OVERALL "APPLE WATCH" RATING

Notifications pop up as they do on the iPhone, and can be managed individually.

THE GOOD The Apple Watch is a beautifully constructed, compact smartwatch. It's feature-packed, with solid fitness software, hundreds of apps, and the ability to send and receive calls via an iPhone.

THE BAD Battery barely lasts a day and recharge time is slow; most models and configurations cost more than they should; requires an iPhone 5 or later to work; interface can be confusing; sometimes slow to communicate with a paired iPhone.

THE BOTTOM LINE The Apple Watch is the most ambitious, well-constructed smartwatch ever seen, but first-gen shortfalls make it feel more like a fashionable toy than a necessary tool.

7.8OVERALL

• DESIGN9.0
• BATTERY LIFE5.0
• PERFORMANCE7.0
• SOFTWARE8.0
• FEATURES8.0