Watch Series 3 42 mm vs Watch Series 6
| Type | - | - | - | - |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP6X | IP6X | ||
| Dimensions | 42.50 x 33.30 x 11.40 mm | 44.00 x 38.00 x 10.40 mm | 49.00 x 44.00 x 14.40 mm | 45.00 x 38.00 x 10.70 mm |
| Weight | 34.90 g | 41.30 g | 61.40 g | 38.70 g |
| Display size | 1.65" | 1.78" | 1.92" | 1.90" |
| Display | Color / OLED 16M colors 312 x 390 px (1.65") 303 ppi | Color / LTPO OLED 16M colors 60 Hz 368 x 448 px (1.78") 326 ppi | Color / LTPO OLED 502 x 410 px (1.92") 338 ppi | Color / LTPO OLED 484 x 396 px (1.90") 329 ppi |
| Display protection | ||||
| Additional display | ||||
| Protection of the secondary display | ||||
| Talk time (max.) | 4G: 90 min. (1.5 h) | |||
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 11 h (0.5 days) | nd | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion Buy powerbank
| Li-Ion Buy powerbank
| Li-Ion 542 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 308 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | ||||
| Wireless battery charging | ||||
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory cards | ||||
| Operating system | watchOS 4 | watchOS 7.0 | watchOS 10 | watchOS 10 |
| Processor | Apple S3 | Apple S6 | Apple SiP S9 | Apple SiP S9 |
| GPU | - | - | - | - |
| Touchscreen | ||||
| DualSIM | ||||
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(eSIM) | SingleSIM(eSIM) | ||
| Announced | 3Q 2017 | 3Q 2020 | 3Q 2023 | 3Q 2023 |
| Other names | Watch Series 3 GPS + Cellular 42 mm | A2294; A2376; A2293; A2375 | A2986; A2986; A2987 | A2984; A2982; A2982; A2984; A2983; A2985 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800 TDD LTE: 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2500, 2300, 1900 | |
| Standard 5G | ||||
| CDMA | ||||
| Standard TD-SCDMA | ||||
| UMA |



