New Apple Watch SE brings bigger display, Series 8 sensors on a budget

As part of its September launch event, Apple has unveiled a new more budget-friendly version of its Apple Watch. The latest Apple Watch SE takes inspiration from the previous model, but adds in some new, better hardware.

Like the Series 8 watch, it comes with more advanced motion sensors inside which – along with Apple’s ML processing – can detect when you crash your car. Once detected, it can automatically contact emergency services and send a message to emergency contacts. 

The case – made from recycled aluminium – comes in three colours: Silver, Midnight and Starlight, fitting in nicely with many of Apple’s recent other devices. 

The new Apple Watch SE is available to order from today, and will be shipping from September 16. Pricing is set at $249 and $299 for the GPS and Cellular models respectively. 

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