Apple recently unveiled three new Apple Watch models: the Apple Watch Series 11, the Apple Watch SE 3, and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. With a price tag of $799, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is aimed at niches, high-end markets and athletes. For most consumers, the purchase decision could be between the Apple Watch SE 3 and the Apple Watch Series 11, starting at $249 and $399, respectively.
The Apple Watch SE 3 has the same software as the Series 11 despite its low price. If you’re looking for a simple smartwatch with important features like step counting and sleep tracking, the SE 3 is a great and affordable choice.
The Series 11 and Ultra 3 offer more modest improvements than their predecessors, while the SE 3 receives a significant upgrade from the SE 2. The smartwatch received a jump from the S8 chip to the S10.
It’s not as flashy as Series 11 or Ultra 3, but it definitely stands out and is of great value, especially for first-time buyers. The gap between standard and budget smartwatches has never felt small.
Of course, if you want to access more advanced health features, better battery life and larger displays, the Series 11 is the right choice for your needs. However, since only SE 3 is required, it is worth comparing both models.
Describe the similarities and differences between the two smartwatches and inform your decision.
Similarities between Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch SE 3
S10 Chip: Both models come with the same chip. In other words, there is no significant difference in performance. Always on Retinas Display: The watch can display the face and time of the watch, even if your wrist is down. Heart Health Features: Both watches have high heart rate and low rhythm notifications, as well as low cardio fitness notifications. List flick and double tap gestures: Both models allow you to make “list flick” gestures to reject notifications and timers. Emergency SOS: The watch can instantly call local emergency services, share locations, and notify emergency contacts when you hold down the side button. Fall detection and crash detection: Both watches can automatically alert you when a severe fall or severe car accident is detected with emergency services and emergency contacts. 50m water resistance: Both watches can be used for swimming. Sleep Tracking: Both models have sleep tracking, sleep tracking notifications, and Apple’s new sleep scores, which give you numbers on a scale of 1-100 on the Sleeping Level scale. Both have temperature sensing, allowing you to provide insight into your happiness by tracking nightly changes in wrist temperature. Cycle tracking with retrospective ovulation estimates: The clock can determine when it is most likely to be excreted in a previous cycle. Fast Charging Function: Both watches have fast charging capabilities (for Series 11, it charges up to 80% in about 30 minutes, and up to 80% in up to 45 minutes on SE 3. Find iPhone: Both watches can be used to press a button to play sound on iPhone and help you find it. However, Series 11 has “precise discovery” which means you can pinpoint the exact location of your phone.
Differences between Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch SE 3
Battery Life: Series 11 lasts up to 24 hours (28 hours in low power mode), while SE lasts up to 18 hours (32 hours in low power mode). Health Features: Series 11 features more advanced health tracking features, including hypertension notification (detects hypertension), electrothermal sensors, ECG apps, and blood oxygen apps. Screen and Display: Series 11 can reach up to 2000 knits, while SE 3 can reach up to 1000 knits. Additionally, the Series 11 has a wide-angle OLED, while the SE 3 has a simple OLED display. Size: Series 11 is available in 46mm and 44mm sizes with aluminum or titanium cases, while SE 3 comes with 44mm and 40mm sizes in aluminum cases. Additionally, Series 11 is almost 10% thinner than SE 3. Color: Series 11 comes in aluminium colors in jet black, silver, rose gold, space grey and titanium colors: natural, gold, slate. The SE 3 has midnight aluminum and starlight aluminum. Other small differences: Series 11 comes with a depth gauge up to 6 meters, a water temperature sensor, one minimum brightness (2 NIT minimum brightness on SE 3), and a certified IP6X dust resistance.
