Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) vs Google Pixel 3 XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$899

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm	6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
1.86 oz / 52.8 g	6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Stainless steel	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Black, Silver	Black, Pink, White

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 83.12% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
390x312px, 303 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 522 PPI
Protection
Sapphire	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S3	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
PowerVR	Adreno 630
Memory
768GB/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
341 mAh	3430 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
	Single camera
Main camera
	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 31, 2018 FCC ID value: A4RG013C
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999