Back in early July, Bloomberg press reporter Mark Gurman began a report that Apple prepared to make its next Apple Watch SE in plastic. Which looked like an interesting however odd idea … till this month, when the exact same leaker exposed why this is slated to occur.
Apple, Gurman declares in the most recent edition of his Power On newsletter, is upgrading the SE in plastic as part of an effort to make the item “more kid-friendly.” Aside from prospective influence on expense and resilience, the plastic product “might enable a much better selection of colors.”
That’s an attractive possibility. In the past, Apple has actually periodically utilized less expensive variations of its items as a testing room for brighter, more brilliant color combinations: especially the “unapologetically plastic” iPhone 5c, which was available in emerald green, sapphire blue, coral red, and a remarkable intense yellow, and the later and likewise brilliant iPhone XR.
However this concept has actually never ever been applied to the Apple Watch, regardless of the existence of a budget-focused SE design considering that 2020. The SE can be found in Midnight, Starlight, and silver, without any enjoyable alternative surfaces to pick from. Possibly this is due to the fact that the iPhones 5c and XR were felt to be not successful (especially the previous), or maybe Apple wished to keep the Apple Watch’s premium, elegant image. Whatever the factor, it appears like the strategy will alter.
The Apple Watch SE was presented in 2020 along with the Series 6 as a lower-cost option beginning at $279. Compared to that design, the SE was missing out on numerous sensing units (ECG, blood-oxygen) and didn’t have more recent functions such as the always-on screen and U1 ultra-wideband chip. It got a small upgrade in 2022 with a more recent processor and a lower $249 beginning cost, and it still does not have a lot of the more recent Apple Watch functions, consisting of a bigger screen, temperature level sensing unit, and double-tap gesture.
For all the current news and reports as we get closer to the launch this fall, consisting of the third-gen Apple Watch SE, have a look at our routinely upgraded Apple Watch 2024 superguide.
