Testseek.com 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
It can make and receive calls on its own
Still excellent design
Data can power Siri and other apps
More Workout options than ever
Great battery life
Excellent material/build quality
Best smartwatch OS to date
Enhanced Apple ecosystem experience
Great motivational tool
Built-in LTE
LTE gives Apple Watch the freedom it's always deserved
Incredibly fast chip and excellent battery life
Great health and fitness features
Built-in cellular connectivity
Improved heart rate monitoring
Faster processor
Clear call quality
New band and case options
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
Cellular support
Excellent health tracking
Same sleek design
Way faster than previous models
Making it useful in many more situations
Long battery life lasts at least two days
Including sleep tracking
Waterproof enough to swim with in the pool or ocean
LTE is handy for some users
And a nice addition
Excellent fitness tracking features
Intuitive operating system
Option for LTE
WatchOS 4 (not specific to this hardware)
Excellent fitness-tracking features
Faster Siri
LTE is convenient while you're working out
Apple Music streaming
Builtin cellular connection finally
Robust platform with WatchOS 4
Bigger focus on health & fitness
Apple Music streaming coming later this year
Great build quality
Sharp
Vibrant display
Fast performance
Reliable battery life
Loaded with smart functions
Great display
Extremely easy to use
Improved performance
Great battery life when connected to a phone
Valuable new fitness features
Siri feels more useful
The editors didn't like
Price for LTE support is high
You'll pay for data
Streaming music not ready
No podcast app
Expensive
Some connectivity issues
No onboard App Store
LTE drains battery rapidly
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. A new Watch is expected later thi
Not much of an upgrade
Confusing number of models
LTE is $10 a month but it doesn't require much data
Some apps are still not optimized
Apple Watch music options are geared to Apple Music
Buy at Apple
Buy at Best Buy
At $329 for the 38mm and $359 for the 42mm
The Apple Watch 3 is a steal for what y
Only compatible with iPhones
Cellular connectivity problems
Apple Music streaming not working yet
Unreliable Siri
Notable battery drain with LTE
Cellular activation issues
Short battery life when connected to cellular
Same restrained look as before
$400 price tag for the cellular model is pretty stiff
Not a whole lot of "new" stuff
Doesn't always show the time
Every Apple Watch looks just like every other Apple Watch
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...
Makes calls from your wrist, Voice control is excellent, A joy to use, Masses of personalization options, Superb fitness tracking ability
Third-party app support is lacking, Expensive, Speaker is quiet
Yes. The Apple Watch Series 3 is, by a massive distance, the best smartwatch you can buy. WatchOS easily eclipses Android Wear, from the fitness features to the neatness with which the cellular connectivity has been integrated, and it's lightning fast in...
Abstract: Yep, that's right. The Apple Watch FINALLY has native LTE support. The early reviews are generally very good, but some are lamenting LTE's effect on battery life as well as some pretty serious connectivity issues. We'll have a full review of the Apple Wat...