Apple Watch Series 6 vs. Apple Watch SE Buyer's Guide
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Comparing the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Apple Watch SE
Most of the features of these two models of Apple Watch are the exactly same. Apple lists these identical features of the two models:
Similarities
- 44mm or 40mm case size
- Retina LTPO OLED display, with brightness of 1,000 nits
- GPS and GPS + Cellular models
- 64‑bit dual-core processor
- W3 wireless chip
- Digital Crown with haptic feedback
- Optical heart sensor
- High and low heart rate, and irregular heart rhythm notifications
- International emergency calling, emergency SOS, and Fall Detection
- Noise monitoring
- Water resistance up to 50 meters; "swimproof"
- Wi‑Fi and Bluetooth 5.0
- Support for Family Setup (GPS + Cellular models)
- Compass and always-on altimeter
- 32GB capacity
- 18-hour "all-day" battery life
The breakdown by Apple reveals that the two models share an vast amount of characteristics. Even so, between the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Apple Watch SE, there are a small number of important variations that are worth highlighting, such as ECG and blood oxygen monitoring.
Differences
- Always-On Retina display
- S6 SiP with 64‑bit dual-core processor
- U1 ultra-wideband chip
- Blood Oxygen app
- ECG app
- Blood oxygen sensor; electrical heart sensor and second-generation optical heart sensor
- Improved battery life for certain workouts, faster charging
- New Colors: Blue and RED
- Retina display
- S5 SiP with 64‑bit dual-core processor
- Optical heart sensor only
For a closer look at both of these things, read on to see what exactly each of the new models of Apple Watch have to offer.
Displays
A Retina LTPO OLED monitor, with a luminosity of 1,000 nits, comes with both the Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE. However, the biggest difference is that the Series 6 has an always-on camera. This ensures that the show stays on even when you lower your wrist, so you can still see the face of your watch without having to correctly lift your wrist.
When the user's wrist is down, the Apple Watch Series 6 always-on monitor is up to two and a half times brighter than the Apple Watch Series 5 outdoors, making it much simpler to see a watch face in bright sunlight. Users can now now reach the Notification Center and Control Center while their wrist is down, tap on complications and swipe to change faces without having to wake up their watch screen.
There is no always-on display on the Apple Watch SE, which means users have to lift their wrist or tap the display to see the face of their watch.
Other than this aspect, the high-resolution Retina displays between the two models themselves are the same. If you find like you need to see the face of your watch at all times without raising your wrist, the view of the Apple Watch SE will be more than sufficient for your needs.
S6 vs. S5 Processor
The high-resolution Retina displays between the two models themselves are the same, other than this aspect. The view of the Apple Watch SE will be more than adequate for your needs if you feel that you need to see the face of your watch at all times without raising your wrist.
According to Apple, the Apple Watch SE inherits the S5 dual-core processor of the Apple Watch Series 5, which still "delivers extremely fast performance." The S5 is up to two times quicker than the Series 3 Apple Watch.
As it debuted in the Apple Watch Series 5, the S5 was already a competent processor, and the S6 simply provides a more refined chip. The S6 chip's slight performance improvements do not seem to be sufficient to warrant having the Apple Watch Series 6 over the Apple Watch SE, unless you desperately need the fastest launch speeds possible for the app. The processor of the Apple Watch SE will be suitably fast and powerful for the vast majority of users.
U1 Ultra-Wideband Chip
The U1 ultra-wideband chip is only used in the 'Apple Watch Series 6.' Apple says the U1 on Apple Watch would "allow new experiences, such as next-generation digital car keys, to be enabled by short-range wireless locations," but what else the chip could offer is still unclear.
With far greater precision than Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi, the distance between two devices that endorse ultra-wideband can be determined precisely by measuring the time it takes for a radio wave to travel between the two devices.
While Apple has been gradually introducing the chip on its latest devices, significant new features have yet to be unlocked. So far, Apple has only used the technology in iOS 13 to power a directional AirDrop feature, but in the future it has proposed more exciting use cases. This indicates that the features of the U1 on Apple Watch Series 6 could be extended well.
Since the U1 chip currently has very few instances of use, purely because of it, it is not worth getting the Apple Watch Series 6. Nevertheless, if you intend to hold your Apple Watch for several years, because of the high probability that more features will come to it in the coming years, the U1 chip will probably make it a much more future-proof model.
Monitoring of Wellbeing
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The Apple Watch Series 6 provides blood oxygen monitoring; the Apple Watch has never seen a brand-new health monitoring feature. The function tests the oxygen saturation of the blood of the patient, so that they can understand their overall health and well-being better. Oxygen saturation, also referred to as SpO2, reflects the percentage of oxygen transported from the lungs to the rest of the body by red blood cells, which shows how efficiently this oxygenated blood is distributed throughout the body.
