New stories recommend that the Apple Watch SE 3 remains to be in ‘energetic growth’, and can characteristic a brand new casing.
In accordance with Mark Gurman’s ‘Energy On‘ e-newsletter at Bloomberg, a “new Apple Watch SE with plastic shell stays in growth”, with the corporate aspiring to convey down the value of the wearable with this extra reasonably priced materials. Gurman additionally anticipates this new SE will come geared up with a brand new chip, however did not say whether or not it will be the S10 chip, at the moment discovered within the Apple Watch Collection 10, which is about to be made out there on Friday (September 20).
There had been rumors that an Apple Watch SE 3 could be introduced at Apple’s ‘It is Glowtime’ occasion on September 9, however that did not come to go. As a substitute, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Collection 10 and launched a brand new Satin Black end for the prevailing Apple Watch Extremely 2.
The present SE mannequin has been out there 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 may decrease the SE’s worth whereas introducing options like ECG at a extra reasonably priced worth.
Nonetheless, the present Apple Watch SE stays an important buy, particularly as a Christmas reward for anybody new to Apple’s wearables.
How a lot may the value drop for the Apple Watch SE 3?
Apple Watch SE has all the time been positioned because the cheaper mannequin in the whole Watch line. It is the entry level for anybody trying to discover the advantages of an Apple Look ahead to the primary time, particularly to see if it might probably assist with their well being and health. At $249 / £219, it is a good worth, however the SE faces fierce competitors from wearables resembling Fitbit’s Versa 4, which incorporates ECG coronary heart price and sleep monitoring for $199.
Switching the fabric from aluminum to plastic may very well be a key transfer to assist drive the value down of the Apple Watch SE 3, doubtlessly under $199 — even perhaps towards $149. If Apple manages to include ECG and sleep monitoring on this new mannequin, these efforts may make the Apple Watch SE 3 a really attractive purchase for somebody on a funds.