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...
Published: 2017-10-11, Author: Victoria , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Sign up for our daily newsletter Apple Watch tends to divide opinion. People live by it, can't see the point of it or baulk at the design, not to mention the price. Yet, despite reports of falling sales, Apple announced at its recent keynote that the Ap...
Published: 2017-10-10, Author: David , review by: macworld.co.uk
In a few generations it may seem strange that smartwatches used to be little more than glorified accessories for smartphones, and the Series 3 is clearly a step towards the product's future as an independent device.In the short term, and bearing in mind t...
The Series 3 with LTE does what it set out to do, but it is a bridge product. We are not in a sci-fi world where everyone wants a watch to make calls instead of a smartphone.Apple has nailed the integration way better than any other manufacturer, but with...
Cellular setup, signal strength indoors, no playing nice with thirdparty services
This killer app of the new Watch is the cellular service, so don't scrimp on that £70 and go for that version. The Watch itself is ready for this function it seems, but perhaps that's not the case for the telecoms providers – or provider. The Series 3 doe...
Published: 2017-09-29, Author: David , review by: macworld.co.uk
Cellular connectivity, Faster processor and wireless chip, Altimeter
Battery life lower than Series 2 (albeit largely dependent on how much you use cellular), Does not support roaming
We weren't sure about cellular when it was just a rumour and we're still not sure about it now; the main concern was that it would hobble battery performance, and if the Series 3 is going to take us back to the days of one-day rather than two-day battery...
Published: 2017-09-28, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
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, Apple Music streaming not here yet, no international roaming
The Apple Watch Series 3 is a strange beast. While it adds more power and capabilities over the Apple Watch Series 2, many of those features come with caveats.If you're not an EE customer you'll have to move to EE, if you like stopping at a Starbucks with...
Published: 2017-09-25, Author: Mark , review by: stuff.tv
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
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
It's feels strange that Apple didn't, like the iPhone X, announce its cellular Watch Series 3 as a 'coming soon' option. Right now, it can't stream Apple Music, is only available on one UK network, has quite a few apps that lack Watch-only functionality...
