Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen) vs Huawei Honor 9

Apple Watch 42mm (1st gen)

Huawei Honor 9

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel/Ceramic back

-
SIM

No

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

42 mm

147.3 mm
Width

35.9 mm

70.9 mm
Thickness

10.5 mm

7.5 mm
Weight

50 g

155 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

Amber Gold, Charm Sea Blue, Seagull Grey

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.65 inches

5.15 inches
Resolution

390 x 312 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

303 ppi

428 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 450 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 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

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