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Louloud

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Mar 7, 2018
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I'm looking to buy a serie 3 apple watch with LTE and I don't know between Nike models or regular. I'm not a jogger but I like the look of the nike models. Beside the look, is there many differences between the two models?
 

bbednarz

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Nov 16, 2017
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What I did is bought the Nike+ version with the black sports loop and sold the band on eBay. Offset $90 worth of the cost of the watch.
 
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CNebs

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Feb 23, 2018
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Got it for the Nike faces and new band, still bought a Nike+ black/volt elastomer band, since don’t want the sport loop I got with the space gray to stink. Especially since I wear it to work after my morning runs.
 

BigMcGuire

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Bought a normal AW watch then picked up the nike sports band at an Apple Store. It is my favorite band - the holes allow breathability when jogging - makes a noticeable difference.
 

19SK91

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What others forgot to mention is that not only do you get extra watch faces but also extra colors for the watch faces.
 

japanime

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The Nike+ Apple Watch itself is fantastic. The sports band with the holes is very comfortable during workouts, and the exclusive watch faces are fun. But the Nike+ app itself is garbage. Unless you limit the distance of your runs to 5K or less, be prepared for a very glitchy experience. The app simply doesn't perform as advertised.
 
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Maccotto

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I have same doubt.
I have an offert, after some month, to take AW3 at 349€ instead 409€ .
I have doubt about nike and normal.
Cna i use same bands? Where can i found some nike's watchface screenshots?
 

Coffee50

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I was debating the same thing and went with the Nike version simply because of the band & extra watch faces. Plus, if I ever decide to use the Nike Run feature, it there!
 
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