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Apple Watch SE 3: What to Expect From Apple's Upcoming Budget Smartwatch
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Traditional watches are anchored in a sundial, where the circle plays a significant role. A smartwatch's purpose is to provide information and display content. If a round format were an effective one, we would have round windows, televisions, phones, and tablets. A round smartwatch pretends to be something it isn't and never will be. Its time-telling function isn't the most important; it's one of many priorities.
Suit yourself. I’m very much an Apple guy, but I’ve got no interest in a rectangular watch.
What is the logic of reporting these in inches when all the other display sizes in the article are in mm?
They probably have a overstock of the current 44mm body series 4,5,6 bodies so i predict another 3 year with the same body for the SE3.
Dont forget the SE is recycled older AW versions hardware. So depending on how much older AW4,5 bodies and screens they still have laying around they may consider already using those OR the newer series 7 42 and 45mm bodies.
Do not underestimate this fact, as it a significant cost safer for apple.
AI Is now the major push, the new SE3 wont have it only the current AW + 15 pro iphone combination at a minimum.
So the design of the SE3 does not have to Cather AI it simply will be AOD as the biggest selling point. So no S8+ chip
The SE is a funnel to offer a cheap alternative to the regular AW to beat off competion, by rehashing off shelf stuff.
AOD is no longer a premium feature but a standard feature, thus the SE3 will have it.
They will do a bare minimum spec bump because AOD will run on older AW tech anyway.
Since AW5 + 5 years of AOD, also the AW4 and AW5 shared the same screen so AOD is very easily doable without increasing costs for the SE3.
Dont forget the SE is recycled older AW versions hardware. So depending on how much older AW4,5 bodies and screens they still have laying around they may consider already using those OR the newer series 7 42 and 45mm bodies.
Do not underestimate this fact, as it a significant cost safer for apple.
AI Is now the major push, the new SE3 wont have it only the current AW + 15 pro iphone combination at a minimum.
So the design of the SE3 does not have to Cather AI it simply will be AOD as the biggest selling point. So no S8+ chip
The SE is a funnel to offer a cheap alternative to the regular AW to beat off competion, by rehashing off shelf stuff.
AOD is no longer a premium feature but a standard feature, thus the SE3 will have it.
They will do a bare minimum spec bump because AOD will run on older AW tech anyway.
Since AW5 + 5 years of AOD, also the AW4 and AW5 shared the same screen so AOD is very easily doable without increasing costs for the SE3.
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I'd be all for this. I use almost none of the apps on my apple watch. I basically just use it for activity tracking and seeing who's calling/texting me without pulling my phone out. And checking the time too, of course.How about an entry level watch for $99⌚
