This year's Apple Watch looks just like last year's Apple Watch . The Series 3, which comes in two sizes and starts at $399, has few new features other than Siri's newfound ability to chime in at really awkward times.

An always-on LTE connection totally changes what you can do with a Watch; It's an impressive fitness tracker; Believe it or not, Siri's pretty great

The battery lasts a day in the best case---and often less; The Watch's interface still takes too long to figure out

Since launch, I've always liked the Apple Watch a lot. I'd even go so far as to say I'm a big fan of smartwatches in general, including Google's Android Wear platform - especially since the tech giant's recent 2.0 update "Despite what some may have initially thought, myself included, the cellular...

Cellular connectivity is useful in specific situations; Watch is snappy and fast thanks to S3 processor; watchOS 4 adds great new features

Price is on the high-end of the smartwatch market; Cellular connectivity is only available with Bell; Cellular only does not get all-day battery life

The Apple Watch is now in its third year, so is it third time's a charm, or just more of the same? We've been wearing, exercising, calling, texting, and plenty of other things using the new 4G-equipped smartwatch to find out whether now is the time to start wearing it, or whether you can pass this...

Ability to ditch the iPhone; WatchOS 4; ease of making calls; still looks the part; greater fitness focus than before

Call issues if you are on captive Wi-Fi network; Apple Music streaming not here yet; no international roaming

With each generation, the Apple Watch's purpose has seemed to shift. The first one demonstrated what Apple thought a wearable should be, and the second tried to be the perfect workout companion .

Improved performance; Great battery life when connected to a phone; Valuable new fitness features; Siri feels more useful

iPhone still needs to be on to receive texts; Lousy battery life on LTE; Call quality can vary; Apple Music streaming not ready yet

Writer's note : As of October 9, 2017, this review has been updated to include more information about the Watch's connectivity issues, based on follow-up testing that was done after Apple issued a software fix.

Option for LTE; Faster processor; watchOS 4 (not specific to this hardware

Cellular connectivity problems; Apple Music streaming not working yet; Unreliable Siri; Notable battery drain with LTE

Apple is good at making you want things you may not need or want in your life. Adding 4G to the Apple Watch might be another instance of this, even if it is technically great

Note: Author's carrier is TELUS which has yet to provide an ETA on Apple Watch compatibility. A second part to this review, which focuses on the LTE aspect, will follow as soon as the service can be tested.