Apple’s greatest occasion of the yr is developing: its annual September keynote — this yr, dubbed as “It is Glowtime.” The tech big often debuts a brand new iPhone collection in addition to new Apple Watch fashions, and this yr, we’d see an improve to the lower-end Apple Watch SE mannequin.
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The final time Apple upgraded the Apple Watch SE was in 2022, so the 2024 mannequin (third era) is due for some adjustments and enhancements. In keeping with reports, these embrace a plastic case, which might swap out the 2nd gen’s aluminum case, doubtlessly as a cost-saving transfer to make the SE drop in worth even decrease than its present worth of $250.
The doable change to plastic is smart for the reason that Apple Watch SE is focused in direction of children as a “first smartwatch” possibility. The present SE mannequin has smaller display sizes than the Sequence 9 (40mm or 44mm), much less storage capability of 32GB, and an S8 chip as a substitute of the S9 chip.
New upgrades to the third gen mannequin may combine extra well being and monitoring options that the Apple Watch Series 9 has, reminiscent of monitoring blood oxygen, ECG coronary heart checks, and checking your temperature. It may additionally bump up the processor to the S9 chip (assuming it follows the identical pattern because the earlier SE fashions in being behind by one processor).
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Concerning different Apple Watches to look out for through the occasion, the Sequence 10 (or Sequence X, some speculate) watches are rumored to get an up to date look by bigger display sizes and a thinner design. Extra correct sensors and the addition of sleep apnea detection to sleep monitoring are additionally doable upgrades.