2026
Better than Galaxy Watch8
Galaxy Watch8 vs Galaxy Watch9 — full comparison- Battery capacity 435 mAh → 445 mAh
2025
Better than Galaxy Watch7
- Peak brightness 2,000 nits → 3,000 nits
- Thickness 9.7 mm → 8.6 mm
- Battery capacity 425 mAh → 435 mAh
Worse
Galaxy Watch7 vs Galaxy Watch8 — full comparison- Screen size 1.5″ → 1.47″
2024
Better than Galaxy Watch6
- Storage 16 GB → 32 GB
Worse
Galaxy Watch6 vs Galaxy Watch7 — full comparison- Thickness 9 mm → 9.7 mm
2023
Better than Galaxy Watch5
Galaxy Watch5 vs Galaxy Watch6 — full comparison- Screen size 1.4″ → 1.5″
- Thickness 9.8 mm → 9 mm
- Resolution (width) 450 px → 480 px
- Battery capacity 410 mAh → 425 mAh
2022
Better than Galaxy Watch4
- Battery capacity 361 mAh → 410 mAh
Worse
Galaxy Watch4 vs Galaxy Watch5 — full comparison- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 2.2 days → 1.7 days
- Weight 30.3 g → 33.5 g
- Battery life (hours) 52 h → 40 h
2021
Better than Galaxy Watch3
- Battery life (smartwatch mode) 2 days → 2.2 days
- Weight 48.2 g → 30.3 g
- Storage 8 GB → 16 GB
- Resolution (width) 360 px → 450 px
Worse
Galaxy Watch3 vs Galaxy Watch4 — full comparison- Pixel density 364 ppi → 321 ppi
2020
The first generation in our catalog.
Specifications
Key specs by generation
| Galaxy Watch3 · 2020 | Galaxy Watch4 · 2021 | Galaxy Watch5 · 2022 | Galaxy Watch6 · 2023 | Galaxy Watch7 · 2024 | Galaxy Watch8 · 2025 | Galaxy Watch9 · 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case size | 46 mm | 44 mm | 44 mm | 43 mm | 44 mm | 46 mm | 46 mm |
| Screen size | 1.4″ | 1.4″ | 1.4″ | 1.5″ | 1.5″ | 1.47″ | 1.47″ |
| AMOLED / OLED display | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | 2 days | 2.2 days | 1.7 days | — | — | 1.2 days | — |
| Water resistance | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Weight | 48.2 g | 30.3 g | 33.5 g | 33.3 g | 33.8 g | 34 g | 34 g |
| NFC payments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Score | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 9.0 |