Why is Gen 6 better than Watch 3?
- Thickness11 mm vs 12.2 mm+11%
Why is Watch 3 better than Gen 6?
- Battery life (smartwatch mode)1 days vs 3 days3×
- Water resistance3 ATM vs 5 ATM+67%
- Storage8 GB vs 16 GB2×
- Weight63 g vs 54 g+17%
- Screen size1.3″ vs 1.43″+10%
- Resolution (width)416 px vs 466 px+12%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design & durability | ||
| Case size | — | 46 mm |
| Weight | 63 g | 54 g |
| Thickness | 11 mm | 12.2 mm |
| Height | — | 46.2 mm |
| Width | — | 46.2 mm |
| Case material | Stainless steel | Stainless steel |
| Water resistance | 3 ATM | 5 ATM |
| Water rating (maker) | 30 m / 3 bar / 3 ATM | — |
| Colours | — | Black, Silver |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 1.3″ | 1.43″ |
| Display technology | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Panel | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| AMOLED / OLED display | Yes | Yes |
| Always-on display | Yes | — |
| Touchscreen | — | Yes |
| Resolution (width) | 416 px | 466 px |
| Resolution (height) | 416 px | 466 px |
| Pixel density | — | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 60 Hz |
| Battery | ||
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | 1 days | 3 days |
| Battery life (hours) | 24 h | — |
| Battery type | — | Li-Ion |
| Wireless charging | — | Yes |
| Health sensors | ||
| Optical heart rate | Yes | Yes |
| Blood oxygen (SpO2) | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature sensor | — | Yes |
| Sleep tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | SpO2, accelerometer | Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, compass, SpO2, thermometer (body temperature) |
| Sports & navigation | ||
| Built-in GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite systems | GPS | GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS |
| Barometric altimeter | — | Yes |
| Compass | — | Yes |
| Connectivity | ||
| NFC payments | Yes | Yes |
| LTE (cellular) | — | Yes |
| eSIM | — | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | 5 | 5.2 |
| Smart features | ||
| Speaker | Yes | Yes |
| Microphone | Yes | — |
| Music on the watch | Yes | — |
| Storage | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Platform | ||
| Operating system | Wear OS by Google | HarmonyOS 2.0 |
| Platform | Wear OS | HarmonyOS |
| Works with | iOS, Android | — |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 4100 | — |
