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Will there be an Apple Watch SE 3rd gen? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Interesting_Pen_4644@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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Since the SE’s have followed a two year upgrade cycle so far, would it be safe to say that the 3rd generation will come out next year (2024)?

Should I get the 2nd gen now or wait for 3rd gen? The 2.5 hours charging time is a bit off putting.

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[–] Interesting_Pen_4644@alien.top 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I do wanna do sleep tracking. I was thinking of getting a series 7 but the SE 2nd gen has a newer chip. So it would last longer software wise. Or that doesn’t matter?

[–] eskie146@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The S7 model has the same chipset all derived from the same design as the S6 and S8. The chipset in the SE 2020 version is in the same class. There is no advantage of one over another in that series. The differences between an SE and S series are based on features. All models based on the same chipset design will be supported as long as that design qualifies. So if/when a new OS update comes along that no longer supports the S6, S7, S8, and SE 2020, they all will likely lose it together. Some features may not carry over dependent on new sensors or other internal parts, just like happened with S4 and 5 when OS 9 and 10 were released, but otherwise all remain current.

It’s more likely your SE or S7 will die for other reasons, or have been upgraded by you, than running out of OS upgrades.