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Apple Watch vs. the competition: Where does it stand?

Now that Mobile World Congress has come and gone, bringing with it a slew of smartwatch announcements, it's time to learn more about Apple's own highly anticipated entry into the market. We finally have a firm release date and a price -- April 24, starting at $349 for the 38mm Apple Watch Sport. But the field it's entering has changed quite a bit since the Apple Watch was first announced in September. What can the Apple Watch expect to face off against when it hits stores, and how does it ultimately stack up? We've compared some of the top models in the table below, and you can walk through our gallery to learn about even more options on the market.

Apple Watch

Pebble Time

Moto 360

LG G Watch R

Price

$349 and up

$199

$250

$299

Display

1.32- or 1.5-inch Retina display with sapphire screen (optional)

Color e-paper

1.56-inch LCD, 320 x 290 pixels

1.3-inch Full Circle P-OLED

Battery

Up to 18 hours

Up to 7 days

320mAh

410mAh

Processor/RAM

Apple S1

Cortex M4

TI OMAP 3; 512MB

Snapdragon 400; 512MB

Water resistance

Yes

Yes

Yes, IP67-certified

Yes, IP67-certified

Dimensions

38.6 x 33.3 x 10.5mm, 42.5g or 42 x 35.9 x 10.5mm, 50g

47 x 40 x 9.5mm, 42.5g

46 x 46 x 11.5mm, 60g

46.4 x 53.6 x 9.7 mm, 62g

Storage

NA

NA

4GB internal storage

4GB internal storage

WiFi

Yes

None

Yes

NA

Operating System

Watch OS

Pebble OS

Android Wear

Android Wear

Standout features

Siri, accelerometer, barometer, heart rate monitor, Apple Pay

Accelerometer

Google Now, pedometer, heart rate monitor

Google Now, accelerometer, barometer, heart rate monitor