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May 2019
(81%)
939 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(96%)
195 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Battery lasts more than a day
Comfortable to wear
Activity tracking is accurate
Apple Pay & Passbook are excellent
Notifications and Glances
Siri on Your Wrist
I love the way the hardware looks and feels. Superb
Through and through
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Pretty cool how the Watch protects your data—it uses the heartrate sensor to detect when it's on your wrist
Staying unlocked
And locks itself as soon
Adds more life to Apple Watch screen
Time Travel is genius
'Hey Siri' is fun and useful
Access to native Apple Watch hardware could transform apps
Bigger and brighter watch face
New heart rate sensors
Better speaker
Old watchbands still fit
Eyecatching
Highquality design
Works seamlessly with iPhone
Enables you to stop looking at your phone so much
Great thirdparty app support thus far
Lots and lots of body and band options
First-party apps offer a good compromise between simplicity and functionality
The watches and all their bands share an attractive
sturdy design
Screen looks great anywhere except under bright
Direct sunlight
Fi
Lots of native apps
And you can add many 3rd-party apps from the Watch app store
Easy to learn how to use it
But there are official videos and a User Guide online to help you
The bands themselves are very sturdy
Especially the mesh to the point you know they are secure on the wrist
Battery life
Faster performance
Fall detection has the potential to be lifesaving
ECG features give users more control to monitor their health on a daily basis
Accurate auto workout detection and ending feature
WebKit support makes viewing HTML links
The fall detection sensor is the best I've tested
Excellent design and build quality
Makes checking iPhone alerts more convenient
Amazingly accurate heart rate monitor
New
Intuitive technologies for interaction
Hardware design with great band options
Notifications and good builtin apps
Apple Pay integration
Beautifully constructed. Handles messages well. A solid fitness tracker. Hundreds of apps. Can send and receive voice calls via an iPhone. Lots of design choices. Apple Pay-enabled. Stores music for local playback over Bluetooth
Highly customizable design with easy-to-change bands
Native apps with watchOS 2
Beautiful display
Good use of haptics for notifications
Directions
Seamless Apple Pay integration
Can make voice calls
Reasonably attractive
Available in 2 sizes with several band and finish options. Fun to use
Strong app selection
Seamless integration with iPhone
Haptic feedback and force touch gesture work well
Supports Apple Pay even without an iPhone present
Well-designed Activity and Workout apps provide good tracking and motivation
Sleek design
High build quality
Size and weight feels like a traditional watch when worn
Battery life lasts at least a day through standard use
Integrated sensors are great for fitness tracking
280 PPI display is vivid and sharp
Notifications are co
An excellent firstgen device
Trademark Apple classleading design
Fit and finish
Watch OS is advanced
Intuitive
Groundbreaking technologies
Plenty of personalisation options
Large screen
Good call quality
ECG capability
Fall detection
WatchOS 5 brings numerous improvements
Stylish
The Apple Watch Series 4 offers a larger
Crisp display that shows more with less bezel
Superfast speed and a louder speaker. It adds high and low heart-rate detection
Fall detection with SOS trigger
And (eventually) FDA-cleared EKG for more detailed h
Easy to set up
Easy to use
Great looking screen
Digital crown is enjoyable to use
Integration with iPhone is seamless
A great experience with the software
Useful apps and good ecosystem
Sport band is actually really nice
Beautiful design
Two day battery life
Fast charging
Great screen
Big
Advanced health sensors
Faster processing power
Useful Raise to Speak Siri
Lightning fast
Much larger display
New and improved health features
Slimmer
More comfortable build
Larger
Detailed screen
Smart
Useful fitness capabilities
Improved battery life
Versatile feature set
Well built
Great display
Navigation and messaging prove useful
Very nice overall design that's easy and enjoyable to wear. Customizable look and software. Ambitious. Bright
Vibrant screen. Often makes notifications (and subsequent responses) quicker and easier. Message dictation is very accurate. Minimal hardware is
Delivers notifications better than anything. A great healthtracker.
