As part of today Far Out EventsApple has announced a refresh of its more affordable wearable device, the Apple Watch SE.
Along with Silver, Midnight, and Starlight color options, the second-generation Apple Watch SE features a redesigned back cover in nylon composite that will match the color of your choice, and Apple has even improved the manufacturing to 80% reduction in carbon emissions.
The Apple Watch SE 2 has a 30% larger screen than the Apple Watch Series 3, and it includes the new S8 SiP advanced dual-core processor, which is 20% faster than previous models and yes, that’s the processor. Similar processing is found in Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra. It also features Crash Detection, International Roaming, Heart Rate Notifications, Fall Detection, Sleep Phase, Multi-Sport Workouts, Apple Pay, Activity Tracking, etc. Oh, and it’s still water resistant.
The Apple Watch SE 2 serves as the new lower-cost option after Apple discontinued the Apple Watch Series 3, which was previously hinted after the company announced that next big watchOS update won’t come to Series 3.
Starting at $249 for the GPS model and $299 for the GPS + Cellular, the Apple Watch SE 2 will be released on September 16, 2022.
The Apple Watch SE 2 is one of many products announced as part of Apple’s Far Out event that also saw iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models, and AirPods Pro 2. Our test Round up to see everything announced in today’s event.
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