Apple Watch Series 3 vs Series 1 - Which should you buy [9to5Mac]

The Apple Watch Series 3 has finally arrived, and it's here to stay. With its sleek design and impressive features, this smartwatch is sure to impress even the most seasoned tech enthusiasts. But what sets it apart from its predecessors? Let's dive into some of the key features that make the Series 3 so exciting.

One of the major concerns about LTE was battery life when making phone calls over cellular. Don't worry; we've got you covered. We made a 10-minute phone call to test out the battery life, and what we found out was impressive. With the Apple Watch Series 3, we started off at around 70% battery life, but after just 10 minutes of making a phone call, it dropped by about 9%. That may not seem like a lot, but considering the convenience of being able to make calls over cellular without having to carry your iPhone with you, it's definitely worth it.

But that's not all. With the Series 3, you also get double the storage capacity compared to the standard GPS version. This is definitely a plus for those who want more space to store their favorite apps and music. And if you opt for the LTE-enabled version of the Apple Watch, you'll also get a built-in barometric altimeter, which measures elevation. This feature is not yet supported by all developers, so we can expect it to become available in future software updates.

Now, let's talk about Siri. For the first time ever, the Apple Watch Series 3 has Siri built right into it. But what makes this different from previous models? It's not just that Siri is talking to you; it's the fact that it's so much faster and more responsive than ever before. When it comes to navigation and driving directions, the Series 3 really shines. While users of the Series 1 are still waiting for their devices to finish loading, those with the Series 3 get instant results.

Another feature worth mentioning is the Sport Loop, a new band that's designed to be super easy to put on and take off. It's also sweat-resistant and dries quickly when it gets wet, making it perfect for working out or just enjoying your favorite fitness activities.

Now, let's talk about some of the not-so-good features of the Series 3. One major issue is cellular connectivity, which can sometimes fail to work properly. Apple has already pushed an update to fix these issues, but they're still something to be aware of. Additionally, there's a small red dot on the digital crown of the LTE-enabled version of the Apple Watch, which may not be to everyone's taste.

Finally, it's worth mentioning that cellular connectivity comes at a cost – $10 a month, although some carriers are offering free trials or discounts for new users. And while the Series 3 is generally more efficient than previous models in terms of battery life, don't overdo it with LTE, and your battery will die very quickly.

In conclusion, the Apple Watch Series 3 is an exciting addition to the world of smartwatches. With its impressive features, sleek design, and convenient functionality, it's sure to please even the most discerning tech enthusiasts. Whether you opt for the standard GPS version or the LTE-enabled model, there's something for everyone in this incredible device.

