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!

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    1 year ago

    I’m pretty sure the series 9 is out already so I’m not sure if Apple will keep selling the series 8

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      1 year ago

      ik but thats the point buying a generation 8 is now cheaper because there is the series 9 now. but mostly you can only buy one refurbished or if you are lucky find a brand new one but that is hard

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    1 year ago

    I love my SE, the cellular stuff would be nice I guess but it’s almost unheard of for me to be without my phone and watch at the same time. The rest of the features I have no use for anyway.

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    1 year ago

    Started on the SE after 3 years I upgraded to S9 and the battery and always on are seriously underrated

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      1 year ago

      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

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        1 year ago

        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

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    1 year ago

    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

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    1 year ago

    Still on gen1 SE and it does everything i need… tell me the weather, track my steps, my workouts, and tells me the time and weather. No complaints it’s a great watch :)

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    1 year ago

    I’ve bought the SE2 a year ago after being skeptical about Apple Watches and have been absolutely loving it. Would really like to upgrade to the ultra two someday for the better battery life, water temperature while swimming and the more expansive heart rate tracking. SE2 is much better value though

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    1 year ago

    Been using an SE 1 since late 2020 and have no complaints! The battery still lasts me a full day and everything.

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    1 year ago

    Have the se2, still haven’t charged it since 7 am and I have 50 % battery left. Don’t need AOD or temp sensor

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    1 year ago

    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

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    1 year ago

    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.

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    1 year ago

    I have one, it’s great. Kinda wish I got the 44m over 40mm version. Apart from that, it does everything I want it to, and was £140 cheaper than s8 at the time.

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    1 year ago

    I’m one of those who keeps banking on the SE — I’ve had the first generation, upgraded to the second generation (the 2022 one).

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    1 year ago

    I got the S7 refrubished for less. If you’re lucky you can still get Apple Care. Regardless if it’s refurbished or not, Apple won’t cover you for water damage.

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    1 year ago

    I upgrade slow and don’t the newest and best. I picked up the se last month and it’s been a blast.