This has all of the same features as the other two models, including Apple’s new watchOS 4 software, but also brings 4G connectivity, as long as your iPhone is on EE and you shell out an extra £5 per month. Which brings us to the Series 3 (GPS + Cellular). It doesn’t have 4G, but does bring a few new features, including a barometric altimeter for tracking your travels up the office stairs, a new Dual Core processor and a speedier Wi-Fi chip. The Series 2, previously our favourite smartwatch, has now been replaced by the £329 Series 3 (GPS). Here’s the story so far: the original Watch Series 1 (which is still available for £249) focused on smart functionality like notifications, but lacked the GPS and waterproofing that made the Series 2 such a game-changer for casual exercisers. The Watch brigade can get funny about their straps, you know…Ĭan’t tell your ‘Series 1′ from your ‘Watch Edition’? It’s time for recap. But those with bigger, brighter collections might get irked by the potential for colour clashes. I’ve quite warmed to its flash of colour, perhaps because I only own a few neutral bands. This makes the cellular Series 3’s only visible difference, that red dot on the digital crown, something of an oddity. Whether you like its square face or not, the combination of a neutral case with dozens of easily changeable straps was a masterstroke from Team Ive. This is partly down what Apple got so right with its original Watch design.
But the result is that, while the cellular Series 3 is far from the first 4G smartwatch, it is the only one I’ve considered strapping to my wrist. But the main reason is that Apple has somehow turned the Series 3’s screen into a 4G antenna. How has Apple done it? It helps that eSIMs (which are embedded, non-removable SIMs) are just a fraction of the size of their plastic cousins.
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