Apple is known for making premium devices, but sometimes makes more affordable gadgets as a gateway to its ecosystem. We’ve seen this with the iPhone SE 2020, and now the same can happen for the Apple Watch.
From the rumors so far, we know pretty much that Apple is working on the Apple Watch 6, likely to come with a host of new features such as blood oxygen monitoring, and a new optical sensor to replace the Digital Crown. But according to reasonably reliable tech leaker Komiya on Twitter comes an early 2021 an Apple Watch SE.
Currently, there are two versions of Apple Watch available, the Apple Watch Series 5 and the Apple Watch Series 3; the former is Cupertino’s premium smartwatch, while the older Apple Watch 3 has seen its price drop to appeal to people who want an Apple Watch for a cheaper price at the expense of a few features. But Komiya has claimed that the Apple Watch SE will replace the Apple Watch 3 as the budget smartwatch for the company.
Apple Watch SE- Old design- Replacement of series 3- S6 & W4 chip- All 16GB- Aluminum model only- Digital crown with haptic feedback? – Bluetooth 5.0 International SOS Call (Cellular Model Only) – Next March – Same Prices as Series 3 pic.twitter.com/AV3IApxvnHAugust 16, 2020
The leaker noted that the Apple Watch SE will retain the old design of the Apple Watch, which means it will have the Digital Crown. And it will only come in an aluminum version.
However, it’s on the inside where the Apple Watch SE is set to impress, as Komiya expects to have the S6 processor and W4 wireless chip. These chips are set to upgrade over the S5 and W3 chips found in the Apple Watch Series 5. And the S6 and W4 are also expected to come in the Apple Watch 6.
This means that while the Apple Watch SE will not have the latest Smartwatch design from Cupertino engineers, it will have impressive specs for a wearable. This is basically the same approach that Apple took with the iPhone SE; that handset has a fairly old design but has found the same A13 Bionic chipset in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro.
The Apple Watch SE is tipped to cost the same as the Apple Watch Series 3, which starts at $ 199. That may be the perfect partner for the iPhone SE coming March 2021, when it is expected to be unveiled . And if Apple upgrades the iPhone SE at the same time, we could see a budget line of Apple devices expand to an ecosystem for people who do not want to have big money.
