| Apple Watch Series 4 | Fitbit Charge 3 | |
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| Tech specs | ||
| Size | 40 mm (band fits 130-200mm wrists) 44 mm (band fits 140-210mm wrists) | Device Dimensions: 35.8mm x 22.7mm x 11.8 One size (small and large bands included) |
| Material | Sapphire crystal and ceramic back. | Built of more lightweight material including an aerospace grade aluminum case and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display. The housing and buckle are made of anodized aluminum. |
| Charging | Wireless charging | USB |
| Battery | Lithium-ion | Lithium-polymer |
| Battery life | 18+ hours | up to 7 days |
| Water-resistance | 5 ATM (50 metres) | 5 ATM |
| Weight | Case weight: 30.1g (for 40mm version); 36.7g (for 44mm version) | 29 grams |
| Sensor | Ambient light, optical heart rate sensor, Electrical heart sensor, improved accelerometer up to 32 g‑forces, improved gyroscope, GPS (GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS), barometric altimeter, ambient light sensor | Optical heart rate tracker, 3-axis accelerometer, altimeter, SpO2, vibration motor |
| Display | LTPO OLED Retina display with Force Touch (1000 nits), Ion-X strengthened glass | OLED full touchscreen, TFT |
| Screen size | 44mm: 977 sq mm display area (368 x 448 pixel resolution) 40mm: 759 sq mm display area (324 x 394 pixel resolution) | 35.8mm x 22.7mm |
| Colors | A number of aluminum finishes anodized in silver, gold and space gray. You can also pick up the device in gold stainless steel with a matching Milanese band, joining the silver and space black stainless steel models. | Multiple |
| Other | PLATFORM: watchOS PROCESSOR: S4 with 64-bit dual-core processor, W3 Apple wireless chip MEMORY: 512 RAM, 16GB storage CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, WiFi, LTE and UMTS cellular radio | NFC (Special edition) Connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi Charge 3 stores your stats and data for 7 days in between the times you sync your tracker. |
| Activity tracking | ||
| Steps | Yes | Yes |
| Distance | Yes | Yes |
| Calories burned | Yes | Yes |
| Activity | Yes | Yes |
| Floors | Yes | Yes |
| Sleep | Yes | Yes |
| Heart rate | Yes | 24/7 + HRV (premium subscription) |
| Stress & recovery | ||
| Pulse Ox | Yes | |
| Respiration rate | Yes (premium subscription) | |
| UV exposure | ||
| Skin temperature | ||
| Galvanic skin response | ||
| Hydration level | ||
| Calorie intake | ||
| GPS | Yes (GPS,GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS) | Connected GPS |
| Running features | Watch displays up to 5 metrics during your run (time, distance, current pace and average pace, heart rate, active calories or total calories). | |
| Swimming features | Pool swim and open water swim. At the end of a swim, the watch displays the time of day the activity took place, dominant stroke used (auto-detection is used), distance, workout time, pool length, laps completed, average pace, average heart rate, and both active and total calories burned, as well as the weather at your location. | |
| Other | - ECG monitor - irregular heart rate detection - low or high heart rate alerts - fall detection | Guided breathing, Female Health Tracking |
| Non-fitness functions | ||
| Smartphone notifications | Yes | Yes |
| On-board music storage | Yes (Stream Apple Music direct to watch) | |
| Connected pay | Yes | Yes (special edition) |
| LTE | Yes | |
| Links | ||
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