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The Apple Watch SE appeared last fall as the more affordable alternative to Apple’s flagship Series 6, and it was a fairly capable device at a fixed price. Now Amazon has dropped the price of the Apple Watch SE to $ 259, which is the best price we’ve seen since the end of last year. While it may not have been the highest point of $ 230 we saw during the holiday season, it’s still a good price for anyone who missed the sales a few months ago. You can get a GPS model for $ 259 or a GPS + Cellular model for $ 329, the latter of which is also $ 20 off the regular price.
Buy Apple Watch SE (GPS) at Amazon – $ 259 Buy Apple Watch SE (GPS + Cellular) at Amazon – $ 329
Apple has designed the SE to be more affordable, while still delivering the core Apple Watch experience. It monitors activities, workouts and heart rate fluctuations throughout the day, and it has the same almost edge-to-edge screen as the Series 6. However, you do not get the always-on display on the SE, as it is a more advanced function stored for the higher series 6.. The higher-end smartwatch also has blood oxygen tracking and ECG measurements, two things the SE did not do.
But apart from the differences in hardware, the SE works similarly to the Series 6 because they both benefit from watchOS 7. The SE has features like fall detection, emergency SOS, noise monitoring and more, and you can use it with Apple Fitness +, also. Eventually we got it 88 in part because it overlaps so much with the Series 6 in terms of standard capabilities. We also appreciate the SE’s solid performance and comfortable design. If you need the latest and greatest, the Series 6 is still the best option. But if you’re willing to sacrifice some advanced features, you’re saving a huge amount of change and getting a similar experience by opting for the Apple Watch SE.
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