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Last updated: August 11th, 2022 at 04:46 UTC+02:00
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First of all, the Galaxy Watch 5 is available in two sizes (40mm and 44mm), whereas the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is only available in a 45mm configuration. Beyond the obvious size differences, another visible discrepancy lies in the rotating bezel, or lack thereof. None of the Galaxy Watch 5 models have a rotating physical bezel; however, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro does have a thicker, concave (fixed) bezel, which is more of a design element than a functional component.
The Pro-labeled smartwatch uses higher-quality materials in its construction. Although both the Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro use sapphire crystal display protection (with 60% scratch resistance improvement), only the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro has a titanium body and a D-Buckle wrist strap.
Beyond the obvious design differences, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro share the same 5nm Exynos W920 chipset, 1.5GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. They also run the One UI Watch 4.5 based on Wear OS 3.5 at launch.
Performance should be similar across all Watch 5 variants, but one key difference is that the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro features a much bigger battery. The Pro model is powered by a 590mAh battery, while the standard 40mm and 44mm Galaxy Watch 5 variants have 284mAh and 410mAh batteries, respectively.
The Galaxy Watch 5 Pro should offer up to 80 hours of usage on a single charge. Battery life on Samsung smartwatches after the original Galaxy Watch has been a reason for concern, but both the Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro set higher standards.
Samsung's new smartwatches get a temperature sensor and better Health features, including Sleep Tracking and Sleep Coaching with sleep analysis reports, scores, and daily missions. They also have heart rate, blood pressure and blood oxygen monitoring, ECG, and snore detection.
However, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro gets three exclusive Samsung Health features, including Route Workout with support for GPX file export and import, Turn-by-Turn Directions for hiking and cycling activities, and Track Back for reversing your route to the starting point.
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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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