- Apple has unveiled its latest generation of Apple Watches from Cupertino, California.
- The Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3 all arrive with new health-centric features and enhanced specifications.
- Pre-orders for all three Apple Watches are now open with prices beginning at $679 for the Series 11, $399 for the SE 3, and $1,399 for the Ultra 3.
Itโs Christmas day for Apple fanatics, as the Cupertino-based tech giant reveals its latest and greatest iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods.
For the Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch SE 3, the top-line notes involve improved battery life and charging, a more scratch-resistant display, a more dynamic workout functionality, as well as a suite of new health features, such as sleep tracking and hypertension detection (which doesnโt appear to be available in Australia yet).
For the Apple Watch Ultra 3 โ a model that didnโt receive a significant update last year โ it now flaunts a larger display, improved satellite connectivity, and an impressive bump in battery life to a whopping 42 hours.
Hereโs everything else thatโs been confirmed.
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Apple Watch Series 11
The Apple Watch Series 11 is Appleโs flagship wearable release this year, and the big news is its sleep-tracking functionality.
Tracking physiological metrics like heart rate, wrist temperature, blood oxygen, and respiratory rate, it combines these data readings with factors including sleep duration, bedtime consistency, and how often you wake up to provide an accurate sleep score each morning, plus offer suggestions for how to improve it.
From a form-factor perspective, the Series 11 arrives with a display protected by a unique Ion-X (ion-exchanged strengthened) glass thatโs twice as scratch-resistant as the previous model. Battery life has also been upgraded, now offering up to 24 hours with regular use and 38 hours in Low Power Mode. Expect up to eight hours of battery life from 15 minutes of fast charging.
Finally, the workout functionality has also been refreshed, now with the Apple Intelligence-powered Workout Buddy that can provide spoken motivation during a workout. Youโll also be able to create custom workouts more easily, as well as use running features like Pacer and Race Route to improve your training and racing.
Specs
- Price: From $679
Diameter/Width: 46mm or 42mm, 39mm or 36mm - Thickness: 9.7mm
- Case Material: Titanium or aluminium
- Battery Life: Up to 24 hours of normal use, Up to 38 hours in Low Power Mode
- Water Resistance: 50m
Apple Watch SE 3
The SE 3 aims to be a more affordable way to get an Apple Watch on your wrist, sacrificing some functionality for a more approachable price.
Despite being a little more limited than the Series 11, Apple has still packed plenty into the SE 3, which now has an Always-On Retina display and fast charging for the first time.
This new display is protected by Ion-X (ion-exchanged strengthened) glass thatโs four times more resistant to cracking than the previous generation, while the fast charging functionality is twice as fast as the older generation. That translates to 18 hours of battery life, and up to eight hours of battery life from 15 minutes of fast charging.
The SE 3 also gets sleep tracking functionality (including wrist temperature sensing, retrospective ovulation estimates, sleep apnoea notifications), the Apple Intelligence-powered Workout Buddy, and customisable workouts. All this is possible thanks to the new S10 Chip, which allows owners to use on-device Siri, double-tap and wrist flick gestures, along with Voice Isolation for clearer calls.
Specs
- Price: From $399
- Diameter/Width: 44mm or 40mm, 38mm or 34mm
- Thickness: 10.7mm
- Case Material: Aluminium
- Battery Life: Up to 18 hours of normal use, Up to 32 hours in Low Power Mode
- Water Resistance: 50m
Apple Watch Ultra 3
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 has been a massive success as a rugged, outdoor-focused smartwatch, and this year itโs copped a solid update. This latest generation of Apple Watch Ultra entails a larger LTPO3 wide-angle OLED display (partially thanks to a thinner bezel), which is always on and has a ticking seconds hand.
In terms of connectivity, it now features two-way satellite communications, enabling Emergency SOS via satellite and Find My via satellite, which pings your location every 15 minutes. Given itโs Appleโs answer to a go-anywhere, do-anything sports watch, this is great news for avid campers, hikers, and even skiers.
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The battery life has also seen a significant improvement: up to 42 hours of battery life while in use and up to 72 hours in Low Power Mode. Onto the matter of fast charging, just 15 minutes of being plugged in provides up to 12 hours of battery life.
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 also arrives with sleep tracking of the other new releases, but it has far superior workout tracking; Apple claims that runners will โget the most accurate GPS in a sports watchโ and granular performance metrics such as vertical oscillation, ground contact time, and stride length.
For the cyclists out there, youโll be able to enjoy tracking advanced metrics like cadence, estimates of your functional threshold power, and Power Zones; in addition to more standard metrics like distance, speed, elevation, and heart rate.
Specs
- Price: $1,399
- Diameter/Width: 49mm, 44mm
- Thickness: 12mm
- Case Material: Titanium
- Battery Life: Up to 42 hours of normal use, Up to 72 hours in Low Power Mode
- Water Resistance: 100m
Pre-orders for all three Apple Watches are now open and โ similar to the new iPhone 17 range โ will be officially available starting from September 19th, 2025.
