Apple Watch Edition 44mm Series 5 (LTE) vs Apple iPhone 8

Apple Watch Edition 44mm Series 5 (LTE)

Apple iPhone 8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900, 2100
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global version

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

Design
Build

Titanium frame, all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back; Ceramic frame, all-ceramic/sapphire crystal back

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SIM

Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

Nano-SIM
Height

44 mm

138.4 mm
Width

38 mm

67.3 mm
Thickness

10.7 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

47.8 g

148 g
Payment

-

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Waterproof

50 m

IP67 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP67
Colors

Titanium frame: Space Black, Titanium; Ceramic frame: White

Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Display
Display type

LTPO OLED capacitive touchscreen

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.78 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

448 x 368 pixels

750 x 1334 pixels
Pixel density

326 ppi

326 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Sapphire crystal glass

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

3D Touch display, 1000 nits max brightness, always-on display

Wide color gamut display, 3D Touch display & home button, True-tone display

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

No

Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes (Apple Pay only)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

iMessage(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging iMessage

-

iMessage
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate

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

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm
Primary camera video

-

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
Primary camera flash

-

quad-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

-

1/3" sensor size, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus