New affordable Apple Watch SE 3 and other Watch innovations

In the last iPhone keynote, Apple also told the new Apple Watch models about a new high flooding report and sleep scores. What Apple did not tell is that these functions also become available for some older Apple Watches. At the end of this article you therefore read more about both functions and at any other Apple Watches you can also use them.

Much less scratch-sensitive allways-on-screens
The Apple Watch Series 11 gets a larger OLED screen with a wide viewing angle and an increased brightness to a maximum of 2,000 Nits. The big news at the Apple Watch SE3 is that it is now also equipped with an allways-on OLED screen. The maximum brightness with this budget model is only 1,000 Nits, the viewing angle is a bit more limited and the screen edges are somewhat wider. The OLED screens of the series 11 and SE3 are both twice less scratch sensitive than the Apple Watch Series 10 and 4x less scratch sensitive than the Apple Watch SE2!

Much faster chip and new wrist movements
The new Apple Watch SE3 budget version also contains the much faster S10 chip that was already present last year in the Apple Watch Series 10 while the much more expensive Apple Watch Ultra 2 then had to do with the older S9 chip. This budget device now also measures the temperature of your wrist and you will soon be able to operate it with wrist movements without touching the screen. By running something with your wrist you can delete and refuse notifications. With Watchos 26 you can also use those new wrist movements from the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Furthermore, the Apple Watch SE3 also supports Apneu Detection and the new sleep score.

Improved battery life and faster loading time
The battery life of the Apple Watch Series 11 is now 24 hours, which is 6 hours longer than with the Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch SE3. In the savings position, the battery life of the Apple Watch Series 11 is now even 32 hours. You can charge the Apple Watch Series 11 for 80 percent in 30 minutes instead of 45 minutes at the Apple Watch SE3. Both models can be used again for 8 hours after 15 minutes of loading.

Further similarities and differences
The appearance of the Apple Watch Series 11 has not changed much and therefore looks a lot like the Apple Watch Series 10. The Apple Watch SE3 and Apple Watch Series 11 both have the same 64 GB storage space, Neural Engine with 4 cores, S10 processor and the same chip for wireless communication via OA 5G. With the previous budget model you could store much less music and podcasts on the 32 GB storage space. With the S10 processor, the Apple Watch is powerful enough for the local processing of Siri assignments. You can now also stop a timer or respond to a notification on the SE3 version with a double tap on the screen. Because of voice insulation you can better understand if you call in a noisy environment.

Both Apple Watches are also equipped with a built -in speaker with which you can listen to podcasts and music without wireless ears. With the ultrawide band chip (which is not present in the budget model) you will find your iPhone more easily if it is nearby.

On the Apple Watch SE3 you miss the water temperature and depth sensor in addition to the heart rate sensor that are present at the Apple Watch Series 11. Your pole temperature can be measured on both models. Because of this temperature meter, women can get an estimate when ovulation takes place.

The Apple Watch Ultra 3
This is the Apple Watch with the largest OLED screen with a large viewing angle. The screen has become about 10 percent due to narrower screen edges. You can now also see a second hand on the Always-on screen. You always buy the Apple Watch Ultra 3 in a titanium housing with 5G and satellite communication, which can be very useful if mobile internet is not available. This satellite receiver is twice as strong as in the previous Ultra 2 model. This allows you to send an emergency message from almost every place so that this Watch will certainly save a few lives.

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 has a battery life of 42 hours and can be charged for 80 percent in 45 minutes (with the Ultra 2 this took 1 hour). With 15 minutes of fast charging you already have an 8 -hour battery life. Also in this top model, Apple now uses the same S10 chip as in the Apple Watch SE3

Which Apple Watch?
The prices of the Apple Watches have fortunately not risen despite the many new possibilities. The new budget model has become even more attractive for many people with a new fast processor, an always-on-screen and a built-in speaker. You can only buy the budget model in the colors star light and midnight. With the Apple Watch Series 11 you can choose from four shades with the aluminum versions and with the titanium versions from three. If you want a slightly thinner Apple Watch with extra health sensors, a longer battery life, thinner screen edges and a brighter screen, the more expensive Apple Watch Series 11 is a good choice. Especially for world travelers and practitioners of sometimes extreme sports, Apple offers the Apple Watch Ultra 3.

If you always wear an iPhone with you, it is of little use to spend extra money for a cellular version that now also supports 5G. Even with your mobile provider, your total costs without mobile internet on your Apple Watch are usually a bit lower every month. With the Apple Watch Series 11 you can save a lot of money if you opt for a GPS version without 5G with an aluminum cupboard. With a titanium cupboard you can almost as well buy the slightly more expensive Apple Watch Ultra.

Prices Apple Watch models

The new Apple Watches are available from Friday 19 September.

High blood pressure Message and sleep score Work at more Apple Watches
The new blood pressure detection becomes available in 150 countries. With a long -term high blood pressure you get a notification. According to Apple, it does not work with every form of high blood pressure. The high blood pressure report will soon work from the Apple Watch Series 9. You will receive such a notification if the measurement data from the optical heart rate sensor contains instructions for a structurally increased blood pressure over a 30 -day period. The sensor looks at how your blood vessels react to your heartbeat. Because the Apple Watch SE 3 does not have a heart rate sensor, you cannot receive high -blood pressure notifications. Apple said that the high flooding report will be available in 150 countries with Watchos26 around October.

The high blood pressure report and (improved) sleep score look like this (Fig. Apple)

The new Apple sleep score can also be used from the Apple Watch SE2, series 6 and all ultra models. In these Apple Watches you could record your sleeping behavior for a while. What Apple now calls sleep score, you should therefore see as an improved analysis of this data. Here you look at your total sleep duration, how often you wake up and the length of every sleep phase. Your heartbeat, polmator, oxygen content of your blood and the rhythm of your breathing is also used. The outcome indicates how good the quality of your night’s sleep was and so you can quickly see in the Health app of iOS26 on which points it deviates from your average sleep data.