Apple Watch Series 3 (2017)

Improved performance ; Great battery life when connected to a phone ; Valuable new fitness features ; Siri feels more useful

iPhone still needs to be on to receive texts ; Lousy battery life on LTE ; Call quality can vary ; Apple Music streaming not ready yet

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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

The one major new feature to the Apple Watch Series 3 — cellular connectivity — isn’t a reason to buy it, at least, not yet. But Apple’s Watch was already the best smartwatch you could buy, and the strong performance and sensible software enhancements...

Good smartwatch battery life Clear, bright screen Fantastic fitness features

Only iPhone compatible Siri still patchy High price for 4G model

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.

Built-in cellular connectivity. Improved heart rate monitoring. Faster processor. Clear call quality. New band and case options.

Expensive. LTE drains battery rapidly.

Bottom Line: Apple adds cellular connectivity and doubles down on fitness features with the Watch Series 3.

An always-on LTE connection totally changes what you can do with a Watch. It's an impressive fitness tracker. Believe it or not, Siri's pretty great.

The battery lasts a day in the best case---and often less. The Watch's interface still takes too long to figure out.

Option for LTE ; Faster processor ; watchOS 4 (not specific to this hardware)

Cellular connectivity problems ; Apple Music streaming not working yet ; Unreliable Siri ; Notable battery drain with LTE

You should still call me on my cellphone

Still a great smartwatch ; Ability to leave your iPhone at home ; Ease of making calls ; Improved fitness features

No international roaming ; Series 4's bigger screen sizes make it more compelling

If you aren't compelled by the Series 4's bigger display, there's nothing that should stop you plumping for the Series 3. Thanks to the upgraded watchOS it has most of the same features and is now available for a great price.

The Apple Watch Series 3 GPS+Cellular is a great device, especially if you are a fitness enthusiast who wants to stay connected during your workouts. The pricing starts at Rs 39,080 for the 38 mm Watch and Rs 41,120 for the 42 mm variants. It is...