Amidst Tuesday’s new product launches at Apple’s “Time Flies” media event, Apple also announced the Apple Watch SE, a successor to the Apple Watch Series 3. The device, which starts at $279 for the basic model, and $329 for the cellular model, is available on Friday, but can be ordered today.
Like the Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch SE sports a built-in accelerometer, gyroscope, always-on altimeter, sleep tracking, fall detection, and hand-washing detection. Cellular models can be used to make emergency calls, even internationally, with the Emergency SOS feature. There’s no always-on display, which was a highlight of the Series 5, ECG functionality, which arrived with the Series 4, or the blood oxygen monitor that’s coming to the Series 6.
The unit uses an S5 System in Package (SiP) as well as the dual-core processor found in the Apple Watch Series 5. Apple has stated that this architecture offers up to two times the improved performance as the Apple Watch Series 3.
The Apple Watch SE shares a similar appearance to the Apple Watch Series 4, which Apple discontinued last year. The device arrives with 40mm and 44mm displays, and Apple has stated that the SE’s Retina display is 30 percent larger than that of the Series 3.
The Watch SE will also support Apple’s new Family Setup, which allows parents to set up and manage Apple Watches for their kids, including features like message monitoring and location alerts. And you’ll be able to share watchfaces with others, using Apple’s new Face Sharing feature. watchOS 7 comes with seven new watchface options.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via The Verge