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Apple Watch SE 3 Smartwatch

Apple Watch SE 3

For those who don’t need the top-line option, the Apple Watch SE3 marks the new affordable entry into the Apple Watch community. Along with advanced health capabilities and an always-on display, you get fast charging, too, all thanks to the powerful S10 chip. This model now includes features like sleep score, retrospective ovulation estimates, sleep apnea notifications, and wrist temperature sensing. Enjoy double tap and wrist flick gestures, on-device Siri, and the new Liquid Glass look, along with Workout Buddy. The cover glass is more durable and you get an 18-hour battery life which isn’t an improvement, but you do get fast charging so it will recharge twice as fast as the previous generation model. A 15-minute charge, for example, will yield up to eight hours of battery life. Opt for a 5G cellular plan or go with Wi-Fi only. The watch also comes with essential safety features like Fall Detection, Crash Detection, Emergency SOS, and Check In. with Apple Watch For Your Kids, you can pair an Apple Watch SE 3 with your phone if the child doesn’t have one to give them more independence while still being able to keep tabs on them. You can use Find My to identify their location while they can leverage features like Emergency SOS, Maps, Siri, Alarms, and more. Of course, it comes with all the goodies of watchOS 26 as well.

Apple Watch SE 3 is available in 40mm and 44mm sizes in midnight and starlight aluminum cases and starts at $329.