Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen) vs HTC U11 Life

Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen)

HTC U11 Life

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload - Global; Cat9 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload - North America
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel/Ceramic back

-
SIM

No

Nano-SIM
Height

42 mm

149.1 mm
Width

35.9 mm

72.9 mm
Thickness

10.5 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

50 g

142 g
Waterproof

IPX7 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes

-
Colors

Black Link Bracelet, Blue/Stone/White/Storm Gray Leather Loop, Brown/Black/Blue/Marine Blue Buckle, Link Bracelet, Pearl Woven Nylon, Silver/Space Black Milanese Loop, Space Black Stainless Steel/Black, Stainless Steel/Red, White

Brilliant Black, Ice White, Sapphire Blue

OS
OS

watchOS 1.0

Android 8.0 (Oreo), Android One - Global; Android 7.1 (Nougat) - North America

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
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate

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