Testseek.co.uk have collected 307 expert reviews of the Apple Watch 3 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple Watch 3.
September 2017
(81%)
307 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(94%)
52 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Ability to ditch the iPhone
WatchOS 4
Ease of making calls
Still looks the part
Greater fitness focus than before
Cellular connectivity
Faster processor and wireless chip
Altimeter
Incredibly small for a 4G smartwatch
Still the best fitness tracker around
Voice calls work surprisingly well
Battery life holds up
Even when using 4G
Huge array of bands means you can make it your own
Cellular connection works well for phone calls
Email
Siri and messages. Music now syncs more easily. Improvements in fitness tracking and added watch faces. Adds barometer to GPS and swimproofing. Same overall size as last year's watch
Snappier performance
Improved exercise tracking
Super-bright and clear display
Decent battery life (when not reliant on LTE)
WatchOS 4 improvements
Apple Pay is still super useful
Ability to leave your iPhone at home
Improved fitness features
LTE brings new freedom
Faster performance
Call quality is very good
Integrated cellular
Good smartwatch battery life
Clear
Bright screen
Leaves rivals floundering
Cellular a worthy addition
Plenty of design options
Great for general fitness
Makes calls from your wrist
Voice control is excellent
A joy to use
Masses of personalization options
Superb fitness tracking ability
Cellular service
S3 dualcore processor
Comparable battery performance
The smart watch has an electronic SIM that duplicates the data from the SIM in your mobile phone and allows you to make calls
Send messages
Surf the web
Use Siri and even stream tracks from Apple Music when you don't have your phone with you
Voice ass
The editors didn't like
Call issues if you are on captive Wi-Fi network
No international roaming
Battery life lower than Series 2 (albeit largely dependent on how much you use cellular)
Does not support roaming
Only available on one carrier in the UK
Apple Music streaming not yet available on 4G
Not all apps work on 4G without your phone
You still need an iPhone to use it
Overkill if you mainly want fitness tracking
Battery life takes a major hit when making calls or during GPS workouts. 42mm cellular model is expensive
And that's before monthly wireless service and Apple Music fees. Still requires an iPhone to set up and pair with
Apple Music streaming not here yet
LTE has a big impact on battery life
Needs more dedicated watch apps to make use of LTE
Need to wait for Apple Music streaming
Siri doesn't always work
No LTE roaming
Series 4's bigger screen sizes make it more compelling
Additional monthly cost to have LTE
Third-party apps are lacking
The curious case of the red dot
Not a lot else changed
Only iPhone compatible
Siri still patchy
We want even more battery life
Restricted network choice
Third-party app support is lacking
Expensive
Speaker is quiet
Cellular setup
Signal strength indoors
No playing nice with thirdparty services
The Apple Watch Series 3 doesn't work with Android devices
It's slow to boot up
Taking more than a minute in our tests
If you want to make and take calls from the watch without your phone
Published: 2018-02-02, Author: Victoria , review by: alphr.com
The biggest bugbear I had with previous Apple Watches was their reliance on the phone. Apple Watch 3 solves this. Yes, you'll need to spend £400 for the 4G model, (plus an EE contract) but it's likely to have a much longer shelf-life and will be genuinely...
Abstract: Fitness trackers, which are also called activity trackers, activity monitors or fitness bands, are like high-tech pedometers that can count your steps and then estimate the distance you've travelled and the calories you've burned. The biggest activity b...
Abstract: You've likely noticed that Fitbit has launched its proper smartwatch, the Ionic, and that Samsung has also got new Gear wearables. Well both are in our chart. We've rounded up some of the smartest watches to potentially grace your arm in 2017, but includ...
Ability to ditch the iPhone, WatchOS 4, Ease of making calls, Still looks the part, Greater fitness focus than before
Call issues if you are on captive Wi-Fi network, No international roaming
When the Apple Watch Series 3 launched it didn't feel ready. Now 3 months later its a very different story. In many ways it works as an improved version of the already good Series 2 offering with the big stand out feature being the 4G connectivity.But if...
Ability to ditch the iPhone, WatchOS 4, Ease of making calls, Still looks the part, Greater fitness focus than before
Call issues if you are on captive Wi-Fi network, No international roaming
When the Apple Watch Series 3 launched it didn't feel ready. Now 3 months later its a very different story. In many ways it works as an improved version of the already good Series 2 offering with the big stand out feature being the 4G connectivity.But if...
Good smartwatch battery life, Clear, bright screen
Only iPhone compatible, Siri still patchy
The two versions of the Apple Watch 3 impress - but the cheaper, non-4G version of the wearable delivers good value for money and top fitness capabilities from the wrist...
Snappier performance, Improved exercise tracking, Super-bright and clear display, Decent battery life (when not reliant on LTE), watchOS 4 improvements, Apple Pay is still super useful
LTE has a big impact on battery life, Needs more dedicated watch apps to make use of LTE, Need to wait for Apple Music streaming, Siri doesn't always work, No LTE roaming
Apple Watch 3 – Battery life and charging Battery life is rated the same as the Apple Watch Series 2, which Apple states is 18 hours. This applies for both the cellular and non-cellular options. In my experience – and this was the case with the Series 2...
Published: 2017-10-11, Author: Alex , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
Abstract: The Apple Watch Series 3 is crazy expensive for a smartwatch—£100 more than its closest competitors. Many of the third party apps are still slow enough to drive sane people to the brink. It also only lasts a day on a charge. I should hate this watch and e...
