The Apple Watch Series 3 is a breakthrough product that offers even more features and stand-alone connectivity with the freedom and versatility of not being weighed down by your iPhone while still having access to your calls, messages and apps.

Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE and cellular is the ultimate wearable and the smartwatch to rule them all.

LTE gives Apple Watch the freedom it's always deserved; Incredibly fast chip and excellent battery life; Great health and fitness features

Some connectivity issues; No onboard App Store

The Series 3 Watch isn't an essential upgrade for Series 2 owners, unless you're desperate for that cellular connectivity to free you from your smartphone. However, for owners of the original Apple Watch and anyone who's yet to make the jump to smartwatches, this is a solid purchase.

Cellular support; Excellent health tracking; Same sleek design

The new Sport Loop band is made from a soft nylon weave and comes with a velcro fastening. Green dots on the screen denote the signal strength. It's been two and a half years since Apple came along and, in one stroke, legitimised the smartwatch market.

Cellular service; S3 dual-core processor; comparable battery performance

Cellular setup; signal strength indoors; no playing nice with third-party services

The Apple Watch Series 3 is crazy expensive for a smartwatch-$100 more than its closest competitors. Many of the third party apps are still slow enough to drive sane people to the brink. It also only lasts a day on a charge.

Walking the dog and leaving the phone at home

Slow third party apps and only 24 hours battery life

The Apple Watch Series 3 is expensive for a smartwatch. Many of the third party apps are still slow enough to drive sane people to the brink. It also only lasts a day on a charge.

Apple announced the third generation Apple Watch alongside new iPhones last month. What sets the Series 3 model apart from previous iterations is that it comes with the option to connect it to a cellular network, breaking the requirement to always have an iPhone nearby.

Battery life; Bright; sharp display; Siri integration is much better; Capable of ditching iPhone for short periods of time

It's more expensive than the non-LTE Apple Watch Series 3; A monthly fee is a non-starter for some

While the iPhone X was clearly the big star of the show at Apple's September 12 event this year, the Apple Watch Series 3 was one of the devices that received lots of praises during the conference, especially because it comes with a feature that the parent company claims everybody has been waiting...

The Apple Watch Series 2 was the answer to a question Apple had been asking since its very first wearable: What do people actually want their smartwatch to do The resounding answer was fitness, and in response the Series 2 doubled down on getting you in shape.

LTE brings new freedom; Faster performance; Call quality is very good

Additional monthly cost to have LTE; Third-party apps are lacking; The curious case of the red dot

Plenty of improvements and upgrades on a proven formula – the Apple Watch 3 is the best smartwatch available.

Snappier performance; Improved exercise tracking; Super-bright and clear display; Decent battery life (when not reliant on LTE; watchOS 4 improvements; Apple Pay is still super useful

LTE has a big impact on battery life; Needs more dedicated watch apps to make use of LTE; Need to wait for Apple Music streaming; Siri doesn't always work; No LTE roaming