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Galaxy Watch 6 vs. Apple Watch Series 8: Battle of the Smart Wearables

See how Samsung’s new watch measures up to Apple’s current flagship watch on specs and price.

Last week’s Galaxy Unpacked event brought the official release of the Galaxy Watch 6, Samsung’s latest smartwatch. How does the new wearable stack up with industry-leading Apple Watch Series 8? Let’s take a look at the specs, features and price.

The big physical difference is that Samsung uses a round face for its watches, while Apple keeps its square look. But both are available in two sizes that are only a millimeter in difference, so there’s little to go on here. Both are waterproof to around 50 meters (roughly 165 feet), use aluminum in their construction and have interchangeable bands.

The features are closely matched too, with both models offering GPS tracking, heart-rate sensing, fall detection, sleep tracking, automatic workout detection and more. Both also offer contactless payments using either Samsung Pay or Apple Pay. The Galaxy Watch offers 16GB of onboard storage for saving songs locally to work out with, while the Apple Watch doubles that to 32GB. Samsung reckons its watch will last up to 40 hours between charges however, while Apple only promises 18. How that stacks up in real-world testing remains to be seen.

One of the biggest differences, though, is the price: the Apple Watch Series 8 costs nearly $100 more than Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6, in both sizes. We’ll be putting these through their paces in the full review soon to see whether it’s worth savingthat money, but you can check out the full specs comparison below.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 vs. Apple Watch Series 8

	Samsung Galaxy Watch 6	Apple Watch Series 8
Shape	Round	Square
Watch size	40mm, 44mm	41mm, 45mm
Materials/Finishes	Aluminum	Aluminum, Stainless steel, Ceramic, Sapphire glass
Display size, resolution	40mm: 1.3-inch, 432×432 Super AMOLED; 44mm: 1.5-inch, 480×480 Super AMOLED	41mm: 1.7-inch, 352×430 45mm: 1.9-inch, 396×484
Dimensions	40mm: 38.8 x 40.4 x 9.0 mm; 44mm: 42.8 x 44.4 x 9.0 mm	41mm: 41 x 35 x 10.7mm 45mm: 45 x 38 x 10.7mm
Weight	40mm: 28.7g; 44mm: 33.3g	41mm: 31.9g (aluminum, GPS) 45mm: 38.8g (aluminum, GPS)
Colors	40mm: Graphite, Gold; 44mm: Graphite, Silver	Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Red
Always On	Yes	Yes
Interchangable bands	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes	Yes
Automatic workout detection	Yes (running, walking, rowing)	Yes
Compass	Yes	Yes
Altimeter	Yes	Yes
Water resistance	5ATM, IP68	50 meters
Calls	Yes	Yes
Microphone	Yes	Yes
Speaker	Yes	Yes
Voice assistant	Yes (Google Assistant, Bixby)	Siri
Mobile Payments	Yes (Samsung Wallet)	Yes (Apple Pay)
Sleep tracking	Yes	Yes
Period tracking	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Optical Heart Rate + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor	Electrical heart sensor, Blood oxygen sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, light sensor,
Emergency features	Emergency SOS, fall detection	Emergency SOS, fall and crash detection
Compatibility	Android 10 and above	iOS
Software	WearOS 4	Watch OS 9
Processor	Exynos W930 Dual-Core 1.4GHz	Apple S8
Connectivity	LTE6, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, NFC, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo	LTE, UMTS, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, GPS/Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou
Memory and storage	2GB memory + 16GB storage	1GB memory + 32GB storage
Power	Faster wireless charging over USB-C	Faster wireless charging over USB-C
Battery life	Up to 40 hours (Always On Display off) / Up to 30 hours (Always On Display on)	Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity	40mm: 300 mAh; 44mm: 425 mAh	308 mAh
US price	40mm: $300 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth); 44mm: $330 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)	41mm: $399 (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) 45mm: $429 (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
UK price	From £289	From £419
Australian price	From AU$549	From AU$629

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 30, #553

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 30 No. 553.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. You’ll need to know a little about four very different sports in order to solve it. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Make a racket.

Green group hint: Goooooal!

Blue group hint: Baseball stars.

Purple group hint: Toss the pigskin.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Tennis Grand Slams.

Green group: Premier League teams.

Blue group: Last four World Series MVPs.

Purple group: ____ football.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is Tennis Grand Slams. The four answers are Australian, French, U.S., and Wimbledon.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Premier League teams. The four answers are Chelsea, Leeds, Liverpool and Sunderland.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is last four World Series MVPs. The four answers are Freeman, Peña, Seager and Yamamoto.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ football. The four answers are American, fantasy, flag and total.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, March 30

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 30.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

I’m unfamiliar with «wax apples,» so 2-Down was a mystery to me until the other answers filled in. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: 1975 Spielberg film that’s considered the first summer blockbuster
Answer: JAWS

5A clue: «Oh okay, gotcha»
Answer: ISEE

6A clue: Athlete from New York (in one sport) or San Francisco (in another)
Answer: GIANT

8A clue: Declare publicly
Answer: AVOW

9A clue: Emperor who didn’t actually fiddle while Rome burned
Answer: NERO

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: «The ___ is up!»
Answer: JIG

2D clue: Like lotus root and wax apples
Answer: ASIAN

3D clue: Drive dangerously in traffic
Answer: WEAVE

4D clue: Spanish title
Answer: SENOR

7D clue: Scrabble value of D or G
Answer: TWO

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for March 30 #757

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for March 30, No. 757.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is tough, but in the end, it’s a fun one. And the spangram makes a fun themed shape! Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: For a rainy day

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Singin’ in the rain.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

CANT, CALL, ROUT, RILE, SIRE, LIRE, BAIL, MAIL, TALL, MALL, HALL, BAND, PANE, TAPAS

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

RIBS, VENT, PANEL, SHAFT, BUTTON, CANOPY, HANDLE

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is UMBRELLATERM. To find it, start with the U that is three letters to the right on the bottom row, and wind up, forming … kind of an umbrella shape?