But what do our readers think? Do they think the Series 3 is a good upgrade from previous models? Share your thoughts down below in the comments section.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enin this video we take a look at the Apple watch Series 3 with LTE cellular connectivity are the extra features really worth the price difference when compared to series 1 so let's just get right down to business first of all the reason why I chose to Pitt series 3 against series 1 is because Apple is still selling series 1 they are no longer selling the series 0 or the series 2 so that's the reason why I chose to do this test obviously series 1 is cheaper than series 3 but are the features that you're getting worth the price difference well one of the main features is speed and series 3 is by far the fastest Apple watch yet it's much faster than series 0 of course way faster than series 0 and it's faster than Series 1 or series 2 which are basically the same when it comes to processing power and speed so you can see the series 3 Apple watch booted up in about 2 minutes and 26 seconds so it does still take a while to boot up but it is way faster than the series 1 which is still waiting to boot and there it goes 3 minutes and 39 seconds for the series 1 2 minutes and 26 seconds for the series 3 now let's check out a stock app speed test but before that I want to remind you guys to subscribe if you haven't already and make sure you join the notification squad to get alerts whenever we post new content all right so now let's run a quick test on some of the stock applications you see the activity app both of them loaded up pretty fast you're gonna notice that most of the stock applications load up fast on both watches although the series 3 is still faster in every single test as you see there so let's run settings and of course I've closed all these apps prior to loading them up here so we get a fresh instance of each app so the workout app is loaded on three and loaded on one so really like I was stating you're gonna notice that the stock applications are pretty well optimized to run on both devices you're gonna notice a bigger difference however with third-party applications so let's load up the MLB at bat application loading on both devices here it's finished on Series three still loading on one and now it's done on one so a little bit longer load time there let's try the carrot weather app complete on series three and finished on series one let's try Instagram down on series three done on series one Nike+ run Club done on series three still loading on series one there we go Shazam done on series three and finished on series one and things finished on series three finished on series one now for the very first time the Apple watch has a cellular option as well if you want to pay a little bit more you can buy the cellular enabled series three you can see the little cellular section in the Apple watch app now one of the major concerns about LTE is battery life when making phone calls over cellular I don't imagine many people will be doing this on a regular basis but I wanted to show you what you should expect when it comes to cellular battery life when making phone calls so I made a 10-minute phone call here you saw I started off at about 70% battery life of course we're on cellular right now I'm gonna end the call so 10 minutes have elapsed and you can see it dropped about 9% for a 10-minute phone call on LTE it's awesome to have that ability to make phone calls over cellular but you will pay for it what battery life speaking of cellular in an upcoming version of iOS you'll be able to stream music over a cellular connection using the new radio app or the music app another interesting benefit of the LTE version of the Apple watch series 3 is that you get double the storage capacity you don't get that with the standard GPS version but you do get a built-in barometric altimeter for measuring elevation now we just need to wait on developers to update their apps to support this independent functionality instead of having to rely on a pair Typhon hey now this is kind of a big deal with Apple watch Series 3 series speaks back to you for the very first time on the watch how Disney World but it's not just about the fact that Siri talks to you it's the fact that it's so much faster for things like navigation notice here with Apple watch Series 3 how much faster you get your driving directions and your navigation is ready to go sorry ready on series 3 you're still waiting on series 1 and that's the thing it may not seem like a big deal when I show you the speed differences between these two devices before a device that is built upon quick 10-second interactions every second matters now series 1 is finally done now although it launched alongside the series 3 the sport loop isn't technically a series 3 feature any Apple watch user can get the sport loop but I just wanted to mention it because it's one of my favorite Apple watch bands ever I love it because it's super easy to put on and take off it doesn't make your wrist all sweaty like the sport bin when working out and also it dries quickly when it gets wet now it's worth mentioning that series 3 adopted a lot of the features that made series 2 so special for instance you get a brighter screen just like with series 2 you also get water resistance up to 50 meters and you get built-in GPS so that means you don't need to have your parent iphone with you in order to use the GPS functionality of the Apple watch series 3 and lastly if you purchase the LTE version you get a ceramic sensor housing now here are some of the not-so-good features and we kind of alluded to some of these earlier cellular connectivity issues were plaguing some of the early adopters for the LTE enabled Apple watch I was included in that sometimes my phone calls which is outright fail I finally got a fix in Apple actually pushed an update to fix some of the issues as well another not so good thing is that cellular connectivity is $10 a month although some carriers are providing free trials and some people just aren't gonna like the red dot on the digital crown of the cellular version of the Apple watch Series three and compared to series 1 the series 3 is quite a bit thicker not only is the actual case thicker but the sensor housing is a little bit thicker as well and for those of you who opted for the LTE version of series 3 there's just not a lot of apps that are third-party apps that actually support cellular connectivity yet and lastly although I think overall combined battery life is better on the series 3 than any Apple watch before it don't over use LTE or your battery will die very quickly so ladies and gentlemen that has been my look at the Apple watch series 3 what do you think do you think