Apple Watch Series 11 VS SE 3 - DON'T BE FOOLED! — Transcript

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1. 0:00The Apple Watch Series 11 just got an
2. 0:02update, but something else happened that
3. 0:03I didn't expect, and that is that Apple
4. 0:05also announced the new Apple Watch SE3
5. 0:09with way more features than I was
6. 0:11expecting, like an always on display, an
7. 0:14S10 chip, 5G cellular connectivity, and
8. 0:17it makes me wonder if most people should
9. 0:19just save their money and get an Apple
10. 0:21Watch SE, or is there maybe one really
11. 0:25big reason to go for the Series 11 over
12. 0:28the SE that makes it worth $150 more?
13. 0:31Well, let me answer that question by
14. 0:33going over all these new features for
15. 0:35the Series 11 and the Apple Watch SE so
16. 0:37you can decide which watch is right for
17. 0:39you. Now, yes, I am making this video in
18. 0:41advance of these being available because
19. 0:43the Apple watches are being sold on
20. 0:44Apple's website right now. And full
21. 0:46disclosure, I do not have these Apple
22. 0:48watches on hand, but Apple did keep the
23. 0:51same design for the Series 11 as the
24. 0:53Series 10. And it even has the same S10
25. 0:56chip. And the SE has the same design as
26. 0:59the old SE. So, I already know how these
27. 1:01watches perform and kind of the key
28. 1:04differences living with them each day.
29. 1:06So, I think this video will be helpful
30. 1:07for a lot of people because people got
31. 1:09to make up their minds. Now, one of the
32. 1:11first big differences between the Series
33. 1:1211 and the SE is the design and the size
34. 1:16of the watches. Series 11 has two sizing
35. 1:18options, 46 and 42 mm, which is bigger
36. 1:20than the SE's 44 and 40mm casing size.
37. 1:24Now, for most people, the bigger screen
38. 1:25size is a pro. It allows you to see more
39. 1:28content. You get bigger watch faces, and
40. 1:30the 46 millm size of the Series 11 is
41. 1:33almost as big as the Apple Watch Ultra
42. 1:363's display. However, some people do not
43. 1:39like the design of a big watch. And for
44. 1:42most people, the Series 11 is going to
45. 1:44take up the entire width of your wrist.
46. 1:47So, if you prefer a smaller watch, well,
47. 1:49the 40mm Apple Watch SE is currently the
48. 1:52smallest watch that Apple sells. Now,
49. 1:54despite the Series 11 being larger, it
50. 1:56is also thinner than the SE, so it sits
51. 1:58closer to the wrist and it's easier to
52. 2:00fit under tighter long sleeve shirts,
53. 2:02whereas the SE is a little more bulbous.
54. 2:05On the plus to the SE's display this
55. 2:07year, though, is that it is finally an
56. 2:10always on display, meaning that the
57. 2:12display no longer turns off when you put
58. 2:14your wrist down. You can always see the
59. 2:16watch face. Now, although it is an
60. 2:17always-on display, it still lacks a lot
61. 2:19of the display upgrades that the Series
62. 2:2111 has. First of all, the Series 11 has
63. 2:23an always on display that is a little
64. 2:25bit better because it refreshes at a
65. 2:27faster rate. So, you get cool little
66. 2:29details like seeing the seconds hand
67. 2:31tick when the alwayson display is
68. 2:33activated. The Series 11 display is also
69. 2:35brighter at 2,000 nits versus the
70. 2:371,000nit display on the SE. In indoor
71. 2:39use, this isn't a big deal, but on a
72. 2:41bright sunny day, that extra brightness
73. 2:43does make the screen on the Series 11 a
74. 2:45lot more legible. And the Series 11
75. 2:47display is also brighter when viewing it
76. 2:49at an angle. For me though, the real
77. 2:52drawback of the design for the SE this
78. 2:54year is well, the color options. Yeah,
79. 2:56Apple used to have three color options
80. 2:58for the SE, but this year they are
81. 3:00limiting it to just two aluminum
82. 3:02finishes, midnight or starlight, aka uh
83. 3:06black or white. The Series 11 has much
84. 3:09broader and better color options,
85. 3:10including silver, space gray, rose gold,
86. 3:13and my favorite color from last year,
87. 3:15the new jet black color, which I think
88. 3:17looks so cool. On top of that, you can
89. 3:19even make the Series 11 even more
90. 3:21premium with optional titanium finishes,
91. 3:23which come in natural gold or slate
92. 3:26black. These options are more expensive
93. 3:28and really drive up the price compared
94. 3:30to the SE, but they do also come with a
95. 3:32sapphire crystal display, which is less
96. 3:35prone to scratching. However, Apple does
97. 3:36say that the Series 11 has a new ceramic
98. 3:39coating on the glass display that makes
99. 3:41it twice as scratchresistant compared to
100. 3:43the Series 10 display. Unfortunately,
101. 3:45the SE3 display does not get this
102. 3:47coating, but it does get a stronger
103. 3:49glass that is four times more crack
104. 3:52resistant than the SE2. Personally, I
105. 3:54have never had a problem with any of my
106. 3:56Apple Watches cracking, but based on my
107. 3:59experience, every aluminum Apple Watch
108. 4:01that I've worn with a glass display has
109. 4:04had some sort of hairline scratches
110. 4:08after a year of use, while any sapphire
111. 4:10display version I've owned on the more
112. 4:12premium titanium models has never
113. 4:15scratched once. And I bumped this into
114. 4:17quite a few things. I'm not sure if the
115. 4:19Series 11's new ceramic coating will
116. 4:21change this, but all I can say based on
117. 4:23the information I have now is that if
118. 4:26you hate scratches, the Series 11 should
119. 4:28provide a better experience all around.
