Apple last updated its cheap “SE” series Smartwatch in 2022. At the price of $ 250, Smartwatch offered a good mix of welfare abilities, clean design and long battery life. But since time, rivals such as Samsung, OnePlus and Mobavoi have offered their own luxurious value-centric models.
On the other hand, Apple has not said a word on the trim from the next watch. It seems that the third generation Apple Watch SE may take some time to arrive, and the delay may not be strategic. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the affordable model can occur in “severe danger” due to hardware related snags.
The report said, “The design team does not like the look, and the operation team is making it difficult to physically cheaper the cover than the current aluminum chassis.” The outlet recently reported that Apple was experimenting with other materials to bring down manufacturing costs.
A big innings
So far, Apple has sold Watch to SE in a chassis made of aluminum, while the pricier model has also used stainless steel and tetanium. For the next inexpensive Apple watch, the company was allegedly experimenting with plastic-based materials.
A plastic derivative is cheaper and easier to handle than aluminum. In addition, it will allow Apple to experiment with more color options, without much worrying about durability aspect or weight factor.
For example, Amazfit has used plastic-based materials on its BIP series smartwatch over the years. However, it does not feel almost as a premium in the form of metal, one aspect that is the hallmark of Apple’s smartwatch aesthetics over the years.
Assuming that Apple is not satisfied with plastic materials and digs the idea, the only option would be an aluminum shell. If Apple proceeds with upgrade internal hardware on Watch SE 3, including Silicon and sensor stack, it may have to increase the price price of the device.
If you are looking for an example, the iPhone SE is not ahead of the family. It served 5G tax not long ago, and then asked for a lot of price tag with the iPhone 16e makeover.
What is expected from Apple Watch SE 3?
We have heard rumors that Apple wanted to further the cost of its next SE Smartwatch to deal with the hot competition. Considering this, it is completely admirable that low -cost models are made of plastic, while more upscale trims are affixed with aluminum builds.
On the other hand, Apple’s environmental commitments and slow phases from plastic-based materials in their products, it seems to be a strange transfer to an all-plastic look to the watch SE 3. Other rumors predict a size to promote a size, going from 40 mm to 41 mm on the small version, while the larger version jumps from 44 mm to 45 mm.
A processor update is expected, but it is not clear whether the Apple sensor will upgrade the stack. Even more importantly, it is uncertain whether the ongoing Kondrum will affect the launch timeline of Apple Watch SE 3, but the decline season of 2025 seems mature to the arrival of the market.
