Apple Watch SE In-Depth Review for Sports and Fitness // Nike Edition
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Comprehensive review of the Apple Watch SE (Nike Edition) including GPS and heart rate accuracy tested with running, weight training, cycling, swimming, and more!
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// Sections //
0:00 Intro
1:42 Nike Edition - What's Different
2:10 Hardware and Software Features
2:23 Battery Life
4:33 Sleep Tracking
4:53 Sports and Fitness Intro
5:52 GPS Accuracy
8:10 Treadmill Accuracy
8:44 Heart Rate Accuracy
12:04 Swimming
13:02 Automatic Workout Detection
13:35 Wrap-Up
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I really respect how you held off on making an earlier review just to get as much data as possible
The only way to go about putting out the correct information. 👍 Thanks!
You deserve more credit for the amount of effort you put in this video. Great review as always! 😃
Thanks so much!!
I have had the SE since September it’s great on performance, you can see it’s great screen and for fitness performance you can’t go wrong. You can also use Strava straight off the watch for easy syncing to your phone. Battery is really great also, much better than the one I upgraded from my series 3. I can’t recommend it enough!
Glad it’s working for you!
Just bought my se from the series 1!👍👍
@@jamescullen6035 you will love it, have fun!
You have the best fitness tracker reviews 😁
Thanks!
Wow, the amount of work that goes into your video is insane. You deserve more subs! Thanks for the review! Really incredible! Keep up the great work!
Thank you!!
Really detailed, great job! Especially loved your tracking on different devices to compare them. What a great video, keep it up!!
Thanks a bunch!
Here it is
I was waiting for so long
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Very detailed. Interesting to see what SE is capable of!
Thanks!!
thank you so much for the super comprehensive review! At first I thought you are a digital review guru but then half way in the video when you showed us multiple sports in the making I was like maybe a fitness guru !? Turned out you have the merits from both sides. 😊
That's very nice of you to say! Thanks so much!
Yes, i have been waiting for this for so long. Great video aswell.
Thanks!
Been waiting for this Des! Keep up the great work
Thanks Jasper!
Just got the watch now after watching your videos and they are amazing
Thanks and enjoy your watch!
@@DesFit you replied oo shit I am so happy
I got my SE GPS+ cellular Nike edition; silver, it’s exciting 😍
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Sameeee😍😍
This was hugely helpful in helping me figure out my Apple Watch. Thank you.
Glad it helped. Thanks!
I just got the SE watch for Christmas/birthday. And so far I’m loving it. It’s a really good watch.
Nice!
Great, this watch is better then I thought! After watching this video!
Glad the video helped!
i must say this is the best review i saw in yt,it help me to decide witch one is better for me ,thank you alot
Glad the info helped! Thanks!
Underrated Channel!
Thanks so much!!
Always give detail information for viewers
👍 Thanks!!
This most important takeaway here is literally the takeaway: I now have a new profile picture for Des in my phone...as Mario. Every...single...text: Mario Des.
I’m-a-gonna-win (something I actually left out)
I have been watching Apple watch videos ALL DAY. Someone help😭
I love you're videos, its really good information in them!!
Glad they are helpful and informative! Thanks!!
The cycling helmet lamp looks amazing
Thanks!
Thank you for the graleat review!
Sure thing!
Thank you so much. This is what i needed 🧡
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I love your reviews. Subscribed!
Thanks!
Excellent job as always, very thorough and detailed!!
Thanks a bunch!!
Very good analysis, keep up with the good work
Thanks! Will do!
Another banger. Thx!
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Just ordered the My SE in nike edition it will be delivered tomorrow so excited 😄!!!!!!!
Hope you enjoy it!
Thinking about buying one. How is your experience with the SE going?
@@maribs87 excellent if always on display is not a big thing for you then go with the SE !!!
Definitely the best review about the smartwatch fitness tracking department. Comment to help you beat youtube algorithm.
Thanks so much!
Another great review as always dude!
Thanks Eric!
Something to note that I haven’t seen in your videos is that with iOS14 and specifically iOS14.3 we got a bunch of new measurements I had never see before in the health app. With iOS14 I see stair speed (up/down), double support time, step length, walking asymmetry. These sound pretty similar to some of the running metrics in Garmin Connect. Also in iOS14.3 VO2max is now called Cardio Fitness and it would seem that the value is calculated in a different way. They have also added threshold levels for it. I guess this is for all AW, I got it on my AWS5.
Thank you so much ! This is so useful.
Glad it helped! Thanks!
Great channel and videos! Helped me to decide which Apple Watch to choose! Greetings from Sweden 😃
Glad the info helped! Thanks from Colorado!
Excellent vieo....well reviewed!
Thanks so much!!
Great video!
Thanks!
Great video, thanks for the detailed information.
