Using the Apple Watch SE 2 made me realize you should consider it the default AppleWatch to buy, and then look at the Series 8 — not the other way around.
It’s easy to dismiss the Apple Watch SE 2 as the “lesser” Apple Watch, purchased only by those watching the bottom line. The Apple Watch Series 8 is the one to buy, right? Sorry, but this is completely the wrong way to look at it.
It’s not that the Apple Watch SE 2 is the perfect smartwatch, it’s just that many of the features that differentiate the Watch Series 8 from it aren’t going to be missed by a fairly large segment of people wanting to buy an Apple Watch. Well, apart from one feature, that is, but I’ll come back to that.
Do you need the added health features? I know what you’re thinking now, what about the health and fitness features? There are three primary features missing from the Watch SE 2: blood oxygen sensing, an electrocardiogram, and a temperature sensor. These are great to have and open the Watch up to track more of your wellbeing — blood oxygen works with sleep tracking, and the temperature sensor for enhanced cycle tracking, for example — but everything still works without them, and really well, too.
Plenty of power and battery life If you do decide to order the Apple Watch SE 2 you can look forward to great battery life. Apple says you’ll get “up to 18 hours” with mixed use. For me, the Watch SE 2’s battery life has been better than that, reaching two full days with two tracked 30-minute workouts and a single night’s sleep tracked, too, along with the usual notifications and music control.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Apple Watch Series 8 Wants to Be Your LifelineWIRED It’s an Apple Watch. Crash detection offers peace of mind. Temperature sensing is accurate. WatchOS 9 updates are wonderful. TIRED Still spendy. You can probably find a Series 7 on sale with nearly the same features.
Read more »
Apple Watch Series 8 review: copy-paste?The Apple Watch Series 8 adds a couple of little improvements to an already successful formula.
Read more »
Apple Watch Series 8 vs Watch Series 6: worth the upgrade? Or grab a deal?Is the Apple Watch Series 6 obsolete? Or can it still compete with the Series 8?
Read more »
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5: How to Watch the Hulu Series for FreeSeason 5 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ premiered on Hulu on Sept. 14.
Read more »
Apple Watch Ultra exclusive apps hit the App StoreThe two apps are Siren and Depth.
Read more »