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Last Updated on September 6, 2020 by Jude Simeone

Samsung’s flagship smartwatch, Galaxy Watch 3 is a sophisticated timepiece that succeeds in the Galaxy Watch. It comes with new additions such as higher 8GB storage and more fitness tracking features. Fossil Gen 5 on the other hand, is one of the best Wear OS smartwatches. It has a classic design just like the Galaxy Watch 3. In this post, I compare the specs and features of Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 vs Fossil Gen 5 to find out the differences.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 vs Fossil Gen 5 Full Specifications Compared

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm)

Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle

EDITOR'S RATING

Design:	(4.9 / 5)
Battery:	(3.5 / 5)
Fitness tracking:	(4.8 / 5)
Features:	(4.8 / 5)
Price:	(4.0 / 5)
Average:	(4.4 / 5)

Design:	(4.6 / 5)
Battery:	(3.5 / 5)
Fitness tracking:	(4.1 / 5)
Features:	(4.4 / 5)
Price:	(3.3 / 5)
Average:	(4.0 / 5)

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ABOUT DEVICE

Device name

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm) Bluetooth

Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle

Device type

Classic/Fitness smartwatch

Predessesor

Samsung Galaxy Watch

Fossil Gen 4 Q Explorist

Successor

Released date

August, 2020

August, 2019

Ideal for

Men

DISPLAY

Display type

Super AMOLED
Full color

AMOLED (Always-on)

Display size

1.4 inches

1.28 inch

Display resolution

360 x 360 pixels

416 x 416 pixels

Pixel density

346 ppi

Input type

Touchscreen,
2 physical buttons
physical rotating bezel

Touchscreen plus 3 physical buttons

Always-on

Yes

BODY

Shape

Circular

Dimension

46.2 x 45 x 11.1 mm

44 x 44 x 12 mm

Weight

53.8 grams
(excluding straps)

Casing material

Stainless steel frame/glass reinforced with polycarbonate back

Stainless steel

Strap/band material

Leather

Stainless steel

Bezel Material

Ceramics

Stainless steel

Strap size

22mm

Screen protection

Corning Gorilla glass DX

Corning Gorilla glass

Water resistant/Protection

Yes, IP68, 5ATM
MIL-STD-810G

Yes, 3ATM

Swim-proof

Yes, recommended

Yes

Color(s)

Mystic black
Mystic silver

Black silicone/steel
Dark Brown/black steel
Smoke stainless steel

MEMORY

RAM

1GB

Internal storage

8GB

Memory card slot

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v5.0

Bluetooth smart v4.2 LE

Bluetooth calling

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes

NFC

Yes

GPS

GLONASS/A-GPS/Beidou/Galileo

Yes

CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY

Technology

SIM

Band

NOTIFICATIONS

Email alert

Yes

SMS alert

Yes

Calls alert

Yes

Event reminder

Yes

Weather

Yes

Third-party apps

Yes

FITNESS TRACKING

Sleep apnea

Sleep tracking

Yes

Steps

Yes

Floors climbed

Yes

Heart rate monitoring

Yes

Calories

Yes

Distance

Yes

Stress

Yes

VO2 Max.

Yes

Blood oxygen

Yes

Blood pressure

Yes

Menstrual cycle tracking

Yes

Swim tracking

Yes

Under-water heart rate tracking

Yes

Preloaded maps

Yes

On-screen workout modes

Triathlon mode

Yes

ECG Tracking

Yes

Preloaded sport modes

Yes, 41

Yes

Safety tracking

Yes

MEDIA

Audio

mp3/mp4

Music streaming

Yes

Bluetooth music

Yes

Radio

Loudspeaker

Yes

Microphone

Yes

Camera

SENSORS

Accelerometer

Yes

Barometer/Altimeter

Yes

Heart rate monitor (HRM)

Yes

Compass

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes

Ambient light

Yes

Pulse Ox.

ECG

Yes

Thermometer

Other sensors

PLATFORM

Operating system (OS)

Tizen OS 5.5

Wear OS

Chipset

Exynos 9110

Qualcomm Snapdragon 3100

CPU

Dual core 1.15GHz

GPU

BATTERY

Type of battery

Non-removable Li-ion battery

Battery capacity

340mAh

310mAh

Battery life

Mixed Usage:2 days

Standby: 3 days+
Mixed usage: 1 day+

Charging type

Charging dock
Wireless charging

Inductive charging magnet

Charging time

About 1-2 hours

Battery saver mode

Yes

Solar power

Rapid charging

Yes

CLOCK FEATURES

Time/Date

Yes

Stopwatch

Yes

Alarm

Yes

OTHER FUNCTIONS

Control camera

Yes

Music control

Yes

Find phone

Yes

Text response

Yes

MISC

Payment system

Samsung pay

Google pay

Compatibility

Android 5.0+ & RAM 1.5GB+
iPhone 5+ and iOS 9.0+

Android 6.0 (excluding Go edition)+
iOS 10.0+

Companion app

Samsung Gear app

Fossil Q app

Customizable watch face

Yes

Interchangeable band

Yes, 22mm

Voice command

Yes

BOX CONTENTS

Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (45mm)

Fossil Gen 5 Carlyle

Straps

Charger

Inductive charging magnet

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Which is Better?

No doubt, Galaxy Watch 3 is a better smartwatch than Gen 5. It has a larger display 1.4 inches display compared to 1.28 inches of Gen 5. The physical rotating bezel of Galaxy Watch 3 makes navigation a lot easier and off course leaves it with a more sophisticated design.

Galaxy Watch 3 will also last longer than Gen 5, it has about 2 days long battery life compared to a day or more of Gen 5. Although, each of these two has a battery manager feature that elongates battery significantly.

Furthermore, while each of these two is fitness oriented and can track your sleep, heart rate, calories, steps, and outdoor activities with inbuilt GPS, Galaxy Watch 3 is a more comprehensive fitness tracker than Gen 5. It features blood oxygen monitoring, trip detection, blood oxygen tracking, ECG, and VO2 Max. tracking which Gen 5 lacks.

I’ve been using the Galaxy Watch for a while right now, and I think its really a fantastic smartwatch, its okay to believe the new Galaxy Watch 3 which packs more features and runs on Tizen OS 5.5 has a lot more to offer. On that note, it’s a better bargain than Gen 5.