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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 17229 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the Apple Watch Series 3 for its ease of use, affordable price, long battery life, and waterproof design. They find it convenient, stylish, and appreciate the fitness tracking and notification features. However, some customers find it expensive, not durable enough, and wish there were more color options.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Open Box

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was supposedly inspected by Geek Squad and in “Excellent” condition. Got it home, opened it up, and there was a scratch across the bottom corner of the screen. Definitely not worth the $15 savings!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Apple watch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great apple watch for a reasonable price in the store

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great product but not durable

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I owned two of the watches over the last couple years and was very happy with the ease of use. The integration between Apple products is fantastic as always. However, both watches died on me in less than 8 months. The first one I used apple care but I didn’t know apple care required you to still pay 50% of the price of the products to replace it. I thought the whole point was to pay for apple care and get a replacement for free if needed. Sadly the same exact thing happened to the second one. I got my father one and his had gone black for a week and then it just came back to life unlike the two I owned. He is still using his everyday 2 years later.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Durability

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Two months in and...

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Let me start by saying after having a Garmin for many years, this has been a great watch for my running and keeping record of my exercise. However, after only two month the main button for all apps isn't responding to my touch. Everything else seems to working fine. But this glitch has me worried about the longevity of the watch. After much debate between the Garmin and Apple watch, I chose the Apple and I'm a bit sorry I did.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    OK but u need a lot of time to learn 2 use it

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I received this as a gift and am not too tech savvy. My biggest complaint is that the minute you take off the watch for even a second you get a message that the watch is locked and you have to turn on your iphone to unlock it. However, at times, it has taken forever for mine to unlock, even when the phone is on. I might not know how to do it quickly but that is annoying since it won't even tell you the time if its locked. I guess if you have the time to learn all the quirks its okay but it's bulky in size bc I have a small wrist and when I put a coat through it always catches the watch. Not sure if its worth the money.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Fairly well

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The watch was good but after a year it had “internal issues” which wasn’t caused by me and it gave out. It worked well and everything but the battery life started fading after a couple months. I did love the feature of finding my phone with the ring.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great value

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Work fair it does get slow when turning on it takes about three minutes. Small screen is good for small hands but not mine. Good for the price. Battery life is fair, lasts me about 5-8 hours a day of heavy use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not for me

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I wanted to like it, I really did. But I couldn’t. I’m a fan of everything Apple. Got them all. Apple TV, MacBook, iPad, and iPhone; so when I purchased the watch I figured it would be a smooth transition. Turns out to be an overhyped ball & chain. Don’t get me wrong, it’s good to be able to get notifications on your wrist but sometimes it’s ok to break free from the world even if it means making the person on the other end wait 5 extra mins for your response. If you purchase it with fitness in mind, there are better options (currently using Fitbit versa). If you want it as a “look at me” gadget then this may be for you

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It gets the job done.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As my as you pay, the screen scratches to easily !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Save your money

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you have a Apple Watch 2, don’t bother with any of the watch 3 with or without cellular. I had both. Waste of money. The 2 will do just fine for everyday life. The newer versions aren’t terrible but it gives you no reason to upgrade.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ease of use?

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My old inexpensive Fitbit was almost as functional as this expensive watch. Nice to be able to add apps tho. I wanted to monitor sleep and heart rates at night but watch does nothing when worn at night other than put my hand to sleep. When I workout Fitbit would figure out I’m working out and log it. You have to manually enter this on phone . Notifications are nice to just look at your wrist instead of pulling out phone. I’m sure once I get used to it the watch will be more functional.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Watch

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good watch but didn’t have that great of picture…..

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use
    Cons mentioned:
    Expensive

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It works well

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice Easy to use. Great charging. Easy to use however this is a very expensive product.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Christmas Gift

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not sure about this one either! It’s a hristmas gift

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Waterproof

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great Features

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the available features in this watch. That said, within 2 weeks the face had a hairline crack which rendered the section below the crack useless regarding interface. I never abuse my property, I simply used it as a typical watch. Furthermore, for the past 1 and a half years I owned a cheap $70 Chinese knock-off with slightly less features which held up to abuse at times over a long period of time.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Just okay. You get what you pay for

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very glitchy. The watch’s storage isn’t large enough to accept any software updates unless you factory reset it every time. Battery life is pretty good (about 2 days worth). In general, Apple Watch series 3 is a good buy if you don’t want to spend double on the latest series.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Expensive

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    apple watch problem

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We just bought the watch around a month ago and it's not working now for some reason. It worked for the first 3-4 weeks. We paid a lot for it not to work. This is the third apple watch we have bought from Best Buy and never had any problems until now. Thank you.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Fun but needs to be fixed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a good game in the COD series but they have many problems like disconnecting from the server that need to be addressed

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Difficult process

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We couldn't find the Apple watch on display. We asked an employee and was told the are locked up because someone tried to steal on. We asked if we could see the specific one we wanted but were told that "I can't show it to you, I can't open the box" I felt as if we had to almost plea with the guy to bring the box out for us. The store process was a huge problem, we did end up buying the watch with a great amount of difficulty. No one offered to help set it up or place a face shield on it if we wanted, as they have in the past, they use to be helpful. I doubt we'll return for our next purchase, we don't need that kind of obstacle to purchase anything! P.S. The watch is great would buy it again, somewhere else.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    In between.ehh

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this on cyber Monday deal.it’s nice but the amount of apps to download one thing for another is a bit overwhelming.still trying to understand this but battery life has been good so far.wish it had more fitness features apps instead of having to download one for another like a Fitbit Versa I had.

    I would recommend this to a friend