Product Overview

The mid-range Apple Watch SE is a very good smartwatch, but it feels a bit pricey for what it offers.

Design and Display

The Apple Watch SE's design is basically that of every other Apple Watch that came before. The Apple Watch SE will only be available with an aluminum case (the Apple Watch 6 is also available in stainless steel and titanium), but you will be able to choose between silver, gold, and space gray finishes. Apple sent me the space gray finish, which has a nice, clean look. 

The Apple Watch SE has the same screen and S5processor as the Apple Watch 5—which is 30% larger than that on the Apple Watch 3—though there's no always-on display option with the SE, as there is on the Apple Watch 6 and Apple Watch 5. 

The 44mm model I tested has a screen resolution of 368 x 448 pixels; the smaller 40mm model has a 324 x 394-pixel display. It’s good that Apple offers the SE in two sizes

Solo Loop

Apple also sent along a couple of its new Solo Loops; these elastic bands lack a clasp, but stretch to fit around your wrist. As someone who spends a lot of time typing, I find that the clasp on a traditional watch band presses against my wrist, making it uncomfortable to wear while working. The thinner, uniform Solo Loop eliminated this issue entirely. 

Health Features

The Apple Watch has always focused more on general health than a pure fitness device from the likes of Garmin and even Fitbit to some extent. And that continues with this new, less expensive model.

The Apple Watch SE has the same accelerometer, gyroscope, and the always-on altimeter as the Series 6. It also has fall detection, noise monitoring,emergency SOS, and international emergency calling, things you don't get on the Apple Watch 3.

The Apple Watch SE also lacks the ECG app that comes with the Apple Watch 6 and Apple Watch 5, and which lets you conduct on-the-spot checks of your heart rate. However, the SE can monitor your heart rhythm in the background, and alert you if it notices an irregular heart beat.

watchOS 7

With watchOS 7, the SE (as well as the Apple Watch 3 and later) also gets sleep tracking, a hand-washing app, and Apple’s new Fitness app, which includes new workout presets such as core training, functional strength training, cool down and dance.Automatic activity tracking works pretty well. I was about 10 minutes into a brisk walk when the watch asked me if I wanted to record an activity; the Apple Watch’s GPS didn’t kick in until the last quarter mile, but the watch calculated my total walk as 0.75 miles, just one tenth a mile less than my actual distance. 

Smartwatch Features

Where the Apple Watch SE — and all Apple Watches — excels is with smartwatch features. Apple has by far the largest app library of any smartwatch, which makes the SE a true extension of your phone on your wrist. From the SE, I could control my smart home devices, make and receive phone calls, look up directions, play music, and much more. 

Battery Life and Charging

Like the Apple Watch 3 and the Apple Watch 6, the Apple Watch SE has about an 18-hour battery life, which means you'll be recharging your watch every day. When it comes to playing music and using GPS, the Apple Watch SE has a slightly shorter battery life than the Apple Watch 6.

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