Apple watch help

[azure kernel]

So I'm planning on purchasing an Apple watch, I have been waiting for a redesign for either the 41mm or 45mm and I'm impatient, so I was wondering what is a good apple watch for a cheap price. Looking for a
-brand new
-series4 or above
-worth the bucks(im on a budget)
-mainly for sleep tracking,steps, messages, unlock devices, time and basic things. Preferably with aod and with cycle tracking.
I'm thinking of like an se but idrk if its that good, i just want an apple watch to like pass the time while waiting for redesign

i might get second hand/refurb depends

[azure kernel]

Apple watch series 5

actually

no

get the SE

you’ll just be missing out on the AoD

[weary phoenix]

SE honestly isnt worth it

its barely any cheaper than the flagship and you get about a 10th the features

you can get a series 6/7 on apples refurb store for about the same price probably

and if you want to get a flagship in the future you can get a series 4/5 on ebay for quite cheap

im on a series 4 rn and its still fully upto date despite not doing much. i want to get a series 5 for the compass, but if you dont want a compass the series 4 will be more than enough as just like an in-between until you buy a flagship in the future

[azure kernel]

whats the difference between series5 and the se

[azure kernel]

is the series 5 purchasible brand new from verified retailers

[weary phoenix]

I mean they’ve not been manufactured in a few years, but I’m sure there’s places that have new-old stock. Or I’m sure there’s a few on apple’s refurbished

[azure kernel]

I see, well what about the seires 6 and on, r they any good for the buck

[weary phoenix]

I think they’re pretty similar feature wise. But you can get a refurb/used series 5 for cheaper than a brand new SE

[azure kernel]

so the series 5 has more functions than og se?

[weary phoenix]

Series 6 isn’t worth it tbh, I’d say go for series 7 in that case. But at that point it wouldn’t be worth upgrading to a new flagship unless you wait quite a while

[weary phoenix]

Oh yeah by far

It took them like 6 years to add a compass to it 🤣

[azure kernel]

so is the only difference from series 4 and 5 is a compass?

[weary phoenix]

I think there’s a few more, but that’s the main one for me cos I use mine a lot for navigation

It’s really hard to tell which direction I’m going. I have to walk a few meters and see which way the dot goes and go in the opposite direction

[azure kernel]

what about find my location

[azure kernel]

does the series 4 send

[weary phoenix]

They all have GPS yeah

Just the series 4 doesn’t have a compass

[azure kernel]

But no difference other than that?

[weary phoenix]

I think there’s a few

But I wouldn’t know off the top of my head

If you go onto apples comparison page you can select a few different models and it gives you a list of features and compares specs etc

If you want my recommendation, find a cheap used/referb series 5 and upgrade to a new flagship in a year or two, or get a series 6 or 7 from apple’s refurbished store and use that for a few years

[azure kernel]

Oki

tysm ill prob get the 5

Does 5 have aod

[azure kernel]

^i cant find any refurb apple watches from the apple store, is there any good websites/places i can get a refurb/brand new series5

[azure kernel]

or should i just get brand new se

[gloomy sage]

AOD

[azure kernel]

just compass and aod?

[gloomy sage]

And a couple of small things like different materials and more onboard storage

[azure kernel]

Oh, i see, what about se1 vs se2?

[gloomy sage]

They’re pretty similar, the main difference is the generation gap. SE1 was 3 years ago with S5, SE2 is recent with S8.
So basically three extra years of usability.

[azure kernel]

I see, what about fucntions

[gloomy sage]

Not much, really