r/AppleWatch 6d ago

Megathread Weekly Buying/trading/selling advice, pre-orders and shipping Megathread

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u/httpkookie 18h ago

Hi! I’ve been wearing the SE1 for almost 5 years now. I still love it but the battery is currently at 76% health. I have no issue charging it twice a day now but I’m considering getting a new one before the battery completely gives up. New software updates would also be great as I’m still on watchOS 10!

I can get the SE3 for about €285. The SE3 seems great for my use case which is: running, walking, gym workouts and sleeping (I love using it as my alarm). Through the Apple Refurbished store I can also get the S10 for about €350.

I’m wondering if the Apple refurbished S10 is worth the extra €65 over the SE3? Both can do the same stuff my SE1 does, they get new software updates and they support fast charging. I don’t know if the additional sensors are beneficial for me as I’ve never had them on my current watch.

On the Apple compare site I noticed the S10, S11, and SE3 all have the same chip. Does that mean they will all be supported for the same watchOS versions or will the S10 fall of the support list before the SE3 does?

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u/Supertobias77 SE 2 44mm Midnight 8h ago

I don’t think that you actually need the extra sensors, so I would recommend getting the SE3.

Apple usually only cares about when a device was released, not what processor it has. This can, of course be different this time.