Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love this. It is very nice to know that my Apple Watch will be capible of recieveing and sending messages even when my phone is out of sight or even at home. The GPS is also nice. The Velcro band is a bit cheap looking for how much you fork out for these things, but the Velcro does stay snug and has not accidentally fallen off once.

Since I have a Boost Mobile phone, I knew that I wouldn't be able to use this watch with the cellular plan (unless something changes with Boost in the future to allow it), but at the time of my purchase the sale price of the GPS+Cellular option was significantly cheaper than the GPS only model, so I figured it made sense to buy this model, and just use it without the cellular option, and save some money. Bought this to incentivize myself to get up and be more active. To that end, it works well! I enjoy the hourly 'stand' notifications, prompting me to get up and move around every hour. It's easy to get wrapped up in homework, or reading, and forget to get up and move around. I also enjoy the challenge of closing my activity rings, as it gives me a daily goal to achieve. Being able to see and respond to text messages, Facebook messages, and phone calls has turned out to be even handier than I'd anticipated. I keep my phone put away while I'm at work, but having this watch allows me the opportunity to quickly, and discreetly, respond to messages without looking unprofessional or taking me away from my work duties. I didn't particularly like the sports band that came with the watch as it was kind of scratchy and uncomfortable. However, I hadn't intended on using the band anyway, as I'd ordered a rainbow metallic magnetic band off from an online site the same day I ordered this watch. As far as the functionality of this watch's activity tracker, that's where the flaws come in. While the 'Stand' loop works well and has no issues, the exercise tracker has serious issues. You can't adjust the number of minutes that you want as your exercise goal, as it is stuck at 30 minutes daily. That's okay, as I am fine with exceeding the 30 minute daily goal on the way to reaching my daily calorie, or 'move', goals. However, the watch does not accurately track exercise at all. It works great when I'm puttering around my house, which has highspeed wifi, but as soon as I leave the house, it flounders. I average about 1 minute per every 5 to 8 minutes of exercise. It's not a matter of heart rate, as my heart rate stays up over the 'brisk walk' threshold throughout my workout. If I go for a long, brisk, walk outside for an hour, I'm lucky if it tracks 5 minutes of that walk. If I go for an hour long bike ride, it tracks maybe 15 to 25 minutes of it, 35 on a good day. I've looked this issue up on Google and have seen numerous complaints of similar issues across many different discussion boards, so I know this is a consistent issue across the board. I can go into the Apple Health app and plug in my workouts through there and it, usually, will then update my exercise ring to reflect my actual exercise minutes (I say, 'usually', because sometimes that glitches also and either doesn't update my activity rings, or it skips the 'end time' to the next day, which then makes it look as though I exercised for over 20 hours straight!). It's more than a little frustrating that a device that costs this much would have such a glaring flaw, that so many have voiced complaints about, and Apple seems to just ignore those complaints. However, despite that irritation, I am keeping the watch as it still serves to motivate me to keep moving and active, and the additional features I mentioned earlier in my review are especially handy when I'm at work, out exercising, or in the middle of something that makes it hard to stop and go get my phone. If Apple ever gets around to fixing the issue with the exercise tracking, this watch would warrant a 5 star rating without question.

It works great. I didn’t have issues with the cellular option. It works great. I hate the band though (personal preference).

I purchased the Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + cellular) 38mm Gold Aluminum Case with Pink Sand Sport loop band for my wife's birthday. She likes the watch and wears it all the time. The only drawback is the band included with the watch: average quality and not as comfortable as other bands offered by Apple...at a higher price of course.

I love this watch I bought for myself and it works as advertised, but I wish I had purchased the smooth pink wristband as it would be easier to clean. This band got dirty looking pretty fast. I do like the easy on and off that Velcro provides.

Gave as gift and she enjoys it very much. Wish had better choices for the watch band.

Love love love the design, did not like the band that came with it

Love the watch hate the cheap band. Tracks my PVC!

I think i chose the wrong band, seems to hold odors easily. I have yet to use it for its purpose of tracking my fitness attempt. I need to get an alternate band, perhaps that would help. its a bit itchy on my skin. sometimes i do it too tight. still figuring it out. Its okay. Not as helpful as originally. Before i worked in hospitality and could not move around with my phone. Now i work at a desk and my phone is right there.. so its previous usefulness has diminished.

love the smart function on the phone and how it tracks my exercise. not a big fan of the band.

Love the watch but not a big fan of the band so I bought a new band. Works well.

I was an early adopter of the Apple Watch and decided it was time to upgrade. Although I loved my first gen Apple Watch, the battery life wasn’t that great to start with. And after every subsequent OS update, the battery worsened. After I updated to OS 4, it would be dead within 6 hours with minimal use. In comparison, the battery life on the series 3 has been excellent. I put my watch on 6 am and by 9 pm it is between 55-60%. And that is switching between WiFi and LTE throughout the day, sending text, making receiving calls, controlling music, and workouts. I found I utilize my watch more because I know my watch will last the entire day. The new sport loop band is much better than the original sport band. It is breathable and forms to the wrist comfortably. The loops on the band are soft and feel almost squishy. My one concern about the band is that the Seashell sport loop is lighter colored and could get dirty quickly. As of now, I haven’t heard if Apple has said whether or not the sport loop bands are washable (handwash). As far as setup goes, it was a breeze. I’m with AT&T and pairing and setup of cellular was super easy and worked immediately. The Watch itself is thicker than first gen, but it’s negligible and you won’t even notice once it’s on your wrist. All in all, I’m am very pleased with my purchase and and happy with its performance. I highly recommend. Especially if you were an early adopter of the first gen. Series 3 is a very nice upgrade.