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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1864434" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>So, just to answer my own post, I received my Apple Watch SE 3 days ago. The first thing I noticed is how much clearer the display is. The Series 3 was a 38mm and the new SE is 40mm but the 2mm makes a significant difference. I increased the text size one step higher than I had on the S3 and now, combined with what appears to be a higher definition, text messages, notifications and written info is very easy to read. The performance is snappy, the storage is 32MB not 16MB as I had thought so I have ample room for the few apps I really want and any future upgrades/updates. Battery life appears to be about the same as the S3 which was fine; from 0900 to 0900 wearing the watch with a sleep monitor on o/night my battery had dropped to 43%. So, my routine is; I put it on charge when I wake, have breakfast, shower and so on and by the time I'm dressed It's fully charged and put it back on.</p><p>The new watch faces are beautiful and I have found 2 Infograph Modular faces accomodate all the complications I need with the most frequently used on the first one. The rest of the time I have the California face on as it is simple and highly visible.</p><p></p><p>After trying both ways I have come to the conclusion that it is better to pair and setup as a "New" Watch rather than restore from a backup but this may vary dependent on which model you are upgrading from. In my case I had to do it twice and setting up from new is really very easy.</p><p></p><p>I ran into just one problem, which is pretty good really. I could not get the new watch to unlock my MBP. This turns out to be a pretty common issue when upgrading to a new AW. After some searching I found the answer on Mac Rumors Forums, credit to russel_314. <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-unlock-not-working-on-watchos-7.2256568/" target="_blank">https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-unlock-not-working-on-watchos-7.2256568/</a></p><p>His first solution worked for me after restarting both MBP and Watch. It has continued to work for 3 days now. In addition to the solution provided I had tried a few other things earlier. One of those things was deleting the MBP Bluetooth preferences file and ensuring there was a Bluetooth connection between the MBP and my iPhone but I doubt that the latter step made any difference.</p><p></p><p>So to sum up, I am very happy with my AW SE, it's clearer and easier to read, faster, has better faces, good battery life, significantly more storage, takes full advantage of watchOS 7.1 new features with the exception of the ECG and SpO2 readings which I don't really, it's very comfortable to wear and I think, looks great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1864434, member: 204485"] So, just to answer my own post, I received my Apple Watch SE 3 days ago. The first thing I noticed is how much clearer the display is. The Series 3 was a 38mm and the new SE is 40mm but the 2mm makes a significant difference. I increased the text size one step higher than I had on the S3 and now, combined with what appears to be a higher definition, text messages, notifications and written info is very easy to read. The performance is snappy, the storage is 32MB not 16MB as I had thought so I have ample room for the few apps I really want and any future upgrades/updates. Battery life appears to be about the same as the S3 which was fine; from 0900 to 0900 wearing the watch with a sleep monitor on o/night my battery had dropped to 43%. So, my routine is; I put it on charge when I wake, have breakfast, shower and so on and by the time I'm dressed It's fully charged and put it back on. The new watch faces are beautiful and I have found 2 Infograph Modular faces accomodate all the complications I need with the most frequently used on the first one. The rest of the time I have the California face on as it is simple and highly visible. After trying both ways I have come to the conclusion that it is better to pair and setup as a "New" Watch rather than restore from a backup but this may vary dependent on which model you are upgrading from. In my case I had to do it twice and setting up from new is really very easy. I ran into just one problem, which is pretty good really. I could not get the new watch to unlock my MBP. This turns out to be a pretty common issue when upgrading to a new AW. After some searching I found the answer on Mac Rumors Forums, credit to russel_314. [URL]https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-unlock-not-working-on-watchos-7.2256568/[/URL] His first solution worked for me after restarting both MBP and Watch. It has continued to work for 3 days now. In addition to the solution provided I had tried a few other things earlier. One of those things was deleting the MBP Bluetooth preferences file and ensuring there was a Bluetooth connection between the MBP and my iPhone but I doubt that the latter step made any difference. So to sum up, I am very happy with my AW SE, it's clearer and easier to read, faster, has better faces, good battery life, significantly more storage, takes full advantage of watchOS 7.1 new features with the exception of the ECG and SpO2 readings which I don't really, it's very comfortable to wear and I think, looks great. [/QUOTE]
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