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Apple - Watch Series 10 (46mm) vs Xiaomi - Watch S4

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Watch Series 10 (46mm)APPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
Watch Series 10 (46mm)
62.7/ 100C
Health & Fitness· 32%
Battery & Connectivity36· 30%
Display92· 22%
Design· 16%
Watch S4XIAOMIRENDER
Probe B
Xiaomi
Watch S4
63.9/ 100C
Health & Fitness· 32%
Battery & Connectivity68· 30%
Display58· 22%
Design· 16%
Quick verdict

Between the Watch Series 10 (46mm) and Watch S4, the Watch Series 10 (46mm) comes out ahead in display size and weight, while the Watch S4 wins on battery life and peak brightness. Overall, the Watch Series 10 (46mm) scores 62.7 and the Watch S4 scores 63.9 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (62.7 vs 63.9). The decision isn't about overall quality — both clear the bar — it's about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the Watch Series 10 (46mm) if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. The biggest gaps in its favor are display size, weight.

Pick the Watch S4 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are battery life, peak brightness.

Both ship with comparable ecg, cellular, spo2, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why Apple - Watch Series 10 (46mm) wins

  • Display size — 42.66% more. 2.04 " vs 1.43 ".
  • Weight — 7.60 g less. 36.4 vs 44.

Why Xiaomi - Watch S4 wins

  • Battery life — 1900.00% more. 360 h vs 18 h.
  • Peak brightness — 10.00% more. 2200 nits vs 2000 nits.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecApple - Watch Series 10 (46mm)Xiaomi - Watch S4
Case size46 mm47 mmlead
Weight36.4 glead44 g
Case materialaluminumstainless steel
Water resistance5 ATM5 ATM

Display

SpecApple - Watch Series 10 (46mm)Xiaomi - Watch S4
Display size2.04 "lead1.43 "
Always-on displaytruetrue
Peak brightness2000 nits2200 nitslead

Health & Fitness

SpecApple - Watch Series 10 (46mm)Xiaomi - Watch S4
ECGtruetrue
SpO2truetrue
Temperature sensortruetrue
Sleep trackingtruetrue
Blood pressurefalsefalse

Battery & Connectivity

SpecApple - Watch Series 10 (46mm)Xiaomi - Watch S4
Battery life18 h360 hlead
GPStruetrue
Cellulartruetrue
NFCtruetrue
OSwatchOSHyperOSlead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has longer battery life, Watch Series 10 (46mm) or Watch S4?+

Watch S4 lasts 360h vs 18h.

Do Watch Series 10 (46mm) or Watch S4 support ECG?+

Both support ECG.

Which has cellular, Watch Series 10 (46mm) or Watch S4?+

Both offer cellular variants.

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