Apple Watch vs. the competition: Is it worth the wait?
Long rumored and eagerly awaited, the Apple Watch is now a reality. It's certainly not the first smartwatch on the block, but could it be the best? The features look impressive, but we'll still need to get one on our wrist and write a full review. In the meantime, there's always the specs to look at. How does the Apple Watch fare against some of the other wearables on the market? Just take a look below to see where it stands against notable smartwatches like the Pebble Steel, Moto 360 and the Samsung Gear Live.
Price | $349 | $249 | $250 | $200 |
Display | Retina display with sapphire screen | 1.26-inch Memory LCD e-paper, 168 x 144 pixels | 1.56-inch LCD, 320 x 290 pixels | 1.63-inch sAMOLED, 320 x 320 pixels |
Battery | NA | 130mAh | 320mAh | 300mAh |
Processor/RAM | Apple S1 | STM32F205RE Cortex M3; 128KB RAM | TI OMAP 3; 512MB | 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400; 512MB RAM |
Water resistance | Yes | Yes, to 5 ATM | Yes, IP67-certified | Yes, IP67-certified |
Dimensions | 38mm and 42mm options available | 46 x 34 x 10.5mm, 56g | 46 x 46 x 11.5mm, 60g | 37.9 x 56.4 x 8.9mm, 59g |
Storage | NA | NA | 4GB internal storage | 4GB internal storage |
WiFi | Yes | None | Yes | NA |
Operating System | iOS | Pebble OS | Android Wear | Android Wear |
Standout features | Siri, accelerometer, heart rate monitor, Apple Pay | Accelerometer | Google Now, pedometer, heart rate monitor | Google Now, pedometer, heart rate monitor |
