Apple Watch Series 7 Reviews: Is It Worth Buying? 

It’s not that much of an upgrade over last year – the main difference we’d like to point out in our Apple Watch 7 is the screen, which is 20% larger. It still packs the impressive feature set that makes it well worthy of your consideration, and it’s definitely the best Apple Watch yet, and the best smartwatch… but only marginally.

While most will be buying this Watch so that they don’t have to take their phone out of their pocket as often, or because they want a decent fitness companion, you’re also getting good heart rate monitoring and a range of useful apps, all wrapped in an attractive package.

The power inside hasn’t been upgraded year on year, so although the chip here is called the S7, it brings no power advantage – it’s just been reconfigured to allow for the slightly larger design. That’s not to say you’ll want for power, as everything runs super-smoothly on the Watch 7, with the intuitive WatchOS 8 platform allowing you to start a workout, view images or read messages with ease.

The Apple Watch Series 7 remains the best smartwatch on the market, in T3’s opinion. That’s no surprise – it’s like the Series 6, but gently improved, and other watches haven’t surpassed it in the meantime.

If you have a Series 6, there’s no real impetus to upgrade, you’ll be pleased to hear (or, at least, your wallet will be). I’d say that’s probably true for Series 5 users too – though if you have the cash and are keen on having the pulse oxygen sensor and faster charging, I certainly wouldn’t blame you.

But the temptation to upgrade will be strong for anyone with Apple Watch 4 and earlier, though. You’d be stepping up to getting the Always-On screen as well as the pulse oxygen sensor, and improved sensors in lots of other ways too, including more accurate heart rate sensing and a much better compass for directions. Plus the faster charging.

The Apple Watch 7 may not be a revolution, but that’s okay – it’s the best smartwatch so far, building on what Apple’s done before, and making it even more accessible and useful.

We saw it happen with smartphones. Bezels shrank and displays grew until we wound up with the giant phones and phablets we have now. With its bigger screen, I can’t help but believe the Apple Watch is destined to take a similar path to independence.

The smartwatch is already an extension of your iPhone on your wrist, but it’s clearly capable of becoming more than an accessory.

It’s the top smartwatch choice for anyone with an iPhone, and easily the best Apple Watch ever. The keyboard makes a difference, and if there was finally a time to fully recommend adding Cellular support to your smartwatch, it’s now.

There wasn’t a lot wrong with last year’s Series 6, so a bigger, better screen and faster charging add to an already winning experience.

It is still expensive, even if it is £10 cheaper than last year, and the lack of third-party watch faces means you’re stuck using only those that are built in. Sleep tracking could be better, too, but the rest of the health features are top-class.

It is not worth upgrading from a recent Apple Watch. But for those with worn-out models or looking for their first smartwatch for the iPhone, the Apple Watch Series 7 is the best you can buy.

The Apple Watch Series 7 builds upon its class-leading predecessor with a larger screen, faster charging, and improved durability. Between the hardware updates, ample health and safety features, and unrivaled third-party app selection, it offers the best smartwatch experience you can get today, earning it our Editors’ Choice award.

If you already own an Apple Watch Series 6, however, you don’t need to rush out and buy the Series 7. While the larger screen makes it easier to read text and tap buttons and provides a more beautiful canvas for your watch face of choice, that’s really the most significant change from the previous model. Otherwise, they offer the same excellent user experience.

The Apple Watch Series 7 is a very good smartwatch. In fact, it’s the best smartwatch you can buy. It does everything the Series 6 did only slightly better, with a larger screen, a sleeker look, better durability and faster charging. I’m not happy that Apple hasn’t upgraded the battery life at all but it seems, until something drastic happens, that Apple Watch users are stuck with one to two days between charges.

If you can live with that, then the Apple Watch Series 7 replaces the Series 6 as the de facto best smartwatch money can buy. You probably shouldn’t splash out if your Series 6 or Series 5 is still going strong but if you’re buying your first smartwatch as an iPhone user or your current Apple Watch is showing signs of wear and tear, then it’s pretty much a no brainer.

Compared to the Series 3 the screen is now huge – it’s 50 percent bigger – and delivers several other benefits aside from the screen’s subtle curving-around-the-edges design.

Having come to the Series 7 from the Series 6, the screen upgrade is a smaller improvement than it might sound, but there are still subtle benefits in day-to-day usage. The buttons are bigger, for example, making it easier to interact with the Watch.

There’s also a new swipe-friendly QWERTY keyboard, which uses Apple’s QuickPath tech to make replying to messages a lot faster.