Huawei Honor 9i vs Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G)
Side by side comparison between Huawei Honor 9i vs Apple Watch 3 Aluminum devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5.9"
IPS
IPS
1080x2160
16
MP
MP
13mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3340
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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1.65"
AMOLED
AMOLED
390x312
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
352
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Huawei Honor 9i
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20 Advantages 
9 Advantages | 11 Common items in both devices |
| Aluminum body, glass front / Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back |
| 16 million |
| 4G LTE-A / 4G LTE |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +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 | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Honor 9i | Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) |
| Other model names | Huawei Honor 9i RNE-L22, Mate 10 Lite, Huawei Rhone | Apple Watch Series 3 GPS + Cellular (4G LTE), Apple Watch S3 |
| Country or region available |  India |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Huawei | Apple |
| Release date | 11/1/2017 | 9/22/2017 |
| Depth | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 75.2 x 156.2 millimeters (2.96 x 6.15 in) | 36.4 x 42.5 millimeters (1.43 x 1.67 in) |
| Weight | 164 grams (5.74 ounces) | 35 grams (1.23 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic composite back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof |
📲 Display | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 5.9" inches | 1.65" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~55.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x2160 pixels | 390x312 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 409 PPI | 303 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| System version | Android 7.0 Nougat | WatchOS 4.0 |
| Firmware update | Android 8.0 Oreo | WatchOS 5.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16nm) | 32bit: Apple S3 (28nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.36GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 900Mhz | PowerVR G6200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| RAM memory | 4GB LPDDR3 | 768MB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 64GB (52GB available) eMMC 5.1 | 16GB (10GB available) |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 300/50 Mbps | 150/50 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 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/2100 | A1891 model (Europe,Australia): UMTS 800/850/900/2100 A1861 model (USA,LATAM,Canada): UMTS 800/850/1700/1900 A1892 model (China): UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat6 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) VoLTE | 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) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 2MP depth | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.2 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 27mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | (dual front camera) 13 megapixels 2MP depth | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 26mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go | Not supported |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Not supported |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3340 mAh | 352 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Magnetic charging (dock) |
| Talk time autonomy | 20 hours | 18 hours |
| Standby | 550 hours (22.9 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Prestige Gold, Aurora Blue • EMUI 5.1 | • Colors: Silver, Gold, Space Gray • Sport Band or Nike Sport Band • 1000 nits screen • 3D Touch display • Siri |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Honor 9i | Apple Watch 3 Aluminum (42mm 4G) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.52W/kg (head), 0.34W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |