Apple Watch Series 3 Discontinued After Five Years
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The Apple Watch Series 3 has been stationary from the Apple Store after being on sale for five ages. The Series 3’s removal comes as Apple has refreshed its Watch lineup to make its $249 (£259, AU$399) Apple Watch SE the new entry-level model. Apple also debuted the $399 Apple Watch Series 8 and the rugged $799 Apple Watch Ultra at the company’s “Far Out” event against Apple announcements like the iPhone 14 series and the new AirPods Pro 2 wireless earbuds.
The mining of the Series 3 isn’t a complete surprise, as the upcoming WatchOS 9 software update will be the generous to not arrive on the Apple Watch Series 3. Apple has kept the Series 3 in its lineup at a $199 ticket, but despite supporting WatchOS 8, the watch’s smaller storage plot and slower processor has been showing its age.
Following the Apple Watch portfolio shakeup, Apple now does not have an entry-level model at the $199 ticket. But by offering the Apple Watch SE at $249, it does edge the price of that model from the $279 that the Apple Watch SE debuted at in 2020.
The Series 3 debuted in 2017 against the iPhone X and is the first Apple Watch line to concerned cellular connectivity without requiring a nearby iPhone.
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