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Resolved Apple Watch S3 for a very low price. Should I buy it?
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Good for you. Mine was/is trash. I don’t see the value in spending any money on these things…even if it supports the next OS…it will be a dog. The hardware is so old at this point. OP would be better served with something not knocking on deaths door.
I have an S3 myself, and there's no problems with it. The apps load fast, nothing ever "crashes", doesn't need any restarts. Go for it, especially at that price.
If you can find any kind of store that will let you try out and return a S4, S5, S6 or S7 then I’d do that before throwing $60 at a S3.
No, $60 isn’t a lot for you, maybe. But S3 is terribly outdated by comparison to all the models after, and you’re not going to be able to resell an S3 for any kind of amount worth mentioning.
I think $60 is a lot to spend considering that it’s already outdated and will most likely get the “obsolete” tag from Apple after S8 launches later this year.
Don’t do it if you can try out a newer model and return it without paying anything.
No, $60 isn’t a lot for you, maybe. But S3 is terribly outdated by comparison to all the models after, and you’re not going to be able to resell an S3 for any kind of amount worth mentioning.
I think $60 is a lot to spend considering that it’s already outdated and will most likely get the “obsolete” tag from Apple after S8 launches later this year.
Don’t do it if you can try out a newer model and return it without paying anything.
The interesting thing is that last week I replaced a battery in an S2, so that customer will probably use even the S2. For the last few days I'm wearing the watch and apart from the Spotify app being a bit slow, I don't have any issues with it. I've never had an Apple Watch before, so this cheap S3 brings a lot of convenience. I decided to keep it and when I get the financials right, I will upgrade to the latest version that is available.
I had the series 2 and it was dog slow. I moved to the 4 and it was much much faster. I have since moved to the 7.
This S3 is $60, an SE is $300 in my country. The price difference is a whole different category. I could buy an S7 instead too, but I wouldn't because I don't have $300+ spared to buy an Apple Watch.