Technologies

Apple Watch Series 11 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8: The Top Highlights of Each Smartwatch

Apple and Samsung are including a wealth of health and fitness features to pump up their flagship watches. Here is how they compare.

The Apple Watch has long positioned itself as a leader in the smartwatch space, and the new Series 11 watch includes several key updates that provide improvements over previous models. These include 5G connectivity for the cellular model and new health features like hypertension notifications and Sleep Score analysis.

Yet, Apple does face plenty of competition from other companies, with Samsung’s latest Galaxy Watch 8 providing a compelling alternative for people looking for a watch that pairs with an Android phone. The Galaxy Watch 8 has a lightweight design, access to the Gemini assistant and Samsung’s own suite of health features like its new Running Coach.

If you’re not tied to either the Apple or Android ecosystem, it’s worth taking a look at both to see which one you prefer. We’ve compiled several comparison points below to help make your decision easier.

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Design and display

Even before we delve into their features, the most obvious difference between the two watches is in how they look. The Watch Series 11 retains the same square frame that prior Apple Watch have always had, along with a thin profile and edge-to-edge display.

The Galaxy Watch 8, on the other hand, has a circular display that is more reminiscent of traditional watches and might appeal more to those who want a rounder shape. The Galaxy Watch 8 is not completely round, however. It has a square base, which makes the overall effect more of a squircle than a normal circle.

Size-wise, the Apple Watch Series 11 is available in 42mm and 46mm sizes while the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is available in 40mm and 44mm. The difference might be minimal, but if you have a smaller wrist, you might prefer the smaller Galaxy Watch 8. In terms of their displays, the Apple Watch Series 11 has an OLED Retina display while the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 has a Super AMOLED. The Galaxy Watch 8’s display gets brighter, with a peak of 3,000 nits while the Apple Watch Series 11’s brightness can range from 1 to 2,000 nits.

While the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is only available in aluminum (black or grey), the Apple Watch Series 11 is available in both aluminum and titanium in a variety of different finishes (jet black, rose gold or silver in the aluminium, and slate, gold or natural in the titanium).

Health and safety features

Both of these watches offer basic health sensors like ECG, advanced heart rate, blood oxygen and temperature tracking, with a few differences. The Galaxy Watch 8 offers a skin analysis feature that tracks carotenoids and advanced heart metrics, while the Apple Watch Series 11 offers a new hypertension warning if you’re showing signs of high blood pressure. It doesn’t replace a blood pressure monitor, but Apple says it could still be an important screening tool so you can look into the issue further.

They also have slightly different sleep features. The Galaxy Watch 8 has a Bedtime Guidance tool to help you figure out the best bedtime window depending on your circadian rhythm, which could improve your overall sleep quality. The Apple Watch Series 11, on the other hand, now offers a Sleep Score that’ll grade your sleep quality from 1 to 100 along with other sleep data like number of interruptions and sleep duration.

The Galaxy Watch 8 offers the Gemini voice assistant, which at this point is able to handle more advanced queries than Siri on the Apple Watch Series 11. As for the coaching apps, the Galaxy Watch 8 offers the Samsung Running Coach, which supposedly helps you with improving your runs, while the Apple Watch Series 11 has Workout Buddy, which offers motivation during workouts.

Both watches offer fall detection and SOS alerts, but the Apple Watch Series 11 has additional safety checks like vehicle-crash detection.

Battery life

When it comes to battery life, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and the Apple Watch Series 11 are about the same. Both easily last more than 24 hours, which is especially great for sleep tracking. In our testing, we found that the Galaxy Watch 8 lasts around 30 hours with a single charge, while we managed to get around 27 to 32 hours per charge on the Apple Watch Series 11.

Price

The Galaxy Watch 8 starts at $350 while the Apple Watch Series 11 is priced slightly higher at a starting cost of $399.

Check the below chart to see more comparisons between the Apple Watch Series 11 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8.

