OnePlus 9 vs Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$729

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches 160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm	1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	1.86 oz / 52.8 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Ceramic Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black	Space Black, Silver

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	390x312px, 303 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Sapphire
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.5 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Apple S3
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Dual-core
GPU
Adreno 660	PowerVR
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	768GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (11)	watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	341 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging	Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 50min

Browsing

11h 29min

Video

9h 16min

Gaming

9h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
Front
16 MP (EIS)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19	1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

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Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$829

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