Finally, Apple gets serious about its smartwatch

For my money, Apple has never been a great innovator. It excels at taking the technologies other companies are struggling to make sense of and turning them into world beaters.

But until now that hasn’t been the case with the Apple Watch. It’s made a desirable smartwatch with plenty of pulling power, but the end experience has been underwhelming. Its health tracking has been poor, and until now has barely leveraged the impressive heart rate monitor that’s built in. GPS came late to the party, and wasn’t backed up by great workout tracking experiences. Apple Pay is possibly a notable exception, but it was clearly an iPhone-first feature.

The addition of the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE is the moment that Apple stepped out in front. Yes, of course there have been LTE smartwatches in the past – and from major brands. But they have remained in limited markets and sold in limited numbers. Something for the power user to seek out; an option for those in the know.
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