Apple Watch Series 3, dead in all but name, now actually dead

Apple Watch Series 3, dead in all but name, now actually dead

2 years ago
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/apple-watch-series-3-gracefully-slain-at-just-under-5-years-old/

Like a cat trying to hide its pain, Apple's Series 3 Watch quietly disappeared Wednesday afternoon, following the company's newest Apple Watch announcements, including an ultra-premium rugged Apple Watch Ultra. There wasn't room in Apple's lineup for the S3, nor was there likely room on the S3 for WatchOS 9. Series 3 would have been 5 years old on September 22.

The Series 3 stuck around in Apple's lineup for a strangely long period, outlasting every other Series release except 7 (which it really might have tied, depending on how you time these things). It was the "discount" Apple Watch, even if it was often only $30-$50 less than the Apple Watch SE at times and often far more expensive than third-party refurbished Apple Watches. In July, Ars Technica's Corey Gaskin wrote in an Apple Watch buyers' guide that the Series 3 was "more like a little toy at this point," and was only—maybe—worth it for putting on kids who don't notice their phone ringing.

Apple Watch Series 3, dead in all but name, now actually dead

Sep 7, 2022, 9:16pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/apple-watch-series-3-gracefully-slain-at-just-under-5-years-old/ > Like a cat trying to hide its pain, Apple's Series 3 Watch quietly disappeared Wednesday afternoon, following the company's newest Apple Watch announcements, including an ultra-premium rugged Apple Watch Ultra. There wasn't room in Apple's lineup for the S3, nor was there likely room on the S3 for WatchOS 9. Series 3 would have been 5 years old on September 22. > The Series 3 stuck around in Apple's lineup for a strangely long period, outlasting every other Series release except 7 (which it really might have tied, depending on how you time these things). It was the "discount" Apple Watch, even if it was often only $30-$50 less than the Apple Watch SE at times and often far more expensive than third-party refurbished Apple Watches. In July, Ars Technica's Corey Gaskin wrote in an Apple Watch buyers' guide that the Series 3 was "more like a little toy at this point," and was only—maybe—worth it for putting on kids who don't notice their phone ringing.