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- WHY APPLE WATCH SE — All the essentials to help you be motivated and active, keep connected, track your health, and stay safe. The Smart Stack and redesigned apps in watchOS 10 help you see more information at a glance. With features like Crash Detection and enhanced workout metrics, Apple Watch SE is a better value than ever.
- CARBON NEUTRAL — Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) paired with the latest Sport Loop is carbon neutral. Learn more about Apple’s commitment to the environment at apple.com/2030.
- CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY — Send a text, make a call, and stream music and podcasts without your iPhone nearby. Add a cellular plan to stay connected in more places than ever.
- HEALTH AND SAFETY FEATURES — Get help when you need it with Fall Detection, Crash Detection, and Emergency SOS. Get deep insights into your health, including notifications if you have an irregular heart rhythm or an unusually high or low heart rate.
- SIMPLY COMPATIBLE — It works seamlessly with your Apple devices and services. Unlock your Mac automatically. Find your devices easily. Pay and send money with Apple Pay. Apple Watch requires iPhone XS or later with the latest iOS version.
- SWIMPROOF AND STYLISH — 50m water resistance. Three finishes. And a color-matched back case made with a production process that reduces its carbon emissions.
- EASILY CUSTOMIZABLE — With watch bands in a range of styles, materials, and colors and fully customizable watch faces, you can change your watch to fit your mood or the moment.
- A POWERFUL FITNESS PARTNER — The Workout app gives you a range of ways to train plus advanced metrics for more insights about your workout performance. And Apple Watch comes with three months of Apple Fitness+ free.
- FAMILY SETUP KEEPS EVERYONE CLOSE — Use Family Setup to manage Apple Watch for family members who don’t yet have their own iPhone, so everyone can stay connected, active, healthy, and safe.
- LEGAL DISCLAIMERS — This is a summary of the main product features. See below to learn more.
Gettinjiggywithit –
I have kids that I do not feel are at the age to get a cell phone yet. They’re actually pretty responsible. However, they’re not there yet and this was our second solution to bridging the gap in needing to communicate with us.
First, this was relatively easy to set up. But, you need an updated iPhone for this. Check with Apple as you do need to have an iPhone but they’ll let you know exactly which models you can use. For reference I tried my old old iPhone 6s and it wouldn’t work. Its considered ancient by now. I had to purchased a used iPhone 11 for this purpose. You CAN use someone else’s phone in your family but here is the catch: although you will likely use the phone to set the watch up, you will need to reference that phone and the watch app within it to make some changes to the watch. I almost had grandma who was with us set it up but she then left to another state and it would have been a pain to call her and ask her to modify settings a few hours away from us.
Once set up, it’s easy for the kids to use. Mine use it to notify me of anything they need when they go back and forth between each parent’s home. If there is anything urgent they can send a message. Otherwise, because it lacks the massive array of distractions a general phone has, they don’t meddle with it too much. For example, I’ve never had to say ” so and so please put your watch away and pay attention to…”. Yea… Hasn’t happened yet. They have played around with their emoji face and keep track of their steps and challenge us with it. Otherwise, it serves as a way to call and message when needed.
We could have cared less for what color because ultimately we bought screen protectors to cover the screen and they come in different colors. The same goes for the watch strap.
For our needs:
– we needed it for the messaging and call function.
– the added plus is the “Find My” section. We have tried using the apple air tag and that was awful in updating in real time (or as close to it as needed). The find my feature on the watch is way more accurate and faster to update. We don’t need to track out kids’ steps every waking moment. But we use this after school to know when they’ve left school, are on the bus and when we should leave to pick them up. You can set up alerts for locations so we have an alert set when our kids leave the school. This pops up on my phone and says ” So and So has left 1234 School Drive” and how long ago that was. It also allows you to set alerts for when they arrive also. This helps us BIG time. The air tag wouldn’t update for long periods of time.
Charging: it charges quickly in less than an hour (probably less than 30 min) and it lasts all day. But, be careful to close our apps that are in use and can drain the battery . The first day of school and first day using this the watch died half way through. My kid had left the alarm, activity feature, text, and a few other items opened. Now they know to close them out after using it.
Stephanie T. –
Works great. Wish battery lasted longer.
K. Foster –
I am not crazy about ianything, but I got an iphone to try out. Works ok, but I like the watch much better. Has lots of features that I may or may not need but are fun to use. It’s good to have a watch on my wrist again.
The Honest Reviewer –
I bought this for my wife, she’s always wanted one but never dropped the hammer on buying one. I finally had the ability to buy it for her birthday and couldn’t be happier. She absolutely loves the color of the band. The applications are great, everything she could want. Tracking her sleep, her heart rate, being able to receive and send out texts. The battery life could be a little bit better but overall, a great product.
Mama of Four –
This watch is nice. I originally got
It for running, but it’s good for all sports/hobbies. The charging is easy and cool. The battery life always lasts me till night. I haven’t personally tried the sleep tracking , but my dad has and he really likes it. The performance is always nice the setup is really easy. The only bad thing is this is my 2nd one , as the first one cracked. I suggest getting Apple care.
SENTHIL –
The performance is awesome. Cellular data works seamlessly. Band is very hard to put on. Scratch resistance is okay. 40 mm is good for kids. Battery life is okay for a Cellular watch.
Yisell –
I love it! so far it’s been good, the only thing is that the strap is blue(?) and 41MM when I thought it was black and also 40MM
I’ll contact customer service to see if that’s correc, other than that everything is very nice!
CC –
My whole family has this watch and we love them. The new one has so many features we find very helpful. The battery lasts a long time, and gives me a confident feeling day to day. The value compared to other watches is superb. You will love it.