Huawei WATCH GT 6 Pro vs Apple Watch Ultra 4 49mm vs Apple Watch Series 12 42mm GPS
Huawei WATCH GT 6 Pro | Apple Watch Ultra 4 49mm | Apple Watch Series 12 42mm GPS | |
| The short answer | About the same Huawei's outdoor-sports flagship watch with a titanium case and sapphire glass. It covers cycling, trail running and golf, and lasts up to 21 days on light use. | Cheaper in the US Apple's outdoor sport watch with a titanium case, 100-meter water resistance and up to 50 hours of normal-use battery life. At $799 in the US vs ¥6,499 in China (about $175 less), the US is the cheaper option. | Cheaper in China Apple's smartwatch with heart-rate variability, sleep apnea notifications and wrist temperature sensing. Apple lists up to 24 hours of battery and 50-meter water resistance. At $449 in the US (46mm) vs ¥2,999 in China — about ¥2,549 with the national subsidy — China is the cheaper option. |
| China price | No price yet | ¥6,499Apple China · Checked 11-05 07:36 | ¥2,549Apple China · Checked 11-05 07:36 |
| US price (pre-tax) | Not sold in the US | $799Best Buy · Checked 11-05 21:07 | $449Best Buy · Checked 11-05 21:07 |
| Gap (US pre-tax) | — | -18%US vs China, converted | +18%US vs China, converted |
| What differs between versions | |||
| China vs US version | CN China-market version sold on Huawei's China site US No official US sale | — | — |
| Apple Intelligence | — | CN Rollout depends on regulatory approval US Siri powered by Apple Intelligence (per Apple specs page) | CN Rollout depends on regulatory approval US Siri powered by Apple Intelligence on the US page |
| Warranty | — | CN 1-year Apple limited warranty US 1-year Apple limited warranty | CN One-year limited warranty from Apple US One-year limited warranty from Apple |
| Key specs | |||
| Cellular | No cellular version; connects via Bluetooth only, calls go through the paired phone | GPS + cellular with satellite antennas; 5G RedCap and LTE (model A3579) | GPS + Cellular models support 5G RedCap and LTE (models A3582/A3587); GPS-only models also available |
| Payments | NFC and QR-code payments through the watch wallet, plus transit and access cards in China | Apple Pay | Apple Pay |
| Size | 45.6 × 45.6 × 11.25 mm (strap excluded); strap fits 140–210 mm wrists | 49 mm tall, 44 mm wide, 12 mm deep; 63.0 g (natural) / 63.1 g (black) | 42mm and 46mm cases |
| Display | 1.47-inch AMOLED, 466 × 466 px, 317 PPI | Up to 3000 nits (49mm titanium, per Apple) | Always-On Retina LTPO3 OLED display, 2000 nits peak; 374x446 pixels (42mm), 416x496 pixels (46mm) |
| Battery life | Up to 21 days (light use), ~12 days (typical use), ~7 days (AOD on) | Up to 50 hours of normal use; up to 84 hours in Low Power Mode; up to 18 hours of standard workout tracking; up to 45 hours of Max Extended Workout tracking | Up to 24 hours normal use, up to 38 hours in Low Power Mode |
| Health features | Heart-rate monitoring, scientific sleep tracking, emotional wellbeing & stress recording, pulse-wave arrhythmia analysis, sleep apnea detection | ECG, blood oxygen, sleep apnea notifications, Readiness, Vitals with heart rate, respiratory rate, wrist temperature, blood oxygen and HRV | Health Sensing System: high-frequency heart rate and HRV, readiness score, ECG, sleep apnea notifications, blood oxygen, wrist temperature |
| Water resistance | 5ATM + IP69; supports freediving up to 40 m (EN13319) | 100 m water resistance (WR100), IP6X dust resistance; recreational scuba diving to 40 m | Water resistant to 50m under ISO 22810:2010, IP6X dust resistance |
| Phone compatibility | HarmonyOS 2.0+, Android 9.0+, iOS 13.0+ | iPhone 11 or later, including iPhone SE (2nd generation or later), with iOS 27 or later | iPhone 11 or later, including iPhone SE (2nd generation or later), with iOS 27 or later |
| Water and dust | — | WR100 (100 m), IP6X | 50 m water resistance, IP6X |
| Chip | — | S11 | S11 |
| Health | — | Heart-rate variability, high-frequency heart rate, Readiness Score, sleep apnea notifications | Heart-rate variability, high-frequency heart rate, sleep apnea notifications, wrist temperature |
| Battery | — | — | Up to 24 hours in normal use |
| Display cover | — | — | Ceramic Shield 2 (aluminum models) |