120. 4:30And if you can't can't can't stand
121. 4:32scratches, pay extra for that sapphire
122. 4:34display. Now, the back of the SE is also
123. 4:37made of a nylon composite instead of a
124. 4:40mixture of ceramic and metal. So, it
125. 4:43technically has a less premium finish on
126. 4:45the back, but uh once it's on your
127. 4:47wrist, I really never noticed the
128. 4:48difference, and it's not like my SE has
129. 4:51had any durability issues. Both Apple
130. 4:53Watches have the same water resistance
131. 4:54up to 50 m, but the Apple Watch Series
132. 4:5611 does have a depth gauge to 6 m and a
133. 4:59water temperature sensor. Now, one big
134. 5:01upgrade on the Series 11 this year is
135. 5:03Apple has managed to get a 6-h hour
136. 5:05battery life improvement on this model,
137. 5:08leading to 24 hours of battery life,
138. 5:10which is respectable. That means the
139. 5:12Series 11 is in between the battery life
140. 5:14of the old Apple Watch Ultra and the
141. 5:17Apple Watch Series 10. The SE
142. 5:19unfortunately does not get this battery
143. 5:21life upgrade and still has the same
144. 5:2318our rating as every previous normal
145. 5:26Apple Watch model. Now, for most people
146. 5:29that probably shouldn't matter. The 18
147. 5:31hours of battery life will probably last
148. 5:33you through a full day of usage. And the
149. 5:36SE3 also gets faster charging. It can
150. 5:38get up to eight hours of battery life
151. 5:40with just 15 minutes of charging. And it
152. 5:42can get from zero to 80% in 45 minutes
153. 5:45of charging. The Series 11 does charge a
154. 5:47bit faster here and has better battery
155. 5:49life. So, you can charge to 80% in just
156. 5:51about 30 minutes of charging. Again,
157. 5:53small improvements, but nothing
158. 5:55life-changing. Now, although the battery
159. 5:57has improved on the Series 11, one big
160. 5:59thing the SE3 has going for it is that
161. 6:02it literally uses the same exact S10
162. 6:05chip as the flagship Series 11 and Apple
163. 6:08Watch Ultra 3. Meaning, you do not get a
164. 6:12speed advantage on the more expensive
165. 6:13models. Or rather, you don't get a speed
166. 6:16downgrade by going for the cheaper Apple
167. 6:18Watch SE. And that, in my opinion, is
168. 6:20one of the most important Apple Watch
169. 6:22features. The S10 chip runs watch OS
170. 6:25very smoothly. Apps load fast and the
171. 6:27watch is very responsive, which is
172. 6:29important when you mainly interact with
173. 6:31the watch with very quick interactions
174. 6:33throughout your day. You don't want that
175. 6:35slowing you down. That chip also enables
176. 6:37the wrist flick gesture and the double
177. 6:39tap gesture that used to be exclusive to
178. 6:41the higher-end Apple Watch models.
179. 6:43Although the SE still is missing the
180. 6:45ultra wideband chip, which means it does
181. 6:47not have the more advanced precision
182. 6:49tracking in the Find My app, but you can
183. 6:51still ping your Apple Watch and have it
184. 6:53play a sound if you misplace it. But
185. 6:55ultra wide chips are kind of becoming
186. 6:57increasingly important for things like
187. 7:00uh digital car keys. So, make sure you
188. 7:03don't need or want a feature like that.
