Our quick take
Apple Watch SE (2022) - 4.5 / 5
Same design
- Starlight, Midnight, Silver Aluminium only, Nike models 40mm and 44mm IPX6 rated
Same display
- 3mm border Protected by Ion-X Retina, LTPO OLED
Hardware and battery
- S8 chip, same as Series 8 Second-gen optical heart rate sensor Built-in GPS, Compass, accelerometer, gyroscope 18 hour battery
Features
- watchOS 9 Advanced sleep tracking with sleep stages Apple Pay GymKit, Emergency SOS, Fall detection, multi-sport tracking, Crash Detection
To recap
The Apple Watch SE makes some decent upgrades over its predecessor, predominantly in terms of a step-up in processor, as well as a colour-matched casing that is kinder to the environment, and some extra features like the Car Crash Detection.
It doesn’t have the latest display design like the Series 8, or the Always-On Display, and it’s nowhere near as tough and durable as the Watch Ultra or as feature rich. It also doesn’t offer the body temperature sensor, which can aid ovulation tracking in women, but as an entry point into Apple Watch, the Watch SE offers plenty and is an excellent place to start.
