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Apple · Apple Watch
Watch SE (1st generation)
The first Watch SE combined 40mm and 44mm cases, GPS and fall detection with an S5 processor and an optional cellular connection.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 40, 44 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- LTPO OLED
- Battery
- 18 h
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Single-band
- Weight
- 30.49 g
What reviewers say
Wareable and PhoneArena find the SE quick and comfortable, with useful fitness tracking and a lower price than Series 6. Both find the missing always-on display noticeable and launch sleep tracking basic. Regular charging remains a drawback, especially when wearing it overnight.
From wareable.com and phonearena.com
Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 40 mm or 44 mm
- Panel
- LTPO OLED
- Peak brightness
- 1,000 nits
- Always-on display
- No
- Display detail
- Retina LTPO OLED; 40mm 324 x 394 pixels and 759 sq mm; 44mm 368 x 448 pixels and 977 sq mm
- Screen protection
- Ion-X glass
Health and fitness
- ECG
- No
- Blood oxygen
- No
- Skin temperature
- No
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- No
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- No
- Fall detection
- Yes
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Single-band
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Sensors
- Second-generation optical heart sensor; compass, always-on altimeter, accelerometer up to 32 g-forces, gyroscope and ambient light sensor
- Health features
- High and low heart rate notifications; Noise app; sleep tracking and automatic handwashing detection in watchOS 7
- Fitness features
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS; GymKit; Activity rings; elevation and compass information; dance, functional strength and core workouts in watchOS 7
- Safety features
- Fall Detection and Emergency SOS; international emergency calling on cellular versions in supported regions
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 18 hours
- Mobile data option
- Yes
- Works with
- iPhone
- Chip
- S5
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Battery life detail
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Charging
- Magnetic charging cable; retail packaging updated to USB-C in September 2021; USB power adapter sold separately
- Connectivity
- W3 wireless chip; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n at 2.4GHz; Bluetooth 5.0; cellular versions add LTE and UMTS; requires iPhone 6s or later with iOS 14 at launch; Family Setup allows a family member without an iPhone to use a cellular watch managed from an organiser's iPhone
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 30.49 g
- Software
- watchOS
- Case materials
- Recycled aluminium case; ceramic and sapphire crystal back; 50 m water resistance under ISO 22810:2010 for shallow-water swimming
- Size
- 40mm 40 x 34 x 10.7 mm, GPS 30.49 g or cellular 30.68 g; 44mm 44 x 38 x 10.7 mm, GPS 36.20 g or cellular 36.36 g; case weights exclude bands
- Bands
- Compatible with Apple Watch bands including Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop; Nike editions have exclusive bands and faces
- Colours
- Silver, Space Grey or Gold aluminium; Nike Silver or Space Grey
- In the box
- Watch, band or loop and 1 m magnetic charging cable; no USB power adapter; later packaging supplies a USB-C cable
Pros and cons
Pros
- Built-in GPS, compass and always-on altimeter
- Fall detection and cellular option
- 32 GB storage
Cons
- No always-on display
- No ECG or blood oxygen sensor
- Up to 18 hours of battery life
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 40, 44 mm | – | – | LTPO OLED | 18 h | 50 m | Single-band | 30.5 g | Sept 2020 | |
| Smart and sports | 40, 44 mm | – | – | LTPO OLED | 18 h | 50 m | Single-band | 30.8 g | Sept 2019 | |
| Smart and sports | 41, 45 mm | – | – | LTPO OLED | 18 h | 50 m | Single-band | 32 g | Oct 2021 |
Newer model: Watch SE (2nd generation).
Sources
- support.apple.com/en-gb/111862
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/09/apple-watch-se-the-ultimate-combination-of-design…
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2021/09/apple-reveals-apple-watch-series-7-featuring-the-…
- support.apple.com/en-gb/108056
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