A guide to choosing the right Apple Watch

This year, Apple was released three new models of Apple Watch: Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch SE 3, and Apple Watch Ultra 3. Whether you’re looking to get yourself one, buy the perfect holiday gift, or browse through the range, we can help you make the right move.

With its price of $ 799, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is well aimed at the niche, high-end market and athletes. For most consumers, the purchasing decision may be between the Apple Watch SE 3 and the Apple Watch Series 11, starting at $249 and $399, respectively.

Despite its lower price, the Apple Watch SE 3 comes with many of the same apps as the Series 11. If you’re looking for a simple smartwatch that has basic features like step counting and sleep tracking, the SE 3 is a great and affordable choice.

Although the Series 11 and Ultra 3 offer less changes than their predecessors, the SE 3 has received significant changes from the SE 2. The smart watch jumps from the S8 chip to the S10 and now has a regular display, supports faster acceleration, offers better resistance to cracks, introduces new health devices, includes wrist heat and a more advanced look.

While it’s not as flashy as the Series 11 and Ultra 3, it’s noticeable and has a lot of value, especially for first-time buyers and younger users. The gap between smart watches and budget has never felt smaller.

Of course, if you’re looking to get more advanced hardware, better battery life, and a larger display, the Series 11 might be a better option for your needs. But, it is important to compare both models because the SE 3 may be all you need.

We’re going to walk you through the similarities and differences between the two smartwatches to help you decide which one to choose.

Similarities between Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch SE 3

• Figure S10 Both models come with the same chip, which means there won’t be much difference in performance.
• Regular retinal exposure: Watches can show the face and time, even when your wrist is down.
• Exercises for heart health: Both watches have high and low heart rate alerts, irregular rhythm alerts, and low intensity exercise alerts.
• Hand and arm swing: Both models allow you to “wave” to set notifications and counters, and “double-tap” to activate things like answering calls or playing music.
• Emergency SOS: The watches can quickly make local emergency calls, share your location, and notify emergency contacts with a tap and hold of the side button.
• Fall detection and accident detection: Both of these watches are capable of notifying people of emergency and those who have been designated for emergency notification in the event of a serious fall or car accident.
• Water resistance up to 50 meters: Both watches can be used for swimming.
• Sleep tracking: Both models feature sleep tracking, sleep notifications, and Apple’s new Sleep Score, which gives you a number on a scale of 1 to 100 for how well you slept. Both have temperature sensing, which can inform you about your lifestyle by tracking the nightly changes in the temperature of your hand.
• Cycle tracking and reverse ovulation estimation: Watches can tell when you have been ovulating in your previous cycles.
• Quick payment options: Both watches can be charged quickly (up to 80% charge in about 30 minutes on the Series 11 and up to 80% charge in about 45 minutes on the SE 3; 15 minutes to eight hours of typical use for both models).
• Find an iPhone: Both watches allow you to press a button to play a voice on your iPhone to help you find it. However, the Series 11 features “precision tracking,” which means it can determine where your phone is.

Difference between Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch SE 3

• Battery life: The Series 11 lasts up to 24 hours (28 hours in low power mode), while the SE lasts up to 18 hours (32 hours in low power mode).
• Health: The Series 11 comes with advanced health tracking features, including a blood pressure sensor (detects blood pressure), an electronic temperature sensor, an ECG app, and a Blood Oxygen app.
• Display and features: The Series 11 can go up to 2000 nits, while the SE 3 goes up to 1000 nits. In addition, the Series 11 has a longer OLED display, while the SE 3 has a simpler OLED display.
• Size: The Series 11 is available in 46mm and 44mm sizes with aluminum or titanium bezels, while the SE 3 comes in 44mm and 40mm sizes with an aluminum case. In addition, the Series 11 is about 10% thinner than the SE 3.
• Color: The Series 11 comes in aluminum colors: Jet Black, Silver, Rose Gold, and Space Gray, and titanium colors: Natural, Gold, and Slate. The SE 3 comes in Midnight Aluminum and Starlight Aluminum.
• Some minor differences: The Series 11 comes with a depth measurement of up to six meters, a water temperature sensor, 1 nit low brightness (vs 2 nit low brightness on the SE 3), and IP6X dust resistance.