Apple Watch Series 6 (44mm) vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$529	3GB/64GB - $949

Design

Dimensions
	6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Wrist size
Case fits 140-220 mm wrists
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold, Blue, Red Stainless steel: Silver, Graphite, Gold Titanium: Titanium, Space black
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters)	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
1.8-inch, 59.89% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 67.47% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
448x368px, 326 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S6	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Hexa-core Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
PowerVR	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
1GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)
Compatible devices
Apple iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	2691 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Magnetic charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
	Dual camera
Main camera
	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Materials & Colors	Aluminum: Silver, Space gray, Gold, Blue, Red
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

A1864

with 128 GB storage

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