Apple unveiled Watch SE, its first affordable smartwatch. Their price starts at $ 279

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Apple unveiled Watch SE, its first affordable smartwatch. Their price starts at $ 279

In addition to the flagship Apple Watch Series 6, the Cupertino company also unveiled the Apple Watch SE – the successor to the Watch Series 3 released three years ago. The cost of the watch starts at $ 279. They can be pre-ordered today (at least in the US) but will hit the market on Friday.

Apple watch SE

It retains many of the Series 3 features, including fall detection, compass, always-on altimeter, and water-resistant housing. Family settings (in the version with cellular connectivity), watch face sharing, sleep tracking, and other characteristic features of WatchOS 7, the device will receive along with the Apple Watch Series 6. There is a version only with GPS and Bluetooth 5.0, as well as an option with cellular support (its cost starts at $ 329). The SE doesn’t seem to have an always-on display, which was a highlight of the Series 5.

In general, it is hardly worth thinking about buying such a device for Series 3 owners. The watch, however, uses an S5 chip, which Apple says delivers twice the performance of Series 3. The Watch SE is the first affordable Apple Watch. They are designed to compete with Fitbit and other budget smartwatches. In the past, Apple’s alternatives to such products have been older discounted Apple Watch models.

The Watch SE looks a lot like the Series 4 watch that Apple discontinued the launch of the Series 5 last year. Series 4 came with 40mm and 42mm displays, while Series 3 offered 42mm and 38mm screens in the same case. As noted, SE will run watchOS 7, which Apple unveiled at WWDC this year.

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The update also includes the new Fitness + fitness app, which offers workout tracking and virtual classrooms. This is the first fitness service created for the Apple Watch: users will receive three free months when purchasing an Apple Watch (further, the cost for those who wish will be $ 9.99 per month or $ 79.99 per year).

The price of Apple Watch SE in Russia starts at 24,990 rubles for the 40mm version in an aluminum case. The 44-mm version will cost 27,490 rubles. LTE versions do not seem to be on sale.