Apple Watch Series 6 44mm Cellular vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Apple Watch Series 6 44mm Cellular

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

-

Yes
EDGE

-

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Sapphire crystal), ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

eSIM

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

44 mm

154.9 mm
Width

38 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

10.4 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

47.1 g

177 g
Waterproof

50 m

-
Colors

Graphite, Gold, Silver

Black

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

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

No

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, always-on altimeter, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate, SpO2, VO2max

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity