Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) vs Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition)
Side by side comparison between Apple Watch 3 Aluminum vs Xiaomi Mi 6 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.65"
AMOLED
AMOLED
390x312
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
352
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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5.15"
IPS
IPS
1080x1920
12.2
MP
MP
8mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3350
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition)
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6 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 11 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Barometer |
| +4 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Model | Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) |
| Other model names | Apple Watch Series 3 GPS + Cellular (4G LTE), Apple Watch S3 | Xiaomi Mi6 Gold edition 128GB MCE16, Xiaomi Sagit |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |     China, USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Brand | Apple | Xiaomi |
| Release date | 9/22/2017 | 4/1/2017 |
| Depth | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 36.4 x 42.5 millimeters (1.43 x 1.67 in) | 70.5 x 145.2 millimeters (2.78 x 5.72 in) |
| Weight | 35 grams (1.23 ounces) | 182 grams (6.37 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof | Water splash resistant (don't immerse) |
📲 Display | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Display type | AMOLED | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 1.65" inches | 5.15" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~55.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~71.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 390x312 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 303 PPI | 428 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| System version | WatchOS 4.0 | Android 7.1.1 Nougat |
| Firmware update | WatchOS 5.0 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Apple S3 (28nm) | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (MSM8998) (10nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.45GHz Kryo 280 (Quad-core) 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 280 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR G6200 | Qualcomm Adreno 540 (670-710MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR4 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 16GB (10GB available) | 128GB (110GB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 150/50 Mbps | 450/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | A1891 model (Europe,Australia): UMTS 800/850/900/2100 A1861 model (USA,LATAM,Canada): UMTS 800/850/1700/1900 A1892 model (China): UMTS 2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat4 A1891 model (Europe,Australia): LTE (Bands 1,3,5,7,8,18,19,20,26) A1861 model (USA,LATAM,Canada): LTE (Bands 2,4,5,12,13,17,18,19,25,26) TD-LTE (Bands 41) A1892 model (China): LTE (Bands 1,3) TD-LTE (Bands 39,40,41) | LTE Cat9 850/900/1800/2100/2600 (Bands 1,3,5,7,8) TD-LTE 1900/2300/2500/2600 (Bands 38,39,40,41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| 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 (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | (dual camera) 12.2 megapixels 12MP f/2.652mm |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 4032x3016 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.9" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.25µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | OIS (4-axis): Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| 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 (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| USB | Not supported | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | Not supported | Type-C reversible connector |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 352 mAh | 3350 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Magnetic charging (dock) | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 18 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| 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 | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | 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: Ceramic black • 18-karat gold (camera rims) • USB OTG On-The-Go • MIUI 8.0 • Fast battery charging • Quick Charge 3.0 • VoLTE |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | Xiaomi Mi 6 (Ceramic Gold edition) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.52W/kg (head), 0.34W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |