Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) vs Huawei P9 Lite (L21)
Side by side comparison between Apple Watch 3 Aluminum vs Huawei P9 Lite devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
340x272
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
279
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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5.2"
IPS
IPS
1080x1920
13
MP
MP
8mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Huawei P9 Lite (L21)
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10 Advantages 
22 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back / Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| 16 million |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Model | Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) |
| Other model names | Apple Watch Series 3 A1858 GPS 8GB, Apple Watch S3, iWatch | Huawei P9 Lite VNS-L21 (2GB RAM), Huawei Venus |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |     (Europe), United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Russia |
| Brand | Apple | Huawei |
| Release date | 9/22/2017 | 5/15/2016, Announced: 4/20/2016 |
| Depth | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 33.3 x 38.6 millimeters (1.31 x 1.52 in) | 72.6 x 146.8 millimeters (2.86 x 5.78 in) |
| Weight | 27 grams (.95 ounces) | 147 grams (5.15 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back |
| Protection against water and others | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Display type | AMOLED | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 1.5" inches | 5.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~55.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~69.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 340x272 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 290 PPI | 424 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| System version | WatchOS 4.0 | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | WatchOS 5.0 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| User Interface | feature not registered | Emotion UI 4.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Apple S3 (28nm) | 64bit: HiSilicon Kirin 650 (16nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR G6200 | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 (900MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | Basemark OS II: 1242 (v2) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR4 | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 8GB (5GB available) | 16GB (12GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | Not supported | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | feature not registered | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (1, 3, 7, 8, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) 24-bit/192kHz |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| USB | Not supported | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | Not supported | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 4.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 279 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 10W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Magnetic charging (dock) | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 18 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | feature not registered | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Not supported | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Gold, Space Gray • Sport Band or Nike Sport Band • 1000 nits screen • 3D Touch display • Siri | • Colors: Black, White, Gold |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (38mm) | Huawei P9 Lite (L21) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.17W/kg (head), 0.03W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |