Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) vs Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm)
Side by side comparison between Sharp FX Plus vs Apple Watch 3 devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
,
3.2"
TFT
TFT
320x480
3.1
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1240
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
1.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
340x272
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
279
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better device? Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
12 Advantages 
18 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| A-GPS / A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] |
| + 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 | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) |
| Other model names | AT&T Sharp FX Plus ADS1, Sharp FX Plus AT&T | Apple Watch Edition Series 3 GPS + Cellular (4G LTE) Ceramic |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sharp | Apple |
| Release date | 8/5/2011 | 9/22/2017 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 11.8 millimeters (0.46 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 120 millimeters (2.36 x 4.72 in) | 34 x 39.2 millimeters (1.34 x 1.54 in) |
| Weight | 150 grams (5.25 ounces) | 40 grams (1.4 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Ceramic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof |
📲 Display | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 1.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~42.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~53.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 340x272 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 180 PPI | 290 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Sapphire Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| System version | Android 2.2.2 Froyo | WatchOS 4.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | WatchOS 5.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 (65nm) | 32bit: Apple S3 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | PowerVR G6200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB | 768MB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 512MB (138MB available) | 16GB (10GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 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 850/1900/2100 | A1889 model (Europe,Australia): UMTS 800/850/900/2100 A1860 model (USA,LATAM,Canada): UMTS 800/850/1700/1900 A1890 model (China): UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 A1889 model (Europe,Australia): LTE (Bands 1,3,5,7,8,18,19,20,26) A1860 model (USA,LATAM,Canada): LTE (Bands 2,4,5,12,13,17,18,19,25,26) TD-LTE (Bands 41) A1890 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 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) | Not supported |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| 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 | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, eAAC+, AMR, MIDI | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | Not supported |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | Not supported |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BTR5 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1240 mAh | 279 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Magnetic charging (dock) |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 18 hours |
| Standby | 250 hours (10.4 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • 2GB microSD included • Sharp UI • English and Spanish languages supported only • Java framework | • Colors: White, Gray • Sport bands • 1000 nits screen • 3D Touch display • Siri |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sharp FX Plus (ADS1) | Apple Watch 3 (Edition 38mm) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.29W/kg (head), 0.15W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |