Apple Watch SE (2022) in deal at Amazon: that’s why the affordable smartwatch is almost as good as its more expensive siblings

While you have to pay around 450 euros for the new Apple Watch 9 and almost 900 euros for the Apple Watch Ultra 2, this is Apple Watch SE therefore reasonably priced. It is equipped with many of the features of its larger siblings.

You can currently buy the Apple Watch SE (2022) at Amazon with a discount of 18 percent for just 1.5 hours 229 euros. This concerns the white color variant with GPS and a housing size of 40 millimeters. This version is currently not available cheaper from any other provider.

This is what Apple Watch SE (2022) can do

The highlight of the Apple Watch SE (2022) is its intelligence, which he makes optimal use of in combination with an iPhone. You can pay on the go with Apple Pay, give Siri commands and use the watch as a navigation system. There are also plenty of sports features at your disposal. The Apple Watch automatically detects your training, records your heart rate and analyzes your sleep.

The automatic classification is interesting Heart rate in zones. This way you can always accurately assess whether you are training in a healthy range. There are also fun gimmicks such as measuring the contact time with the ground while jogging and useful features such as fall and accident detection, which automatically alerts the emergency services in the event of an emergency.

The fact that the Apple Watch SE is almost as good as its more expensive brothers and sisters is evident from, among other things, the Best smartwatches list by Computer image Clear: the cheapest Apple Watch is in third place with a test score of 1.6. The Apple Watch 8 (1.4) and the Apple Watch Ultra (1.5) perform only slightly better.

The battery of Apple Watch SE lasts during intensive use 18 hours. With normal use you can even get two days, and of course even more in energy saving mode. This is also because the Apple Watch SE does not have an Always On display, but the bright panel only activates when the arm moves accordingly.

The disadvantages of the Apple Watch SE are the lack of an ECG function and the lack of temperature and oxygen measurement. In addition, the smartwatch is only interesting for iPhone users because it is not compatible with smartphones from other manufacturers.

The best alternative comes from Samsung

An alternative to the Apple Watch SE is the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5which are listed at MediaMarkt and Saturn* currently costs only 199 euros including shipping costs.

The Samsung smartwatch also has many useful functions such as a very accurate heart rate measurement and very good sleep registration. There are also many sports modes and support for Google services. However, you have to live with a limited battery life of a maximum of one day. Moreover, the entire range of features is only available with a Samsung smartphone.