Apple Watch Series 3 Aluminum vs Motorola Moto X4

Apple Watch Series 3 Aluminum

Motorola Moto X4

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100, 800 - Europe, Australia; HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 800 - USA, LATAM, Canada; HSDPA 2100 - China

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) - Europe, Australia; LTE frequency band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - USA, LATAM, Canada; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China

LTE
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminum/Ceramic back

-
SIM

Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

42.5 mm

148.4 mm
Width

36.4 mm

73.4 mm
Thickness

11.4 mm

8 mm
Weight

34.9 g

163 g
Waterproof

50m

IP68, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Sterling Blue, Super Black

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.65 inches

5.2 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-X strengthened glass

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/2.0
8 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera video

-

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

duad-LED (dual tone) flash
Camera features

-

1.12 µm pixel size @ 8 MP, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 12 MP, auto-HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus