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Brand Samsung Google
Versions SM-R855F, SM-R845F (Global, LTE model); SM-R855U, SM-R845U (USA, LTE model); SM-R850, SM-R840 (Wi-Fi only) Bluetooth / Wi-FiLTE + Bluetooth / Wi-Fi
Announced 2020, August 05 2026, August 12
Released 2020, August 06 2026, August 20
Availability Available Available
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 LTE
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Dimensions 45mm: 45 x 46.2 x 11.1 mm41mm: 41 x 42.5 x 11.3 mm 45 x 45 x 12.3 mm(1.77 x 1.77 x 0.48 in)
Weight 53.8 g (45mm stainless steel), 48.2 g (41mm stainless steel), 43 g (45mm titanium) 41 mm: 31.0 g (without band) 45 mm: 36.7 g (without band) (1.09 oz) Best
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass DX), stainless steel 316L or titanium frame, rotating bezel 100% recycled aluminium caseCustom 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5
SIM eSIM (LTE models) eSIM (LTE models)
Protection / IP Rating IP68 dust/water resistant, 5ATMMIL-STD-810G compliant IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 50m/5ATM)ECG certified
Display Type Super AMOLED AMOLED LTPO
Display Size 1.4 inches 1.4 inches
Resolution 360 x 360 pixels 456 x 456 pixels
Pixel Density ~364 ppi Best ~320 ppi
Refresh Rate 60Hz 60Hz
Peak Brightness — 3000 nits
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass DX Custom 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display Features Always-On-Display Always-on display
Operating System Tizen Wear OS
OS Version 5.5 7.0
Update Support — 3 years of security updates
User Interface — Wear OS by Google
Chipset Exynos 9110 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 Accelerated + Cortex-M55 co-processor
CPU Dual-core 1.15 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T720 Adreno A702
RAM Options 1GB 3GB
Storage Options 4GB / 1GB RAM8GB / 1GB RAM 64GB
Storage Type eMMC eMMC
Card Slot No No
Modules No Camera —
Modules No Camera —
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, built-in speaker
Audio Jack No No
Audio Codec Not Available —
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP
GPS / Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Dual-frequency GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Radio No No
USB No No (Quick Charge Dock)
Fingerprint No No
Face Unlock No No
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, barometer, light, optical heart rate, electrical heart (ECG) Compass, altimeterRed and infrared sensors for SpO2Multi-path optical heart rate sensorElectrical sensors (ECG app)3-axis accelerometer, gyroscopeAmbient light sensorBarometer, magnetometerFar-field skin temperature sensorSkin conductance (cEDA) sensorUltra-wideband (UWB)
Other Features ECG certifiedBlood pressure monitorCompatible with standard 22mm (45mm) / 20mm (41mm) strapsSizes: 41mm, 45mm; Bluetooth and LTE versions Fitbit health and fitness trackingSatellite SOSRaise to Talk with GeminiHaptic crown, Gen 3 premium haptics
Battery Type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Battery Capacity 340 mAh (45mm)247 mAh (41mm) Best 41 mm: 332 mAh45 mm: 465 mAh
Wired Charging N/A Quick Charge Dock41 mm: about 50% in 15 min, 80% in 25 min, 100% in 45 min45 mm: about 50% in 15 min, 80% in 30 min, 100% in 60 min
Wireless Charging Wireless (WPC-based) N/A
Reverse Charging N/A —
Colours Mystic Bronze, Mystic Black, Mystic Silver: Stainless Steel; Mystic Black: Titanium Matte Black, Polished Silver, Champagne Gold, Satin Pyrite
Models SM-R840, SM-R850, SM-R845F, SM-R855F, SM-R845U, SM-R855U G0F3Y, G1XJ6, G25QD, GFW3R

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