189. 7:06Another surprise with the SE is that 5G
190. 7:08cellular service was supposed to be one
191. 7:09of the flagship S11 features. Then yes,
192. 7:11the Series 11 has a 5G cellular option,
193. 7:14but this has also come to the Apple
194. 7:16Watch SE. So if you are a cellular user,
195. 7:19you get the same speed advantages on the
196. 7:21cheapest model now. And one bonus thing
197. 7:23I love about the Apple Watch SE model
198. 7:26every year, and so many people overlook
199. 7:28this, is that the cellular Apple Watch
200. 7:31SE model is only a $50 upgrade, whereas
201. 7:34the Series 11 for the same 5G upgrade is
202. 7:38a $100 upgrade. I don't know why the SE
203. 7:42cellular option is half the price, but
204. 7:44it makes the value proposition of the SE
205. 7:46just so much better. Just know that if
206. 7:49you do get the cellular option, it does
207. 7:51require a plan with your carrier. But
208. 7:53those plans are about $10 a month. And
209. 7:55when you have them, you can stay
210. 7:57connected even when you don't have your
211. 7:58iPhone near you. All right, what gives
212. 8:00here? The SE has the same chip, the same
213. 8:025G cellular service, and the same 64 GB
214. 8:05of storage. It gets an always on
215. 8:06display. It gets the new sleep tracking
216. 8:09score feature. There has to be something
217. 8:11more here to make the Series 11 worth
218. 8:13the additional $150.
219. 8:16And well, I think that does come down to
220. 8:18the health sensors. The Series 11
221. 8:20continues to have exclusive health
222. 8:22sensors, letting you monitor your blood
223. 8:24oxygen percentages or take an ECG
224. 8:27reading on your wrist to detect if you
225. 8:29have an irregular heartbeat. It also
226. 8:30gains a new hypertension feature, which
227. 8:33can spot signs of chronic high blood
228. 8:35pressure and notify you of possible
229. 8:37hypertension. That is a pretty big new
230. 8:40health feature that should be helpful to
231. 8:42lots of users if it works well. Now,
232. 8:45yes, I say this every year, the Apple
233. 8:46Watch SE does get the most important
234. 8:49health sensors, that is the heart rate
235. 8:52monitor, which gives you high and low
236. 8:53heart rate notifications and gives you
237. 8:56accurate calorie burning information for
238. 8:58workouts. It also includes fall
239. 9:00detection and car crash detection, which
240. 9:03have proven to be absolute lifesavers.
241. 9:06And the SE is not without a new health
242. 9:08sensor. It also gains the temperature
243. 9:10sensor just like the Series 11. This
244. 9:13lets you track your wrist temperature
245. 9:15during sleep and can give you cycle
246. 9:17tracking and ovulation estimates.
247. 9:19Another feature I can't review. Yes,
248. 9:22some people will benefit from the
249. 9:23advanced health sensors of the Series
250. 9:2511, but as a reviewer, I have to be
251. 9:27honest with you. Whether it's blood
252. 9:28oxygen sensing, the ECG on my wrist, or
253. 9:31ovulation tracking. Well, thankfully, I
254. 9:34have not really needed these the entire
255. 9:36time I have worn Apple watches, which
256. 9:38have been over 10 years at this point.
257. 9:40But I get it. It is kind of reassuring
258. 9:42to have those sensors, even if you never
259. 9:44need to use them. And that is where your
260. 9:46buying decision comes in. Do you want or
261. 9:48maybe need those more advanced health
262. 9:50sensors? Or do you want a larger
263. 9:52display? or maybe you want a more
264. 9:55premium color or material option, then
265. 9:58yes, the Series 11 is a good option at
266. 10:02that $400 price point. If you want the
267. 10:04flagship Apple Watch model and don't
268. 10:06want to compromise or miss out on any
269. 10:08feature, this is the one to get.
270. 10:11However, I really think now that the SE3
271. 10:13has an always on display and the same
272. 10:15performance as the Series 11, it is the
273. 10:18Apple Watch that most people should buy.
274. 10:21At $250, it is a no-brainer and
275. 10:24definitely should be the Apple Watch you
276. 10:26buy if you are a firsttime user. I love
277. 10:28when Apple makes a good budget model.
278. 10:31Sometimes they miss and sometimes they
279. 10:33don't. And this year, the SE3, it does
280. 10:36not miss. This is a great option for
281. 10:38anyone looking for an Apple Watch. And
282. 10:39I'm going to recommend this thing to a
283. 10:41lot of people. All right, but that is my
284. 10:43buyer guide on the Series 11 versus the
285. 10:45Apple Watch S. I really hope this video
286. 10:48helped you out in making a purchasing
287. 10:49decision. If it did, all you have to do
288. 10:51is like my video, subscribe if you want
289. 10:53to see more. I'm not threatening you,
290. 10:55I'm just suggesting it. And hey, if this
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295. 11:04hey, it's Apple season, so I'm going to
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297. 11:09All right, thank you all for watching
298. 11:10and I'll see you all in the next