exist Apple’s “Awe” campaign The company has just released the Apple Watch SE 3 in Cupertino, California. However, new features include an updated S10 chip and WatchOS 26, an always-on display, device Siri, 5G, temperature sensing, sleep breathing apnea notifications and sleep scores.
Interestingly, the SE 3 has all the same health features except for the same health features as the Apple Watch Series 11, but you can save at least $150 with the updated SE.
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Apple Watch SE 3 Health Features
In addition to core features such as heart rate notification, fall detection, cycle tracking and collision detection, SE 3 now includes sleep apnea notification, sleep scores and wrist temperature sensing, which allows for retrospective ovulation estimates and more detailed insights in the Vistals App.
Sleep scores can help you better understand the quality of sleep and how to improve sleep. In the Sleep app for SE 3, you can find the total score after sleeping each night, which provides more insights into sleep time and stage. The scoring method was created under current guidance published by Sleep Medicine, the National Sleep Foundation and the World Sleep Association, while the scoring algorithm tested more than 5 million nights of sleep data.
Thanks to the faster charging of the SE 3, wearing the watch overnight to track your sleep is more effective.
With WatchOS 26, Apple Watch SE 3 now features Exercise partners. Powered by Apple Intelligence, this feature uses exercise data to provide personalized, spoken motivation for certain exercises. The new layout of the workout app further enhances the SE 3 fitness experience.
Apple Watch SE 3 and Series 11 Health Features
In terms of health characteristics, Series 11 has hypertension notifications, ECG apps, and blood oxygen apps. However, all other core health features such as sleep tracking and scoring, heart rate notification and wrist temperature tracking are the same.
The biggest difference is that the Apple Watch Series 11 starts at $399, GPS and $499 for GPS and Cellular, while the SE 3 starts at $249, GPS and $249 for GPS and Cellular, and the GPS and Cellular are $299. In other words, you can get many of the same health features on the SE 3, but at least $150 less.
Apple Watch SE 3 Battery Life
The S10 chip allows the SE 3 to charge twice as fast as the previous model in just 15 minutes, and can be used up to 8 hours of normal use. This provides the SE 3 with all-day, 18 hours of battery life. In just 45 minutes, it can charge about 80%.
What does the S10 chip bring to the Apple Watch SE 3?
Thanks to the S10 chip, you can now read the time and see the watch’s face without raising or typing up the watch’s monitor. SE 3 also supports double-click and wrist flip gestures, which are easy to control with only one hand. With Double-Tap, you can open a smart stack, send messages, answer calls, and more.
Using the device Siri, you can access and record health data. For example, you can start exercising using data from a health app or get health-related issues. This device processing is private and secure.
Without AirPods, you can now play media directly through the SE 3’s speakers. The S10 chip can also isolate voice to dim background noise when calling on a phone or FaceTime.
WatchOS 26 Features 3 on Apple Watch SE 3
With Watchos 26, you will get new Liquid glass designit creates a vibrant visual experience through smart stacks, control centers, photos face to face, and browsing controls within the app. You will also get a surface gallery with two new faces, namely the flow and precision instrument. In addition, there are now more than 20 watch faces that allow users to see ticking hands when they raise their wrists.
With Apple Intelligence, there is now real-time translation in the message. When the Apple Watch connects to an iPhone supported by Apple Intelligence, incoming text messages can be automatically converted into the user’s preferred language. If the language is in English, the watch will propose relevant actions based on the context of the message, such as once a friend comes home or uses Apple Cash as a gift.
The SE 3 also has assist and call filtering when connected to a nearby iPhone. The former reminds users who were put on hold when on-site agents, while the latter helps them collect incoming calls before they ring, by collecting the names and reasons for the calls to help them decide whether to answer or not.
Apple Watch SE 3 Design
Available in Starlight and Midnight (no longer silver or aluminum), the Apple Watch SE 3 is made of 100% recycled aluminum. It still comes in sizes of 40mm and 44mm. The cover glass is four times more crack-resistant than the SE 2 and is made of Ion-X glass, the sturdy glass in a smartwatch.
Other new Apple launches
SE 3 also AirPods Pro 3 With live translation and heart rate perception, Apple Watch Series 11 There are hypertension notifications and sleep scores, Apple Watch Ultra 3 and iPhone 17 lineup. Series 11 will be shipped in 5G and 5G Watchos 26Apple previewed in WWDC in June.
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