The Apple Watch Series 6 has a blood oxygen sensor with an array of four orange, red, and infrared LED clusters on its rear. They calculate light reflected back from blood, and can determine the saturation of blood oxygen between 70 and 100 percent using an advanced custom algorithm.
Using the Blood Oxygen app, on-demand measurements can be made, and periodic background measurements are also taken, including during sleep. In the Health app, all data is available, and the user is able to monitor patterns over time and see how their level of blood oxygen changes.
In addition, the electrical heart sensor from previous versions used for electrocardiograms or ECGs is included in the 'Apple Watch Series 6'. There are electrodes built into the Digital Crown and an electronic heart rate monitor on the back of the Apple Watch Series 6. Users press the Digital Crown with the ECG app and obtain a heart rhythm classification after 30 seconds. It can decide whether the heart beats in a regular rhythm or whether there are symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a disease of the heart that can lead to significant health problems. In a PDF that can be shared with clinicians, all videos, their related classifications, and any noted symptoms are stored in the Health app.
For tracking any of these health figures, the Apple Watch SE does not have a blood oxygen or electrical heart sensor. The Apple Watch SE, however, is not without the capacity to record any health data.
The Apple Watch SE has an optical heart sensor for tracking heart rate and can provide high and low heart rate and irregular heart rhythm alerts. Like the Apple Watch Series 6, the lower-cost model can also still perform emergency SOS, Fall Detection, and noise control.
Battery
The two Apple Watch models maintain what Apple calls a "all-day" battery life of approximately 18 hours.
However, Apple Watch Series 6 provides quicker charging, completing a complete charge in less than one and a half hours, and enhanced battery life to monitor such workouts, such as indoor and outdoor runs. The Series 6 has also been optimised for its always-on monitor to be technically unchanged.
Since the battery life of both models is almost the same, the Series 6 is possibly not worth favouring purely on the basis of quicker charging and slightly better battery use during specific activities. Instead, the battery and charging improvements of the Series 6 remain a significant indicator of how the system provides a number of minor but significant improvements over the Apple Watch SE.
The additional health monitoring features of the Apple Watch Series 6 are the primary attraction of the more costly version. If you believe that ECG and blood oxygen monitoring are important to you, you should consider the Apple Watch Series 6. If these advanced health features are less of a concern to you, the Apple Watch SE still has some informative health monitoring capabilities.
Design
The Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE share the same basic design, but in terms of materials and colour choices, they vary.
The Apple Watch Series 6 is available in aluminium , stainless steel or titanium, while only aluminium is available for the Apple Watch SE. The sapphire crystal screen is also used by Apple Watches with stainless steel or titanium, while the aluminium versions use reinforced glass Ion-X.
Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Blue, or (PRODUCT)RED are available in aluminium for the Apple Watch Series 6. It is available in Silver, Graphite, or Gold in stainless steel, and Titanium in Titanium or Space Black. Only Silver, Space Gray or Gold are eligible for the Apple Watch SE.
You can get the Apple Watch Series 6 if you prefer stainless steel, titanium, or a Blue, (PRODUCT) RED, Graphite, Titanium, or Space Black finish, as it is the only model that offers these materials and colour choices. If, however, you are pleased with a lightweight aluminium case and simple finishes of Silver, Space Gray, or Gold, the Apple Watch SE will be adequate.
Miscellaneous Apple Watch Choices
For $199, Apple also offers the Apple Watch Series 3. This older model provides slightly less characteristics and has a smaller screen. With 8 GB of data, water resistance up to 50 metres, an altimeter, an emergency SOS and an optical heart sensor, the Apple Watch Series 3 is still a capable computer. It is mechanically more wall-backed than the Apple Watch SE, being thicker with wider bezels.
The Apple Watch Series 3 is really only intended for those who want the lowest possible price for an Apple Watch, but it's definitely going to be the least future-proof edition. Given that the Apple Watch Series 3 is a much older model, those newer options should certainly be favoured if you can afford an Apple Watch Series 6 or Apple Watch SE.
Ultimate Thoughts
The Apple Watch Series 6 is a great improvement over the previous Series 5 edition, providing new features such as tracking of blood oxygen, S6 and U1 chips, and an altimeter that is always on. The Apple Watch Series 6 will be the model of choice for those who want the most out of their wearables with its always-on display, advanced health tracking characteristics, and variety of colours and finishes. The Apple Watch Series 6 is the best model for you whether you are especially interested in health monitoring, or just want a specific casing and colour combination.
Alternatively, the Apple Watch SE is a very convincing choice if you are on a budget and are not especially drawn to the additional features of the Series 6. For many Apple Watch clients, especially those who are new to the product, the 'Apple Watch SE' will be the go-to model.
The most common model of the two is likely to be the Apple Watch SE, so this would be the default option for most potential customers. Since it shares so many features with the Apple Watch Series 6, if you value additional features such as the always-on display or advanced health tracking and can justify the added cost, you should only select the more expensive model.
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