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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
Abstract: The first reviews for Apple's new Apple Watch are out, and the verdict isn't good.The new $399 Apple Watch Series 3, which goes on sale Friday, is the first Apple Watch that can work without being tethered to the iPhone, thanks to an LTE connection from y...
Leaving the cellular question aside for the moment, is it worth upgrading to the Watch Series 3 if you're existing Watch owner?While I did see some performance improvements from the Series 3, it's unlikely that Series 2 owners will see any reason to upgra...
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Published: 2019-10-01, Author: Ian , review by: vr-zone.com
Abstract: Upgrading from my Apple Watch Series 3 to the Series 5 was quite an experience. While I had long been envious of the larger screen size of the Series 4 watches and their accompanying exclusive watch faces, the feature set of my Series 3 had been more or l...
Better functionality thanks to LTE, Builtin GPS and heart rate monitor, 50meter water resistance, Strong design, lots of straps for customization, Classleading build quality, Arguably the best fitness watch you can buy
Battery life takes a dramatic hit with heavy cellular usage, Activity tracking can be a little generous, Even with light usage, still needs to be recharged every night
If you bought the Series 2 last year, you can hold the upgrade by just installing watchOS 4. But if you are still using the original Apple Watch, you might want to get the Series 3 as the features and performance upgrade are significant - unless, you wan...
If you bought the Series 2 last year, you can hold the upgrade by just upgrading to watchOS 4. But if you are still using the original Apple Watch, you might want to get the Series 3 as the features and performance upgrade are significant. Unless, you wa...
Better allround performance, Improved battery life, Builtin GPS and heart rate monitor, 50meter water resistance, Strong design, lots of straps for customization, Classleading build quality, More affordable than less year's models
Not much difference over last year's model, Only noncellular model available now, Activity tracking can be a little generous, Still needs to be recharged every night
Abstract: Apple has just announced the new Watch Series 3 with cellular. It can make and receive calls, even without the iPhone nearby, using the same number as the iPhone. You can also get messages and updates from third-party apps, as well as stream Apple Music...
