If you watched the Apple Event yesterday as a big fan of the Apple Watch Ultra or Apple Watch SE, you were probably pretty disappointed.
While Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 10 with the largest display ever on an Apple Watch, while being 10% thinner than its predecessor, the rest of Apple’s watch models were pretty much the same. Sure, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 now comes in a sweet satin black color, but that’s all we got — no Apple Watch Ultra 3 or Apple Watch SE 3.
Fortunately, it doesn’t look like we’ll have to wait long for Apple to bring us another update to these models. According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will release both the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and the Apple Watch SE 3 next year. The leak says, “The Apple Watch Ultra 3 was absent from this year’s media event, which is in line with my prediction from about a year ago…The new 2025 Apple Watch models will feature an updated version of the Ultra 3 and SE.”
1. Apple Watch Ultra 3 Watch 2025 Apple Watch Ultra 3 SE Version。–1. The Apple Watch Ultra 3 was absent from this year’s media event, which is in line with my prediction about a year ago.2. New Apple 2025… https://t.co/j457raXTgfSeptember 10, 2024
What can we expect from the new models?
While we don’t know much about what to expect from the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch SE 3, you can rest assured that they can make use of some of the features that were announced with the Apple Watch Series 10.
First, they’re likely to adopt the new widescreen OLED screen that comes on the 10 Series, which makes the screen 40% brighter when viewed from an angle. It’s also more power efficient and allows the Always On display to refresh every second instead of every minute.
The Apple Watch Ultra will also most certainly support sleep apnea detection – especially since this feature is also coming to the second-generation Apple Watch Ultra. However, the question is whether or not it will come to the Apple Watch SE 3. Apple seems to be reserving some health features for its flagship models.
I’m sure we’ll hear more leaks about the Ultra 3 and SE 3 during 2025!