Motorola Moto 360 vs Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm)
Side by side comparison between Motorola Moto 360 vs Apple Watch 3 smartwatches, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1.56"
LED
LED
320x290
N/A
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
320
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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1.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
340x272
N/A
768MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
279
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better smartwatch? Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm)
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3 Advantages 
16 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| Stainless steel body, glass front / Stainless steel body, glass front, ceramic back |
| 16 million |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Gyroscope |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
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| Model | Moto 360 | Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) |
| Other model names | Motorola Moto 360, Motorola Moto 360 Smartwatch | Apple Watch Hermes Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) Stainless Steel |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | Motorola | Apple |
| Release date | 9/1/2014 | 9/22/2017 |
| Depth | 11.5 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 46 x 46 millimeters (1.81 x 1.81 in) | 33.3 x 38.6 millimeters (1.31 x 1.52 in) |
| Weight | 49 grams (1.72 ounces) | 42 grams (1.47 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Stainless steel body, glass front | Stainless steel body, glass front, ceramic back |
| Protection against water and others | IP67 certified: dust proof and waterproof over 1 meter and 30min | 5 ATM: 50 meters waterproof |
📲 Display | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 1.56" inches | 1.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~36.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~55.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x290 pixels | 340x272 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 277 PPI | 290 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 3 | Sapphire Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| System version | Android Wear 4.4W1 KitKat | WatchOS 4.0 |
| Firmware update | Android Wear 1.1 (5.1.1 Lollipop) | WatchOS 5.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 (45nm) | 32bit: Apple S3 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX530 | PowerVR G6200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR | 768MB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (3GB available) | 16GB (10GB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | 1 slot (Single-SIM) e-SIM (Eletronic) |
| 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 | 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 | Not supported | 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 | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | Not supported |
| Zoom | Not supported | 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 | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 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 | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| 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.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| USB | Not supported | Not supported |
| Audio output | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Gyroscope Heart rate Pedometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 320 mAh | 279 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Magnetic charging (dock) |
| Talk time autonomy | 24 hours (1 day) | 18 hours |
| Standby | 150 hours (6.3 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 38mm) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing |
| Messaging | SMS, E-mail | SMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | feature not registered | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | Not supported |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Watch colors: Dark Steel, Light Steel • Watchband colors: Black, Grey • Watch with stainless steel case • Watch with Horween leather bracelet | • Colors: Silver • Leather bands (Hermes edition) • 1000 nits screen • 3D Touch display • Siri |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Moto 360 | Apple Watch 3 (Hermès 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 |