Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 vs Apple Watch Series 12 42mm

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform

S11 chip with 64-bit dual-core processor

Octa-core, 1 @3.36GHz, 4 @2.8GHz, 3 @2GHz

S11 chip with 64-bit dual-core processor

4-core Neural Engine

256GB | 512GB

64GB

12GB

13

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Yes

The next generation of Apple Intelligence is centered around you, integrated into your apps, and built with privacy.

Apple Intelligence powers Siri AI — an entirely new version of Siri that’s more personal, conversational, and powerful, along with helpful features across apps.

27

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78, n257, n260

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 and 66

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71

850/900/1700/2100/1900/2100MHz

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi‑Fi 4 (802.11n)

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Open, Secure

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

v5.3

Up to 10 devices

Goodix

Yes

Dual SIM capable with Physical SIM (Nano) as primary

Electronic SIM

Yes

Required to use smartwatch over cellular; rate plan required

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Proximity, Geomagnetic, Hall

Health Sensing System: third-generation electrical heart sensor, always-on optical heart sensor, blood oxygen sensor, and temperature sensor

Compass

Always-on altimeter

High-g accelerometer

High dynamic range gyroscope

Ambient light sensor

Depth gauge to 6 meters

Water temperature sensor

Yes

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging compatible for larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS clients. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Yes

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE

Via lockscreen

M3, T3

Yes

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10

Improved Workout app with new metrics, new views, and advanced ways to train.

Emergency SOS

International emergency calling

Fall Detection

Crash Detection

Last Emergency Call Availability Waypoint

Flashlight

Backtrack

Noise monitoring

Generates an ECG similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram.

The most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable, Series 12 now measures HRV as often as every five minutes for insights on stress and recovery, and takes background heart rate readings every five seconds.