- Apple launches Watch Series 11 starting at $399 with the thinnest and toughness chassis.
- Cupertino-giant has released a bunch of health features including FDA-approved blood pressure and sleep tracker.
- All the models now have optional 5G cellular connectivity and an improved satellite connectivity across Series 11 and Watch Ultra 3.
Apple unleashed the Kraken with its mesmerizing awe-dropping event on September 9, where we saw the debut of a bunch of devices including iPhone 17 series. Well, we have Apple Watch Series 11 in the mix as well, alongside Watch Ultra 3 and Watch SE 3, launched in multiple variants and colorways. Let’s take a closer look at what you will be getting with the new series.
Apple Watch Series 11 pricing
Apple Watch Series 11 pricing commences at $399 in the US for the 42mm aluminum and $429 for the 46mm aluminum model. If you are interested in the cellular models, the watches will be priced $100 more, i.e., $499 and $529 for the 42mm and 46mm aluminum versions, respectively. On the colorways, we have Natural Titanium, Slate, and Gold colorways with the Titanium casings, while Aluminum casings are available in Space Gray, Rose Gold, and Jet Black colorways.
The pre-orders will commence on September 12 across the US, Canada, India, Japan, UAE, UK, Australia, and Germany, with the shipments commencing on September 19.
Talking about the Apple Watch Ultra 3, the watch will cost you $799, and deliveries will commence only from September 19. You can choose between Natural Titanium and Black colorways with the Ultra 3.
The slightly cheaper Apple Watch SE 3 arrives at $249 and will have two sizes, i.e., 40mm and 44mm. The pre-orders have already begun, and the shipping will commence on September 19.
Introducing Apple Watch Series 11
We’ve got our hands on the Apple Watch Series 11, the seemingly next-gen smartwatch coming from Apple. The first highlight is the 5G cellular connectivity that goes across the whole trio launched at the event.
Perhaps Apple wanted to embrace ‘slimness’ on its watches as well, and thus, the Watch Series 11 is the thinnest of all Apple watches. However, don’t mistake it for a loss of durability as Apple has designed the Watch Series 11 to be more durable than ever. There’s also Ion-X glass with ceramic coating on the display that makes it 2x tougher than Series 10.
The Apple Watch Series 11 arrives in both 42mm and 46mm sizes and with Titanium and Aluminum casings. There are a bunch of health tracking features on the watch, including Hypertension awareness that keeps track of your blood pressure and pushes notifications when it sees anomalies. Apparently, this latest feature has already gained FDA clearance and will be rolling out across 150 countries.
Another new feature on the watches is the Sleep score. The feature keeps track of your sleeping habits and rolls out performance scores out of 100, including metrics such as consistency, sleep duration, time spent in individual sleep stages, etc. Of course, we have 24/7 heart rate monitoring and blood oxygen saturation readers that have saved countless lives so far.
The Cupertino-based giant claims the Watch Series 11 can stay afloat for 24 hours on a single battery charge. This is one of the major upgrades over 18 hours on the previous variants. Apple Watch Series 11 will be running on watchOS 26, which brings a fresh look and more ways to stay active and healthy. Some other features that you’ll get on the watch are Live Translation, Wrisk Flick Gesture, and vibrant software design thanks to Liquid Glass, to name a few.
Apple Watch SE 3 launched at the Awe Dropping event
Well, Apple Watch SE 3 was present too. Dubbed as an affordable smartwatch, the Watch SE 3 brings AOD, Apple S10 chip on-board, an optical 5G cellular connectivity, and a few other upgrades. We have 40mm and 44mm sizes available on the SE 3.
The Cupertino giant says the charging on-board SE 3 is 2x faster than its predecessor. It takes 15 minutes to equip the smartwatch with 8 hours of battery life. We have a series of health features on board, such as blood oxygen, heart rate, and the new Sleep score.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 gets sheer upgrades
After rolling out two models, Apple reprised its Ultra lineup, adding Apple Watch Ultra 3. It sits at the top of the chain with an LTPO 3.0 OLED panel that’s brighter than the previous one. The bezels have shrunk as well. As aforementioned, Ultra 3 gets 5G cellular connectivity as well. There’s satellite connectivity, should you need it, that allows messages and location using Find My.
Apple is adding the new Sleep Score feature on Watch Ultra 3 as well, apart from a bunch of other improvements, including battery endurance up to 42 hours, the highest any Apple Watch has reached so far.
Just as with Watch Series 11, the Watch Ultra 3 gets watchOS 26 out of the box. It is equipped with a bunch of health features that we already discussed before, including Hypertension monitoring, Sleep Score, among others.
