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Apple Watch Cellular USA and India

If I buy a Cellular Apple Watch series 5 from USA, will I be able to use the cellular option in India.

if no - from which other countries can I buy cellular Apple Watch that will be work in India as well.

Posted on Nov 14, 2019 7:18 AM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2019 2:08 PM

Cellular Carriers that support the Apple Watch, which models, the radio frequencies each model uses, and the country where they offer service:

https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular


Buying any Apple Watch outside your country may have issues:

  • The different Cellular radios in different models is one
  • Warranty is country specific
  • ECG must be government approved by the selling country and the country where used.
  • Some countries require the seller to block specific features in their product and it cannot be enabled by taking the product outside their country.


Apple Watch Feature Availability by country

https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability

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Nov 14, 2019 2:08 PM in response to nikhilbagaria

Cellular Carriers that support the Apple Watch, which models, the radio frequencies each model uses, and the country where they offer service:

https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular


Buying any Apple Watch outside your country may have issues:

  • The different Cellular radios in different models is one
  • Warranty is country specific
  • ECG must be government approved by the selling country and the country where used.
  • Some countries require the seller to block specific features in their product and it cannot be enabled by taking the product outside their country.


Apple Watch Feature Availability by country

https://www.apple.com/watchos/feature-availability

Nov 14, 2019 2:19 PM in response to BobHarris

Bob, there are only two models of the Apple Watch GPS+Cellular as far as cellular usage, US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the rest of the world. Unlike the iPhone the warranty is region specific not country specific. Your third point is correct but I don't know of any features that would be blocked on the Watch by local governments.

Nov 14, 2019 2:24 PM in response to deggie

If the OP cannot get the Apple Watch in the U.S. the OP might try for Dubai while flying home (which seems to be a very common stopping point on the way to India, based on the number of complaints about ECG not working in India for Dubai purchased Apple Watches).


Some countries (I know of Middle East) that force Apple to disable Facetime, and it does not activate when going to another country. Walkie-Talkie is a Facetime push-to-talk audio call.


With 200+ governments to deal with there is always some strange special case.


It is just better to buy the Apple Watch in the country it is going to be used, or at least know what possible limitations the buyer may run into.

Nov 14, 2019 7:28 AM in response to nikhilbagaria

No a cellular watch from the USA will NOT work in India,apart from the cellular everything else will work fine.What about buying the watch in India?.

Apple Watch Cellular USA and India

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