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Apple Watch 42mm
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Apple Watch 42mm vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Apple Watch 42mm
Apple Watch 42mm
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Apple Watch 42mm
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Network
  • 2G network
    GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900, 2100
  • 3G network
    -
    HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
  • 4G network
    -
    LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
  • HSDPA speed
    -
    42.2 Mbps
  • HSUPA speed
    -
    5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO speed
    -
    3.1 Mbps
  • LTE-A speed
    -
    LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
  • GPRS
    Yes
  • EDGE
    Yes
  • Availability
  • Oficially announced
    2014-9
    2017-9
  • Status
    2015-4
    2017-9
  • Design
  • Build
    Stainless Steel
    -
  • SIM
    No
    Nano-SIM
  • Height
    42 mm
    158.4 mm
  • Width
    35.9 mm
    78.1 mm
  • Thickness
    10.5 mm
    7.5 mm
  • Weight
    50 g
    202 g
  • Payment
    -
    Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
  • Waterproof
    -
    IP67 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
  • Dust proof
    -
    IP67
  • Colors
    Black Link Bracelet, Blue/Stone Leather Loop, Black/Blue/Brown Buckle, Stainless Steel/Red, White
    Gold, Silver, Space Gray
  • Display
  • Display type
    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
  • Physical size
    1.65 inches
    5.5 inches
  • Resolution
    390 x 312 pixels
    1080 x 1920 pixels
  • Pixel density
    303 ppi
    401 ppi
  • Display colors
    16777216
    16777216
  • Protection
    -
    Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
  • Multitouch
    -
    Yes
  • Display features
    -
    Wide color gamut display, 3D Touch display & home button, True-tone display
  • Hardware
  • CPU
    -
    Hexa-core
  • CPU
    520 MHz
    Dual-core Monsoon
  • CPU(second)
    quad-core Mistral
  • Chipset
    Apple S1
    Apple A11 Bionic
  • GPU
    PowerVR SGX543
    Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
  • Memory RAM
    512 MB
    3 GB
  • Internal storage
    8 GB
    64, 256 GB
  • Memory card
  • OS
  • OS
    watchOS 1.0
    iOS 11
  • Sound
  • 3.5mm jack
    No
    No, lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter
  • Loudspeaker
    Yes
    Yes, with stereo speakers
  • Notifications
    Vibration; Ringtones
    Vibration, proprietary ringtones
  • Multimedia
  • Radio
    No
    No
  • 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
  • USB
    Lightning, USB 2.0
  • Bluetooth
    v4.0
    v5.0
  • Bluetooth A2DP
    -
    Yes
  • bluetooth LE
    Yes
    Yes
  • NFC
    -
    Yes (Apple Pay only)
  • GPS
    No
    Yes, with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
    -
    Yes
  • GALILEO
    -
    Yes
  • BDS
    -
    Yes
  • Features
  • Messaging SMS
    SMS(threaded view)
    iMessage(threaded view)
  • Messaging MMS
    -
    MMS
  • Messaging Email
    Email
    Email
  • Messaging IM
    IM
    -
  • Messaging iMessage
    -
    iMessage
  • Messaging Push Email
    -
    Push Email
  • Messaging Push Mail
    Push Mail
    -
  • Java
    No
    No
  • Sensors
    Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate
    Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity
  • Browser
  • HTML
    -
    HTML5 (Safari)
  • Browser
    No
    -
  • Battery
  • Battery type
    Li-Ion
    Li-Ion
  • Battery capacity
    250 mAh
    2675 mAh
  • Battery removable
    Non-removable
    Non-removable
  • Fast battery charging
    -
    50% in 30 min
  • Wireless charging
    -
    Qi
  • Talk time
    3 h 40 min
    -
  • Talk time 3G
    -
    21 h
  • Standby time
    22 h
    -
  • Main camera
  • Camera type
    -
    Dual
  • Main camera
    12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 2x optical zoom
  • 12 MP, f/2.8 , 56 mm
  • Primary camera video
    -
    2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
  • Primary camera Autofocus
    -
    phase detection autofocus
  • Primary camera flash
    -
    quad-LED (dual tone) flash
  • Camera features
    -
    1/3" sensor size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" sensor size @ 56mm, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus
  • DxOMark photo
    -
    96
  • DxOMark video
    -
    89
  • DxOMark camera score
    -
    94
  • Selfie camera
  • Selfie camera
    7 MP, f/2.2
  • Secondary camera HDR
    -
    HDR
  • Secondary Camera Panorama
    -
    panorama
  • Secondary camera face detection
    -
    face detection
  • Selfie camera video
    -
    1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps

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