Apple Watch Series 6 VS Apple Watch SE (Review)
Apple Watch Series 6
The Apple Watch Series 6 is basically an Apple Watch Series 5/Apple Watch SE with a 20% faster S6 SiP, improved always-on display, along with blood oxygen measurement and ECG capabilities.
The Apple Watch Series 6 is the only new watch that Apple sells that can be configured in a variety of aluminum (blue and red!), titanium, and stainless steel finishes. It’s the watch that will garner you the most customization options with regard to case finish and band choice.
Of all of the advantages that the Apple Watch Series 6 has over the two cheaper models, the always-on display is the one that will have the most effect on day-to-day usage. It’s the main reason why I recommend opting for the Apple Watch Series 6 over the Apple Watch SE if you’re waffling between the two.
As I explained in my Apple Watch Series 5 review, having an always-on display makes the Apple Watch feel more like a normal watch. It allows you to simply glance down at your wrist to learn the time and gather information from watch face complications.
Apple Watch SE
Like the Series 6, the Apple Watch SE comes with larger 40mm or 44mm case options, with more generous display sizes in tow. And with the Apple Watch SE you aren’t making huge speed sacrifices. The SE comes with the S5 SiP, which makes it two times faster than Series 3, a very noticeable increase in performance.
Apple Watch SE can be configured with cellular connectivity for just $50 extra, which is $50 cheaper than the cellular upcharge for Apple Watch Series 6. In other words, the cheapest Apple Watch SE with cellular costs just $329, while the cheapest cellular-enabled Apple Watch Series 6, at $499, leaps well beyond impulse buy territory.
Also included with the Apple Watch SE is an always-on altimeter for measuring elevation. This feature, which gives SE users something that last-generation Series 5 users lack, paves the way for a new Altitude complication on the watch face.
Like the Apple Watch Series 3, users don’t have a large variety of case colors or finishes to choose from. The Apple Watch SE does have a gold aluminum case option not offered on the Series 3, but nothing beyond that. But unlike the Series 3, the SE can be configured during the build-to-order process with the new Solo Loop or Braided Solo Loop bands. More on these excellent new band options later.
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