous models. The Galaxy Watch 4 runs on Wear OS, the Android-based platform Samsung has co-developed with Google. So while the Galaxy Watch Active 2 runs on Tizen, the latest model is able to run Android apps.
The Galaxy Watch 4 also comes with significant improvements under the hood. Its Exynos W920 processor is 1.25x faster than the Galaxy Watch Active 2 with the graphics performance up by an impressive 8.8x. There's also four times the internal storage at 16GB and higher 1.5GB RAM.
With the new 3-in-1 BioActive Sensor, the Galaxy Watch 4 is able to provide far more health and fitness-related features. There's body composition analysis, continuous blood oxygen saturation monitoring, improved fitness tracking, advanced sleep tracking with snoring detection, and more.
You can find the full Galaxy Watch 4 vs Galaxy Watch Active 2 specs comparison below. It's impressive to see just how far Samsung's smartwatches have come in a few years. Don't forget to check back in for our detailed Galaxy Watch 4 review which will be up in due course.
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Samsung
Galaxy Watch 4 (40mm)
Samsung
Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm)
General Information
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Model Name
Galaxy Watch 4 (40mm)
Galaxy Watch Active 2 (40mm)
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Model type
Wearable
Wearable
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Colors
Silver ()Black ()Pink Gold ()
Sliver (Silver)Black (Black)Gold (Gold)Silver (Cloud Silver)Black (Aqua Black)Pink (Pink Gold)
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Announced
2021, August
2019, August
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Released
2021, August
2019, September
Physical specifications
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Dimensions
Watch: 40.4 x 39.3 x 9.8 mm
Watch: 40 x 40 x 10.9 mm
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Weights
25.9g
26g37g
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IP rating
5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810G
5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810G
Operating system
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Operating system
Wear OS
Tizen Based Wearable OS 5.5
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One UI version
Watch 3.0
Networks
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Networks
4G
4G
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eSIM support
Yes
Yes
Display
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Kind
Main Display
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Technology
Circular Super AMOLED
Circular Super AMOLED
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Size
1.2 inch / 30.4 mm
1.2 inch / 30.48 mm
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Resolution
/ 396x396 pixels
/ 360x360 pixels
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Pixel density
330 PPI
364 PPI
