New reviews recommend that the Apple Watch SE 3 remains to be in ‘lively growth’, and can characteristic a brand new casing.
Based on Mark Gurman’s ‘Energy On‘ e-newsletter at Bloomberg, a “new Apple Watch SE with plastic shell stays in growth”, with the corporate desiring to carry down the worth of the wearable with this extra inexpensive materials. Gurman additionally anticipates this new SE will come geared up with a brand new chip, however did not say whether or not it could be the S10 chip, at present discovered within the Apple Watch Collection 10, which is about to be made accessible on Friday (September 20).
There had been rumors that an Apple Watch SE 3 can be introduced at Apple’s ‘It is Glowtime’ occasion on September 9, however that did not come to cross. As a substitute, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Collection 10 and launched a brand new Satin Black end for the present Apple Watch Extremely 2.
The present SE mannequin has been accessible since 2022, however would not have an ECG to assist measure your coronary heart’s electrical exercise, nor does it have an always-on display. A plastic casing might decrease the SE’s worth whereas introducing options like ECG at a extra inexpensive worth.
Nonetheless, the present Apple Watch SE stays an awesome buy, particularly as a Christmas reward for anybody new to Apple’s wearables.
How a lot might the worth drop for the Apple Watch SE 3?
Apple Watch SE has all the time been positioned because the cheaper mannequin in all the Watch line. It is the entry level for anybody seeking to discover the advantages of an Apple Look ahead to the primary time, particularly to see if it may possibly assist with their well being and health. At $249 / £219, it is a good worth, however the SE faces fierce competitors from wearables equivalent to Fitbit’s Versa 4, which incorporates ECG coronary heart fee and sleep monitoring for $199.
Switching the fabric from aluminum to plastic may very well be a key transfer to assist drive the worth down of the Apple Watch SE 3, probably under $199 — maybe even towards $149. If Apple manages to include ECG and sleep monitoring on this new mannequin, these efforts might make the Apple Watch SE 3 a really attractive purchase for somebody on a price range.