Apple Watch Series 11 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8

	Apple Watch Series 11	Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
Design & sizes	Rectangular, 42mm, 46mm	Squircle (round screen), 40mm, 44mm
Display	42mm: 446 x 374 pixels, LTPO3 OLED Retina display, Wide-angle OLED 46mm: 416 x 496 pixels, LTPO3 OLED Retina display, Wide-angle OLED	Super AMOLED, up to 480 ppi
Brightness	Between 1 and 2,000 nits	3,000 nits
Thickness & weight	46mm size: 9.7mm; 37.8 g (aluminum), 36.9 g (alum GPS+Cellular), 43.1 g (titanium)42mm size: 9.7mm; 30.3 g (aluminum), 29.7 g (alum GPS+Cellular), 34.6 g (titanium)	8.6mm; 30–34g
Material & finish	Aluminum: jet black, rose gold or silver finish; Titanium: slate, gold or natural finish	Aluminum case
Durability	5ATM Water + IP6X (dust)	5ATM water + IP68 dust
Battery life	Up to 24 hours, up to 38 hours Low Power (always-on) + Fast charge: 80% in 30 min, 100% in 60 min	~26 hrs with always-on
Sensors	ECG, 3rd-gen optical heart sensor, skin temp, depth gauge, SpO2, Noise monitoring, water temperature, compass	ECG, SpO₂, bioelectrical impedance, infrared temp sensor
Emergency features	Satellite SOS, Emergency SOS, Fall detection, Crash detection, Check in and Backtrack	Fall detection, SOS, siren
AI & coaching	Siri (voice assistant); Workout Buddy	Gemini voice assistant; Samsung Running Coach
Processor	S10 SiP with 64-bit dual-core processor, W3 Apple wireless chip	Exynos W1000 processor
RAM/Storage	64GB (storage)	2GB, 32GB (storage)
Payments	Apple Pay	Samsung Wallet, Google Wallet
Price (US)	$399-$750 (titanium)	$350–$430

Technologies

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Oct. 1

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Oct. 1.

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.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? For me, 6-Across was the toughest one, since it could have been almost anything. If you need help on that answer or any others, read on. 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: Finish filming
Answer: WRAP

5A clue: Capital city with a view of pyramids
Answer: CAIRO

6A clue: «Now that you mention it, of course!»
Answer: AHYES

7A clue: Make fun of mercilessly
Answer: ROAST

8A clue: Symbol on an L.A. Chargers helmet
Answer: BOLT

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: «Yay!»
Answer: WAHOO

2D clue: Saudi currency
Answer: RIYAL

3D clue: «Give it ___!»
Answer: AREST

4D clue: Write on social media
Answer: POST

5D clue: Pasta or bread, informally
Answer: CARB

Technologies

DoorDash’s Dot Bot Will Deliver Your Food, and It Won’t Just Cruise Down Sidewalks

The autonomous delivery robot will switch between sidewalks, bike paths and roadways.

A new robot will soon join the autonomous delivery fleet operating in certain neighborhoods. Dot is a bright red bot that is one-tenth the size of a car.

Unlike existing delivery bots, DoorDash’s Dot won’t always take up sidewalk space. Sometimes, it’ll be zooming right next to your car.

DoorDash says its Dot robot is purpose-built for local delivery, and can switch between sidewalks, bike lanes and roads as needed. The robot carries the same load as any other sidewalk delivery vehicle in the fleet, but it travels at up to 20 mph.

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The first Dot robot is live now as DoorDash tests it in Phoenix. The early program allows residents to give feedback on the bot’s performance as DoorDash prepares to release the Dot into other markets.

Even if you’re in an area where DoorDash operates robotic deliveries, you won’t necessarily be assigned a bot delivery. DoorDash uses an AI dispatcher to assign your orders to human drivers, drones, robots or bots, based on speed, cost and order size.

Reservations, restaurant videos are new

DoorDash paired its delivery-bot announcement with numerous app updates.

Among them, users can book restaurant reservations from the DoorDash app with the Going Out feature.

DoorDash will also feature creator videos showcasing new local restaurants, part of a new partnership with Yelp.

AI-powered recommendations built on your existing order history are now offered to San Francisco and Manhattan customers.

And when you order using the app, the new Complement Your Cart feature suggests relevant add-ons that pair well with the items in your cart.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 1, #373

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 1, No. 373.

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.

Oh, it’s on. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has one of those classic purple categories where you have to mess with a letter in order to make the connection. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

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: Think of a noisy baby toy.

Green group hint: Not running-back numbers, but…

Blue group hint: Take me out to the ballgame here.

Purple group hint: Signal-callers, but we mess with the letters in their names.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Rattle.

Green group: Stats for a WR.

Blue group: Last words in MLB ballpark names.

Purple group: NFL QBs, with the last letter removed.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is rattle. The four answers are faze, fluster, shake and unnerve.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is stats for a WR. The four answers are receptions, targets, TDs and yards.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is last words in MLB ballpark names. The four answers are Centre, Field, Park and Stadium.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is NFL QBs, with the last letter removed. The four answers are Hurt (Jalen Hurts), Rattle (Spencer Rattler), War (Cam Ward) and William (Caleb Williams).