The Watch SE drops to a brand new low of $149

iPhone customers who need the smartwatch expertise with out shelling out a fortune have an excellent possibility within the Apple Watch SE, and the wearable is cheaper than ever proper now due to a Black Friday deal. The Apple Watch SE has dropped to $149 at Amazon. That is a reduction of 40 % or $100 — the very best low cost we have seen.

The Apple Watch SE is an efficient alternative for iPhone customers who’ve but to hop into the smartwatch ecosystem or maybe are clinging onto a a lot older Apple Watch however do not want a flagship mannequin. In case you’re in search of one thing extra superior, you would be higher off with the Apple Watch Series 10, which can be at the moment sitting at a file low worth for Black Friday and is our decide for the best smartwatch total.

The second-gen Apple Watch SE is our decide for the best budget Apple Watch and we gave it a score of 89 in our 2022 review. It has the identical chipset because the Apple Watch Extremely and Sequence 8, and it ought to really feel sooner in the event you’re coming over from, say, a Sequence 6 or earlier mannequin.

The SE shares some, however not all options with flagship Apple Watches. It helps crash detection, coronary heart price monitoring and emergency calling, and it’s water-resistant to 50 meters. We felt that the display was straightforward to view, even when the solar was shining brightly. Health monitoring is correct (which is fairly essential!). Maybe most crucially, the Apple Watch SE is gentle and simple to put on.

The Ion-X glass is not fairly as strong because the sapphire crystal on different current Apple Watch fashions, so you may doubtless need to be further cautious with it. Different options current on different Apple Watch units which might be lacking right here embody an always-on show, blood oxygen monitoring and temperature sensor. The very helpful Double Faucet characteristic is not obtainable right here both.

Whereas we really feel that it is a good worth for the second-gen Apple Watch SE, it is value taking into account {that a} new mannequin might arrive within the coming months. Apple is reportedly engaged on an Apple Watch SE with a plastic casing in a bid to scale back the value and permit for bolder shade choices. It is unlikely that Apple will announce this mannequin earlier than subsequent 12 months, although.

There are many different Black Friday deals obtainable on Apple merchandise. We have put collectively an inventory of the very best ones from throughout the net.

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