To all SE Users i am Kind of new to the Apple Watch And i wanted to buy one for Christmas. Now I am sceptical of the battery life and how long it needs to charge I was and it’s missing features in comparison to the newer watches, now I was thinking about buying an Apple Watch Series 8 because it is in kind of the same price category and has more features but I am not able to find one that guarantees that it is waterproof because most refurbished websites don’t offer a guaranteed waterproof watch. No, I am wondering if some of you guys could just share me your information of how you like your Apple Watch SE and how it impacted your life and maybe know where to get a series 8 :D thanks!
I bought my SE 2nd gen a few weeks ago and I love it! It has everything I need. I charge it once a day. I have no complaints about battery life.
I had a refurbished SE for a few years. It was fine. My main gripes were that the battery was about dead by evening time and it had to be recharged overnight, that the GPS accuracy was somewhat poor, and that the fitness functionality is lacking a bit.
Now I have a refurbished Garmin Vivoactive 4. The battery lasts about 6 days. It has less smartwatch stuff than the Apple Watch (most of which I don’t miss at all), but it’s a way better fitness watch.
I have the SE2, it was awesome for the first few months for sleep and activity tracking…the novelty has since worn off and I still wear it daily but get very little use out of it since i usually have my phone nearby. Unless the nicer models add a lot more features in the future, I cannot see myself spending $$ on another Apple Watch ever again.
So I know that price is the motivating factor here but a watch isn’t like a phone you swap out every couple years. I would definitely not buy a previous years model, and further, after getting a S9 myself, I think the new Double Tap gesture is going to become a major user input tool going forward, and I wouldn’t want to buy something that I’m planning on using for the next five years that cannot do what is bound to be an integral part to the UI/UX in subsequent OS updates.
I’d do whatever you can to splurge for the 9, just to future proof your purchase as much as possible
Started on the SE after 3 years I upgraded to S9 and the battery and always on are seriously underrated
Plus Double Tap, which I’m surprised isn’t being mentioned here more. It’s literally a brand new, hands free user input method that is bound to be a major part of the user experience in updates to come, especially since the gesture was borne out of the new Vision Pro UI/UX. Given that only the S9 and Ultra 2 support it right now, those are the only two models that are more future proofed against Apple’s future UX plans
I see what you mean, and I also thought about buying the new one for the new features and two future proof, but the gesture thing already existed before the serious nine look it up if you don’t believe me but it is there in almost every watch and I think also in the SE to it is a feature that is hidden in the accessibility settings and Apple tested the feature when they first put it into accessibility settings, and now it’s a feature that they put in the new watch
It is the same experience as the other apple watches except that it doesn’t have always on display
Been using an SE 1 since late 2020 and have no complaints! The battery still lasts me a full day and everything.
Yes been using daily since September 2020, I love my watch. Got the 44m size and honestly it’s the best I don’t need more features. I use it for fitness daily, and love the notifs on the wrist
I got mine in March and it does everything I need it to.
I’ve had my SE 2 for a couple months now and I’m very happy with it. I’ve had no problems with battery life. I’d say I could probably get a 24 hours out of it. Just from looking at my battery settings it looks like it goes down about 10-15% per 6 hours, which is honestly great for me. Honestly I just charge it once a bit at night and/or the morning just to keep it topped off. Not having always on display has not really been an issue for me but I had the pixel watch before that recommend turning it off so I guess i don’t know what I’m missing lol.
Overall I think it’s really good for the price point and a great way to get into Apple products. I’d say the only real con is there’s some features that are missing like skin tempature and blood oxygen. I personally didn’t really care about that stuff but just so you know. I’d say give it a shot!
Got my SE 2.5 years ago and it’s still going strong. For the most part, battery life lasts me the entire day. (6 am to 10 pm, and usually still has 30% or so left.) The features it doesn’t have are ones I’d never use anyway, so I don’t miss them at all. My watch does fine in water; my wife wears her SE while swimming, and I’ll wear mine in the shower. No problems at all. Charging time is usually pretty fast; I don’t know offhand how long it takes because I usually charge overnight (it serves as my alarm clock), but I’m pretty sure it usually charges from half to full pretty fast.
The SE is a great entry level watch to see if you like it. That said, if Apple has refurbs for S7 or S8 and they’re similar in price, I’d go for one of those. Sleep tracking, always on display, and smaller bezels are wonderful. Not essential, but wonderful.
The SE has been awesome since I bought it. I got it because it was my first Apple Watch and I just needed the features the SE had. If you can’t charge your watch at the end of each day I would look for something else - maybe the Ultra or another brand (I got an Amazfit Bip 5 for my mom and she loves it - battery lasts a week).
The new OS has some bugs as expected. It messed with battery life for a little while. I’m sure they’ll fix the bugs though.
I love the plain old sport band which is based on Marc Newson’s Ikepod watch design. It works well, stays on, and is super comfy for me.
Have the se2, still haven’t charged it since 7 am and I have 50 % battery left. Don’t need AOD or temp sensor
Just upgraded from the original SE to a S9. The thing that I really want/need from SE is the always on display. Honestly it has been a game changer for me but if that’s not important to you, then there is no need.
Also S9 is able to measure ECG and blood oxygen level that SE is not able to.