Lightweight and comfortable to wear
Fast performance thanks to the new dualcore processor
Screen looks great
If not as bright as the one found on Series 2
WatchOS 3 is the best version of the operating system yet
$100 cheaper than Series 2 and offers
Highly personalizable design
Phenomenal vibrancy with the screen
Smooth operation with the Digital crown
Good depth with the software experience from the start
Excellent build quality
Powerful
Feature-packed software
Better than all-day battery life
Sharp
Vibrant display
Sizes available for most wrists
Same storage space
Speed
And basic functions of Apple Watch Series 2
But for less money. WatchOS 3 is much-improved software over last year
Great battery life
Huge
Beautiful screen
Health-tracking features
Not just fitness
Lovely design
Pressure-Sensitive display
Taptic Engine
Apple Pay
A large array of sensors
Mesmerizing new display
Fast and smooth performance
Health features could be game-changers
Battery life hasn't suffered
Impressive
Big display
Very comfortable to wear
Battery life exceeds expectations
Great new watchfaces
Feels very fast
Calls are louder than before and easier to hear
Very accurate heart rate tracking
Taptic Engine is still incredible
Digital Cro
Access to tons of apps
Large display
Sharp-looking design
Extensive set of health features
Sleek and stylish design
Extremely convenient and easy to use
Finely crafted hardware
Strong app support
Lots of personalization options
Easy-to-use fitness tracking
Best smartwatch available
Bigger and improved screen
Long battery life
Much-improved performance
Accurate step tracking
Walkie-Talkie conversations are a blast
New heart features could save lives
Talking to Siri is easier
The editors didn't like
I can't believe Apple shipped this product with such a confusing interface. Sure hope it isn't hard to fix
Why the heck doesn't the home button take you straight home
Like it does in iOS?
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Why does the screen shut off when
Doesn't do enough to the main app interface
Native apps slow to arrive
Autosensing for ending some workouts is too aggressive
LTE available only on stainless steel models
Settings like Theater Mode still don't mirror between iPhone and Apple Watch
Battery life not good enough for back country use
Fitness sensors are only tuned for cardio
Watch OS is tricky to learn and the Apple Watch app can be flaky
Several actions
Including pulling up Glances
Opening apps
Or scrolling through emoji
Are consistently slow
Drawing
Tapping
And heartbeat-sending features are gimmicky
Pricing is rea
Many people say the Watch is too expensive
But I don't think the Watch Sport is too expensive for what it can do
Possibly an option online for either black or chrome loops for the Nylon & leather bands for all bands
ECG app isn't available yet
WatchOS 5 drops support for Series 0 devices
New complications are only compatible with new watch faces
Still no support for third-party watch faces
Still no native sleep tracking
Siri has trouble completing Shortcuts
It requires significant tech-savviness
May not replace your current fitness tracker
Thirdparty app and Glance performance is slow
Managing settings on iPhone can get tedious
Sluggish third party apps
Battery only lasts a little more than a day. Most models and configurations cost more than they should. Requires an iPhone to work. Interface can be confusing. Many apps load slowly. Lacks built-in GPS
Takes time to learn interface
Time isn't always displayed
Can be sluggish to update apps
No GPS
It's fun
Trendy and actually useful
But is that enough to get you onboard
No way to hide built-in apps from the home screen
Many apps and glances are slow to load
Higher priced versions only differ in build materials
Screen is reflective and shows fingerprints easily
Third party apps are slow and buggy
Integrated speaker for phone calls is rather weak
Customization of watch face is limited in current firmware
Display not alwayson
Not fully water resistant
Battery life good
Not great
Expensive
Battery life remains unchanged
No built-in sleep tracking
Starting prices are higher than last year. Battery life still won't last past two days. Watch face options are still very limited in choice and function. Only works with iPhones
Shorter battery life than competitors
Siri still fails
Design is OK but there are other more attractive smartwatches
Phone calls are manageable but speaker could be louder. Finally price point is set high and doesn't even include some sort of charging dock
WatchOS is awkward
Unresponsive apps
The price jumped up a lot
Still very expensive
No third-party faces
Confusing and inconsistent UI
Few decent apps
Notifications can cause madness
Managing them burdensome