this is a good upgrade let me know down below in the comment section this is Jeff with nine-to-five Macin this video we take a look at the Apple watch Series 3 with LTE cellular connectivity are the extra features really worth the price difference when compared to series 1 so let's just get right down to business first of all the reason why I chose to Pitt series 3 against series 1 is because Apple is still selling series 1 they are no longer selling the series 0 or the series 2 so that's the reason why I chose to do this test obviously series 1 is cheaper than series 3 but are the features that you're getting worth the price difference well one of the main features is speed and series 3 is by far the fastest Apple watch yet it's much faster than series 0 of course way faster than series 0 and it's faster than Series 1 or series 2 which are basically the same when it comes to processing power and speed so you can see the series 3 Apple watch booted up in about 2 minutes and 26 seconds so it does still take a while to boot up but it is way faster than the series 1 which is still waiting to boot and there it goes 3 minutes and 39 seconds for the series 1 2 minutes and 26 seconds for the series 3 now let's check out a stock app speed test but before that I want to remind you guys to subscribe if you haven't already and make sure you join the notification squad to get alerts whenever we post new content all right so now let's run a quick test on some of the stock applications you see the activity app both of them loaded up pretty fast you're gonna notice that most of the stock applications load up fast on both watches although the series 3 is still faster in every single test as you see there so let's run settings and of course I've closed all these apps prior to loading them up here so we get a fresh instance of each app so the workout app is loaded on three and loaded on one so really like I was stating you're gonna notice that the stock applications are pretty well optimized to run on both devices you're gonna notice a bigger difference however with third-party applications so let's load up the MLB at bat application loading on both devices here it's finished on Series three still loading on one and now it's done on one so a little bit longer load time there let's try the carrot weather app complete on series three and finished on series one let's try Instagram down on series three done on series one Nike+ run Club done on series three still loading on series one there we go Shazam done on series three and finished on series one and things finished on series three finished on series one now for the very first time the Apple watch has a cellular option as well if you want to pay a little bit more you can buy the cellular enabled series three you can see the little cellular section in the Apple watch app now one of the major concerns about LTE is battery life when making phone calls over cellular I don't imagine many people will be doing this on a regular basis but I wanted to show you what you should expect when it comes to cellular battery life when making phone calls so I made a 10-minute phone call here you saw I started off at about 70% battery life of course we're on cellular right now I'm gonna end the call so 10 minutes have elapsed and you can see it dropped about 9% for a 10-minute phone call on LTE it's awesome to have that ability to make phone calls over cellular but you will pay for it what battery life speaking of cellular in an upcoming version of iOS you'll be able to stream music over a cellular connection using the new radio app or the music app another interesting benefit of the LTE version of the Apple watch series 3 is that you get double the storage capacity you don't get that with the standard GPS version but you do get a built-in barometric altimeter for measuring elevation now we just need to wait on developers to update their apps to support this independent functionality instead of having to rely on a pair Typhon hey now this is kind of a big deal with Apple watch Series 3 series speaks back to you for the very first time on the watch how Disney World but it's not just about the fact that Siri talks to you it's the fact that it's so much faster for things like navigation notice here with Apple watch Series 3 how much faster you get your driving directions and your navigation is ready to go sorry ready on series 3 you're still waiting on series 1 and that's the thing it may not seem like a big deal when I show you the speed differences between these two devices before a device that is built upon quick 10-second interactions every second matters now series 1 is finally done now although it launched alongside the series 3 the sport loop isn't technically a series 3 feature any Apple watch user can get the sport loop but I just wanted to mention it because it's one of my favorite Apple watch bands ever I love it because it's super easy to put on and take off it doesn't make your wrist all sweaty like the sport bin when working out and also it dries quickly when it gets wet now it's worth mentioning that series 3 adopted a lot of the features that made series 2 so special for instance you get a brighter screen just like with series 2 you also get water resistance up to 50 meters and you get built-in GPS so that means you don't need to have your parent iphone with you in order to use the GPS functionality of the Apple watch series 3 and lastly if you purchase the LTE version you get a ceramic sensor housing now here are some of the not-so-good features and we kind of alluded to some of these earlier cellular connectivity issues were plaguing some of the early adopters for the LTE enabled Apple watch I was included in that sometimes my phone calls which is outright fail I finally got a fix in Apple actually pushed an update to fix some of the issues as well another not so good thing is that cellular connectivity is $10 a month although some carriers are providing free trials and some people just aren't gonna like the red dot on the digital crown of the cellular version of the Apple watch Series three and compared to series 1 the series 3 is quite a bit thicker not only is the actual case thicker but the sensor housing is a little bit thicker as well and for those of you who opted for the LTE version of series 3 there's just not a lot of apps that are third-party apps that actually support cellular connectivity yet and lastly although I think overall combined battery life is better on the series 3 than any Apple watch before it don't over use LTE or your battery will die very quickly so ladies and gentlemen that has been my look at the Apple watch series 3 what do you think do you think this is a good upgrade let me know down below in the comment section this is Jeff with nine-to-five Mac\n"