Apple has finally revealed the pre-order date for the long awaited Apple Watch, starting April 10, while retail availability starts on April 24.

You can’t deny that the Apple Watch looks good. Even the Watch Sport edition looks more classy than other smartwatches available in the market, but it’s not the first or only luxury smartwatch of today. And for the price, somewhere between $349 to $17,000, there’s quite a range for buyers.

But how does the Apple Watch compare with the other luxury smartwatches recently hitting stores? Which smartwatch is worth your time?

Apple Watch vs. Other Luxury Smartwatches

 

 

Watch face shape

Apple Watch: Square

Huawei Watch: Round

LG Watch Urbane LTE: Round

Samsung Gear S: Square

 

Dimensions and weight

Apple Watch: 38×33.3×10.5mm / 42×35.9×10.5mm, 40g/48g/53g

Huawei Watch: 42mm diameter by 11.3mm thickness

LG Watch Urbane LTE:

Samsung Gear S: 39.9 x 58.1 x 12.5

 

Display

Apple Watch: Retina Display

Huawei Watch: 1.4-inch full circle AMOLED display, 400×400, 286ppi, Sapphire crystal

LG Watch Urbane LTE: 1.3-inch POLED capacitive touchscreen, 320×320 pixels

Samsung Gear S: 2.0” Curved Super AMOLED (360 x 480), Corning Gorilla Glass 3

 

Processor

Apple Watch: Apple S1 which is a “customized application processor that together with memory, storage and support processors for wireless connectivity, sensors and I/O comprise a complete computer in a single package.”

Huawei Watch: Qualcomm APQ8026 1.2GHz

LG Watch Urbane LTE: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

Samsung Gear S: Dual core 1.0 GHz

 

Network and connectivity

Apple Watch: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0

Huawei Watch: Bluetooth 4.0/4.1

LG Watch Urbane LTE: GSM / HSPA / LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0

Samsung Gear S: GSM / HSPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1

 

Memory

Apple Watch: NA

Huawei Watch: 512 RAM, 4GB internal storage

LG Watch Urbane LTE: 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage

Samsung Gear S: 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage

 

Sensors

Apple Watch: Heart rate sensor, accelerometer

Huawei Watch: Gyroscope + Accelerometer, PPG, Barometer, Vibration Motor

LG Watch Urbane LTE: Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, heart rate, barometer

Samsung Gear S: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Heart Rate, Ambient Light,

UV, Barometer

 

Battery

Apple Watch: Expect up to 18 hours of battery life or whole day of battery-life across a range of activities. Charging the Apple Watch will literally be a snap, as the magnetic charger attaches to the back of the Apple Watch easily.

Huawei Watch: 300mAh

LG Watch Urbane LTE: Non-removable Li-Ion 700 mAh

Samsung Gear S: 300mAh Li-ion

 

Operating System

Apple Watch: iOS

Huawei Watch: Android Wear

LG Watch Urbane LTE: LG Wearable Platform

Samsung Gear S: Tizen-based wearable platform

 

Price

Apple Watch: Starts at $349

Huawei Watch: pegged at $1,000

LG Watch Urbane LTE: NA

Samsung Gear S: Starts at $349.92

 

The Verdict

 

The Apple Watch comes in three editions that caters to people’s different interests and levels of activity, and they’re all aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Even the Watch Sport version isn’t too bulky for activity buffs.  For the retail price of about $350, Apple Watch is on par with the Samsung Gear S, though the physical design of both watches is set for a luxury market and will be a matter of preference. However, Huawei may be at a disadvantage with its watch’s $1,000 price tag .

For the specifications and features, all these smartwatches perform similar functions; notifications, fitness tracking, navigation, social media integration and in most instances phone calls and text messages are supported. So user preference in this case boils down to the watches’ interface and usability.

The LG Watch Urbane LTE and Samsung Gear S smartwatches have a slight lead over the other two devices because of their network connectivity. The two smartwatches can operate on their own, even if the smartphone is not with you.