Limited nature compared to iOS devices will make device feel like unnecessary toy to some. Users might find price too high when compared to other wearables. Requires Bluetooth connection to iPhone for most features. Overall speed is lacking — it takes abo
Doesn't excel at much else
Most thirdparty apps are too barebones and illfitting for the device
Display is not superbright
No true waterproofing
Lack of GPS
Battery life is still an issue
A lot more expensive than most other smartwatches
Tough to use for phone calls
Expensive device
Expensive accessories
Interface needs honing
Tinny
Quiet speakerphone
Only average sunlight readability
Conclusion
How you feel about the Apple Watch will depend entirely upon how you feel about wearables as a whole. Every time
Lacks swim-ready water resistance and onboard GPS found in Series 2 models. Only comes in aluminum models
Siri is still unreliable
No always-on screen option
Complication options can be confusing
Low battery life
Slow at times
A rather steep learning curve
Some features are less intuitive
Siri still falls short
Pricey and only works with iPhones
Siri is still not great
Automatic workout detection is a hit and miss
No alwayson display option
No way to see individual activity summary on the watch
No native sleep tracking
Battery life is so-so
Few physical buttons
Battery life could be better
Third-party apps can feel sluggish
Some users will crave more control over notification settings
Gorgeous design, smooth performance and navigation, great screen,
The price, software will take a while to get used to
The Apple Watch, though not without its flaws, is undoubtedly the best smartwatch we've tested to date. Apple's approach for the device to be be as much about fashion as functionality pays off. However, while it trumps its Android Wear rivals, we're still...
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Published: 2015-06-17, Author: Matt , review by: macworld.co.uk
Abstract: We will make no bones about it: Macworld UK is a publication for Apple fans, and as Apple followers we love the Apple Watch. But it is important to get a feel of what the opposition has to offer, and in this case that means reviewing the Sony Smartwatch 3...
Published: 2015-06-01, Author: Ian , review by: alphr.com
Given the company's track record, it would be foolish to bet against Apple completely changing the way wearables are perceived. And, after six days of continual use, I've come to expect the Apple Watch to be on my wrist at all times. The true test of any...
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Published: 2015-05-29, Author: Matt , review by: macworld.co.uk
If you are an iPhone user there is literally no contest: the Apple Watch is the only game in town. But we have been impressed with the LG G Watch R. Apple needs to stay on top of its game to keep ahead of Android in this area, and the LG G Watch R is a ve...
Published: 2015-05-27, Author: Matt , review by: macworld.co.uk
Abstract: Hold on to your hats, guys: it is Microsoft vs Apple, just like the old days. In this case we are comparing the Apple Watch with its Microsoft counterpart the Microsoft Band. Wait, you hadn't heard of the Microsoft Band? Well, quite. The Band is a quirky...
Abstract: Long ago, Apple fans wore their iPod nanos on their wrists, as a sort of prehistoric Apple Watch. But how well would this setup compare to the real thing? You might surprised. Here's our head-to-head comparison of the Apple Watch and the iPod nano 6Gk, co...
Gorgeous design, Comfortable to wear, Multiple variants to appeal to many people
Interface can be counterintuitive at first and occasionally feels sluggish
The Apple Watch isn't the first ever smartwatch, and it doesn't really do anything rival products don't do. But what it does do, it does as well as any smartwatch out there, thanks to Apple's user interface expertise. It's a slick device to use, but be wa...
Abstract: Apple has been touting the Apple Watch as a "groundbreaking health and fitness companion" since chief executive Tim Cook first revealed it last September . It has been designed to help anyone who wears it lead a healthier life by being more active, accord...
Lacklustre launch apps, time checking is problematic, expensive
When Guy Sémon, Tag Heuer general director, told Wired back in March that the Apple Watch was not a watch but a connected device for the wrist , he was more or less correct. But this is not a bad thing. Having a second screen for your iPhone is most defi...
Published: 2015-05-12, Author: Kevin , review by: 3g.co.uk
Stylish design, Innovative, Heavily customisable
Expensive, Mediocre battery, Not essential
The Apple Watch is one of the most stylish smartwatches yet and a lot of thought has gone into it, but it's still a luxury, especially given the price....
