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The watch for Apple Watch SE 3 goes on, although a brand new model of the low-cost wearable supposedly received’t be out this yr.
The following mannequin continues to be anticipated to maneuver to a plastic casing, and provide higher efficiency, too.
Put Apple Watch SE 3 on the calendar for subsequent yr
The final replace, Apple Watch SE 2, launched in September 2022. After two years, one would possibly assume a brand new model is imminent however the Apple Watch Sequence 10 announcement on September 9 got here and went with no point out of a less expensive little brother.
However a journalist recognized for stable sources inside Apple says the third-generation mannequin stays on the drafting board. “I’m instructed that the product continues to be shifting ahead — probably for subsequent yr,” mentioned Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman within the newest version of his Energy On e-newsletter.
Plastic? Incredible!
Cupertino should stroll a positive line with Apple Watch SE 3. As with every SE product, worth is the standout characteristic. That limits what number of different options may be added. So as an alternative of placing in additional bells and whistles, the plan appears to be to decrease the associated fee.
The brand new mannequin will reportedly use a plastic casing, presumably permitting it to come back an array of brilliant colours. However that may have delayed the launch.
“Apple’s manufacturing groups have been working into some value and high quality challenges with the shift to plastic,” mentioned Gurman.
That received’t be the one change. “I anticipate the brand new SE to incorporate a processor leap. The present SE is caught on 2020-era speeds,” mentioned the Bloomberg reporter.
The present mannequin makes use of an Apple S8 chip, which first launched in Apple Watch Sequence 8 in 2022. It doesn’t matter what the model quantity says, the processor is actually the identical as the sooner S7 and even the S6 from 2020.
Apple Watch SE 3 in early or late 2025
Gurman doesn’t get extra particular about an Apple Watch SE 3 except for “subsequent yr.”
One risk is that the machine will launch within the spring together with one other finances mannequin, iPhone SE 4. However potential patrons would possibly want to attend till autumn. The brand new finances wearable may come alongside Apple Watch Sequence 11 in 2025.