Apple Watch SE Is Already Discounted By $50 Ahead Of Black Friday Sales Bonanza

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Back in mid-September, Apple announced the Apple Watch SE as a new low-cost smartwatch that slots in between the Apple Watch Series 3 and the new flagship Apple Watch Series 6. The Apple Watch SE features the same design as the Series 6, but misses out on the blood oxygen monitoring and a bevy of other features. It also makes do with the older S5 SoC.

However, with a starting price of $279, the Apple Watch SE is an attractive entry for those that don’t want to break the bank on a brand-new up-to-date smartwatch. Now, there’s even more reason to get an Apple Watch SE, as both Walmart and Target are offering the device for $50 off, taking its base price down to a low $229. The Apple Watch SE is available in a number of colors including Silver, Gold and Space Gray with a wide variety of band options and two case sizes.

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The $229 price gets you a 40mm case size, while stepping up to the larger 44mm case will set you back $259 (also $50 off):

With a starting price of $229, we so no reason whatsoever why anyone would want to spend money on the still-produced and still-available Apple Watch Series 3. That smartwatch has been around for a few years and is priced at $199. However, it has a smaller display, slower SoC, few features, and won’t be supported for nearly as long as the Apple Watch SE. The $30 difference in price makes the Apple Watch SE by far a better buy at this time. 

Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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