Apple Watch 3 Aluminum 38 mm

The sports version of the wearable gadget, originally from Silicon Valley, differs from the classics with an aluminium case, a tempered protective glass installed on top of the screen, and the absence of a GSM module, which has become the main “chip” of the third generation of Apple smartwatches.

Continuity in design

Externally, the watch is easy to confuse not only with the second, but also with the first Apple Watch series. Indeed, the design of the model has hardly changed since 2014 — they are made in a square form factor with a one and a half inch display on the front panel for displaying pictures. The image on the screen has a resolution of 272x340 pixels, which allows the eye not to cling to the individual points from which the picture is built.

Innovations

Key innovations lie inside the watch case: they got a powerful processor, an altimeter made up a standard set of sensors for monitoring physical activity parameters, and the Siri voice assistant learned to respond with a voice. With the updated chip, the responsiveness of the interface has increased significantly, but the battery life of the model has remained at the same level — it will need to be recharged after one day of work (using the wireless method).

sports interest

Athletes will be interested in the model, first of all, with serious water protection (it is possible to dive under water to a depth of up to 50 m) and a thorough approach to measuring user activity parameters. For example, the heart rate monitor measures the number of contractions of the heart muscle both during training and during the recovery phase after them, and the altimeter records data on the number of flights of stairs overcome along with plotting changes in altitude above sea level. The main thing is not to overdo it in water sports, because. the watch under water strives to slip off the wrist.

Standing out from the crowd

Despite the absence of an electronic SIM card on board, there are enough goodies in smartwatches without it. It was possible to place the NFC chip, GPS and Bluetooth 4.2 modules in the compact body of the model. However, if you still want to stand out from the crowd, you can look at a less smartphone-dependent version of the watch with support for LTE networks and voice calls — Apple Watch 3 Sport 42mm Cellular with a red button on the side.