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Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3 Reviews: Which is the Biggest Upgrade?
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It all depends on where you’re upgrading from. The real winner is my Series 6, which gets to retire. Personally, I’m looking forward to my new Series 11, although I am curious how noticeable the 1mm case offset will look with my existing watch bands.
That would create a significant potential vulnerability for moisture/water to seep in. I don't think that's desirable on something marketed as rugged and outdoorsy.
Not sure, but the Brian Tong review mentioned it. Apple Watch colors often change slightly year to year
The Series 9 looks like nicer with a slimmer bezel than all of these.
Maybe that's US only. Here in Canada I'm getting blood oxygen monitoring while asleep on S10.
I never realized this but yes you are correct about this. I didn't realize they went backwards with the 10 and now 11. I wonder why they did that.
Probably going for S11 from a S8. Apple Watch hasn't had real updates. I may consider going for a S11 jet black. After the series 0 all of the my watches have been SS (now titanium) I don't know if it's worth it. The only reason why I would go Titanium is because of the screen.
And the only reason I'm considering upgrading is the battery life.
And the only reason I'm considering upgrading is the battery life.
I may just keep my ultra 2 as the upgrades are hardly noticeable. I never was in a situation where I used satellite on my iPhone. I'm with ATT and canceled the cellular plan as I never used it and it's a joke. $10 plus $11 in fees and taxes.
Seems like I'm not the only one with an Ultra 1 (bought it on release day) who isn't upgrading to the 3. There's just not enough reason to.
My Battery Health is still at 90% and even right now, after six hours of use today, the battery is still at 90% charged (though I haven't done any workouts today). Until I start really having battery life issues, or there's a really good new feature, it's just not worth it. Even with trading in my Ultra 1 it would still cost $550 for an Ultra 3 with little noticeable change.
My Battery Health is still at 90% and even right now, after six hours of use today, the battery is still at 90% charged (though I haven't done any workouts today). Until I start really having battery life issues, or there's a really good new feature, it's just not worth it. Even with trading in my Ultra 1 it would still cost $550 for an Ultra 3 with little noticeable change.
Yes, I saw the compare page when I posted that. Upgraded chip and storage don't matter to me. There's nothing to store on there as I don't use Apple Music (thus media playback isn't really useful). Upgraded chip? The S7 is fast enough, and don't find any slowdowns. On-device Siri? I don't really use Siri on my iPhone let alone my Watch! I do use my S7 as a fitness / sleep, so those and the health tracking features matter more (ECG, O2, etc.)
The sole reason I bought the S11 watch. The ability to get 5G. I want to be able to use my watch independently. I pay everything with my watch. There have been times I forget my phone and I can't pay with Apple Pay. When I receive calls and do not have my phone with me around the house, it is useless. I hope 5G connectivity fixes this.
Battery improvements are great, but I still don't see enough reasons to upgrade from my AW S4, other than that it's no longer getting WatchOS updates.
I was expecting a complete redesign with the Apple Watch S10 (X), not just bigger screen, thinner body, but same overall design. Maybe something similar to the Ultra? Now we're at S11 and still same design. Apple is playing super safe with S series. Some of the leaks were showing this design: https://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/CBFD3712-59EB-4F8E-BAC4-03E390CF72CD.jpeg
A new band mechanism would be great, that would allow you attach special bands, for example to measure blood pressure.
The problem I see with S11 is that it's using the same S10 chip, which is just a rebadged S9 chip, so not a lot of room for improvement. https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/09/no-new-apple-watch-chip-for-the-first-time/
It seems like Apple is using the same chip for about 3 generations, so the next Apple Watch should finally come with a new chip.
For now, probably a discounted S10 would be a better deal.
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I have a S4 and iPhone 12 mini and can still access my sleep score via the health app on iOS 26. I think the sleep score might more of a iOS 26 feature and not a watchOS 26 feature. I’m curious, anyone else with older Apple Watches then S4 getting sleep scores?
Just bought a titanium S10 from the Apple refurb store. It cost £10 more than the new aluminium S11 with cellular I was considering buying to replace my aging S7 (also aluminium cellular). Slight misgivings about not buying the latest and greatest but it is hard for me to see how this isn’t a great deal considering the minor differences between S10 and S11.
I have a Series 9 which recently become buggy. By buggy, I mean the ECG function wasn't working-- the ECG would time out and start reading again after 2 or 3 seconds. Because of this function failing, I went ahead and ordered a Series 11 with plans to trade in my Series 9 watch.
Reading how "meh" the reviews are on the Series 11 watch, I decided to do some digging and see if I could get the ECG function working on my watch. Mission successful-- the issue seems to be junk trapped in the crown (from sweating-- I'm a runner).
With the ECG function now working, I've gone ahead and cancelled my Series 11 purchase. Based on initial reviews, I can't justify dropping a lot of coin on a watch which doesn't really sound like much of an upgrade.
Reading how "meh" the reviews are on the Series 11 watch, I decided to do some digging and see if I could get the ECG function working on my watch. Mission successful-- the issue seems to be junk trapped in the crown (from sweating-- I'm a runner).
With the ECG function now working, I've gone ahead and cancelled my Series 11 purchase. Based on initial reviews, I can't justify dropping a lot of coin on a watch which doesn't really sound like much of an upgrade.
Both the Series 11 and Ultra 3 are incremental updates only. See no reason for anyone with Series 10 to upgrade to 11. For Ultra 3, it is nice to have the LTPO3 display with seconds hand support. The biggest change this year will be the addition of always on for the SE3.
This makes the SE3 a great buy. The sole addition of always on makes it a very good upgrade over the SE 2. The new chip will ensure that it will get updates for a long time. Will recommend the SE 3 over the SE 2.
This makes the SE3 a great buy. The sole addition of always on makes it a very good upgrade over the SE 2. The new chip will ensure that it will get updates for a long time. Will recommend the SE 3 over the SE 2.