{"id":271028,"date":"2026-02-06T18:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271028\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:06:07","slug":"skip-the-apple-watch-11-i-tell-everyone-to-buy-the-apple-watch-se-3-instead-and-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271028\/","title":{"rendered":"Skip the Apple Watch 11 \u2014 I tell everyone to buy the Apple Watch SE 3 instead, and here’s why"},"content":{"rendered":"

As TechRadar’s resident deals editor, I have family and friends who are always asking me what tech gadgets to buy and how to get the lowest price. A frequent question is around the best-selling Apple Watch<\/a> – it’s popular and pricey, and several models are available.<\/p>\n

The advice I give? Don’t buy Apple’s latest and greatest smartwatch, the Apple Watch 11<\/a> – buy the budget Apple Watch SE 3 instead. While the Series 11 is crowned as one of the best smartwatches<\/a> you can buy, it’s packed with features that most people won’t ever use. <\/p>\n

The Apple Watch SE 3<\/a> is still well-equipped with features people love about Apple smartwatches, such as the ability to track activity and sleep, and new health metrics, including a heart and temperature sensor. The SE 3 also includes an always-on display, making it easier to read texts and alerts, packs Apple’s powerful S10 chip, and provides up to 18 hours of battery life.<\/p>\n

If I haven’t convinced you yet to skip the Series 11 for the SE 3, this might be my winning argument: the price. While both smartwatches are currently on sale, the Apple Watch SE 3 is significantly cheaper, available now for just $219<\/a>. If you are a smartwatch enthusiast and are convinced you must buy the Apple Watch 11, it’s on sale for $299<\/a>, so either way, you’re getting a bargain Apple smartwatch.<\/p>\n

The Apple Watch I recommend buyingShop more of my favorite Apple deals at Amazon<\/p>\n

Today’s best Apple Watch deals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As TechRadar’s resident deals editor, I have family and friends who are always asking me what tech gadgets…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[356,111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-271028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-gadgets","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}