The Apple Watch Series 3 remains to be obtainable in 2021 for $199 (£199, AU$299), making it the most cost effective entry level for the Apple Watch. When that watch launched in 2017 it was a turning level for the gadget, because it was the primary to incorporate a mobile possibility that didn’t require an iPhone to be close by to work. This let it work for Dick Tracy-style cellphone calls, and CNET’s Scott Stein touted in his evaluate that when mixed with Apple Music the watch started to really feel like an iPod Shuffle on his wrist.
Whereas this Apple Watch remains to be getting software program updates and is the least costly technique to get entry to WatchOS 8 and the world of watchbands that clip into the Apple Watch, there’s additionally a query of whether or not or not it is a good worth at that value. At $199 or much less, there are newer competing watches that work with iOS and Android, have trendy options that the Apple Watch doesn’t have like an always-on show and can doubtless get continued assist years into the longer term. The latter level is of appreciable word, since there is no assure that the Collection 3 will see the eventual WatchOS 9 after already receiving 4 years’ price of assist.