When talking about smart phones, it must be Apple and Samsung that come to mind. As the most fierce competitors, they have continued their "battle" in the field of smart watches. Let's get to know their products: Samsung Gear S and Apple Watch.

size

The square dial of the Apple Watch has broken the heart of many Apple fans, while the Gear S uses a curved screen, which is much larger than the Apple Watch in size.

texture of material

Apple Watch will provide various customized versions (leather, plastic, metal, etc.) to meet the needs of different people, while Gear S uses a single plastic material.

colour

It's too early to talk about the colors of the Apple Watch. We don't know how many color combinations there are, but the Gear S is still simple, only black and white.

Software

What we will see is the comparison between the Watch OS and the TIZEN operating systems. Seeing the expressiveness of ios, Watch OS believes that it is not much worse. Of course, TIZEN has also made great optimization.

Smartphone compatibility

When wearing an Apple Watch, there is no doubt that we need an iPhone (iPhone 5 or higher)

Gear S does not make much difference in this respect. It also needs a Samsung phone (running Android 4.3 or higher) to match it.

Display (size)

Although the Apple Watch is not on the market, we learned from the press conference that there will be two different sizes. The display area of the large version is 59% of that of the Gear S and 45% of that of the small version. The larger screen is conducive to our control. The smaller figure looks more fashion.

Display (shape)

The Gear S is more upscale because it is equipped with a novel curved screen, but the traditional Apple Watch is not inferior

Display (resolution)

For the time being, we only know that Apple Watch has a retinal display screen, and we believe its display effect will not be poor.

Display (type)

It is rumored that Apple will be equipped with an AMOLED display screen, but it is rumored after all, which is not as true as the Gear S equipped with an AMOLED display screen.

Display Material

The standard version of Apple Watch uses a sapphire screen (please trust Apple again, although it lets us miss the sapphire screen in the iPhone 6), while Samsung uses Gorilla glass.

input

Both watches have two input modes, touch screen and voice control. Apple Watch adds zoom function to make up for the small screen size.

Voice control

When it comes to voice control, both Samsung and Apple have demonstrated their unique skills. Of course, Apple uses Siri, while Samsung uses S Voice.

Physical keys

There are two buttons on the right side of the Apple Watch, while the Gear S is unusual, with only one power button (home) on the front panel

Waterproof capacity

In terms of waterproof, the Gear S has the waterproof ability of IP67. It is reported that the Apple Watch can only prevent some splashing rain.

Battery

Although the launch conference did not disclose the duration of the Apple Watch, it is not a long time to guess. Samsung and Apple need to work hard on the duration.

Release date

It is reported that Apple will not launch the Apple Watch until the beginning of 2015, and Samsung will start selling it globally in October.

price

The minimum price of Apple's watch is 350 dollars. Although the company has not announced the price of different versions, the 18 kt gold version of the watch will be much more expensive.

Samsung has not announced the price of the Gear S, but with its independent wireless and curved display, its price will not be low. It is possible that Samsung will cooperate with operators again.

NFC payment

Although Android phones have supported NFC payment service for many years, it is a pity that Gear S does not support it, while Apple Watch followed the footsteps of iPhone 6 and took the lead in adding NFC payment.

Heart rate sensor

Both watches have built-in heart rate sensors, but Apple can share your heart rate data directly with your friends, increasing the closeness between friends.

Independent music player

Both can play music by pairing Bluetooth headsets

Navigation

Apple Watch shows different directions of rotation through different vibration modes. Samsung has its own GPS radio, uses Nokia's navigation system, and integrates the Nike+fitness app to track and record your route.

Summary:

Samsung and Apple have their own characteristics and persistence. Each product has its own label of the times, with both advantages and disadvantages.

Samsung Gear S's third-party keyboard, IP67 waterproof, independent GPS radio, these functions can bring a lot of convenience to our daily life.

The idea that Apple has always integrated fashion into hardware has touched the hearts of millions of people. Siri voice input and Watch OS systems, which are Apple's unique labels, have also added many features to the product. The addition of NFC payment function has also made the product more perfect.

However, the shortcomings of the two products are also obvious. Samsung and Apple are not immune to the extremely short endurance, the simplicity of the system, and the common fault of watches. But there is no perfect product. As users, we just need to choose the product we like.