Sure thing! Thanks!
Great review bud!
Very helpful.
Glad it helped!
yeah that’s the video i’m waiting for🤘🤘👌❤️
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I’m going to wait for the series 7 - 44mm version . I’m not really a fitness kind of person but useful for everyday use age. I wish the watch can last more than a day but Apple not interested in making the watch to last at least a week .
Great and useful
Thanks!
This is a great video. Keep this up (y)
Thanks so much!!
Great video bro
Thanks!
Great detailed review, very in-depth
Thanks!!
Almost one month ago that I gotten Apple Watch SE in space grey color at Target. It was a big upgrade from series 2 Apple Watch. I got the SE for this one app from my iPhone towards my vehicle. I almost got series 3 but, I changed my mind on SE.
The only thing I’d mention is the benefit of getting more current software updates from the Apple Watch SE
Amazing in depth review.. thank you so much 🔥
Sure thing!
Wow, your gym is open? Do you just happen to have a Super Mario costume under that desk of yours just in case a watch GPS data set shows drifting? Great review as always!
Yup, open with limited capacity. Pretty lucky. There are many fun things under the desk - never know what I may need! Thanks Matt!
should i buy this apple watch se or I should wait for this September for se 2?
This is my 3rd Apple watch and I do enjoy the integrated apple ecosystem but I still keep coming back to my Fenix 5 for one main reason, battery life. Almost everything else Apple makes has excellent battery management except their dang watches.
Good point about their other devices!
Although I’m not running kind of guy I find the Nike version to be pretty good with the few extra items on such as the faces and app and it’s the same price as the regular one
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Great review, as always Des. I’m on the verge of getting the AW6. Are there any third party apps for the AW that give any sorts of training data or analysis? The stock app doesn’t even seem to tell you what training zones you were in. It looks like it just shows a series of small lines under the heart rate data section. Thanks!
Not Des, but WorkOutDoors, HealthFit, Training Today, and Tempo Running will break down zones, show metrics, and WorkOutDoors will give you maps during runs and is highly customizable.
Yup! Eric beat me to it and also suggested some I hadn’t thought of! Thanks John and Eric!
@@ericsisk1 Thanks Eric!
@@johnmanley4528 You’re welcome John!
Wow, you are thorough
Thanks!
I love the thorough videos, I was wondering which would be best for me. I’m stuck between the Apple Watch SE and the Garmin Venu SQ. I’m looking to mostly track my heartbeat and indoor steps and a rough estimate on calories burned since I walk a lot at work. I’m also interested in walking outside for long distances but I’m not interested in the gps aspect, I just want to know basic info like how many steps, miles, calories burned, etc. Which watch should I go for?
Very nice review...i am still waiting for in depth review for Suunto 9 Baro. Hopefully u will do it. Thanks
Had a Suunto 9
Slow screen response
Altimeter/baro sensor wildly inaccurate
Strap broke within a year
GPS ok
Was an ok watch.
which one i must to choose ….. cellular or gps ? 🤔
I’m so confused on what to get .Torn between Apple Watch 6 , Fitbit versa 3 and Garmin Venu 😔
What are your purposes?
Thanks for another great review. Could you please comment on active and total calories results on both AW6 and SE. Do you find it accurate and how does it compare with other test devices? Thank you.
They seem to be just slightly lower than some other devices, but totally within the same ball park. Thanks a bunch!
@@DesFit Now I'm impressed. Just asked the question like 6 min ago and BAM there's the answer. Thanks again
Sure thing!
Hey, great video. Which is the difference from classical apple watch se? I found a very good chance of getting SE Nike watch but I am a little bit worried because I wanted the applewatch se. Thank you a lot.
Ritght à te beginning, you can see on the fitness app that he burns 1.200 Cal per day in average !!!!!!
That’s insane !
Have a really good day, take care 😁😁
Thanks! 💪
Hey Des. I have two questions for you. I scanned through all 256 comments and didn’t see the answer to my first question:
If I go with the GPS version, will it sync my runs with my phone later on when I’m in the range of my iPhone? This determines if I save myself $100 in regards to LTE. Your reviews proved how bad the battery is with LTE…
My second question is that my friend has offered to sell me his Series 4 slightly used watch for $150. Would you recommend this over purchasing a brand new SE? Thanks in advanced. Also, after watching your in depth reviews, I subscribed. Keep up the great work on these videos! Appreciate the hustle.
Thanks Matthew! Yup, you can track your workouts without your phone and when you get within range of your phone the workout will then sync. That's a good deal on the Series 4!
Interesting reviews 👍🏻
Thanks!
Hi Des! Is SE a good watch for trail running? Thanks!
Nice
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Can you use the GPS without LTE?
Yup!
Can i go for swimming in indoor pool using it??
I cover that in the video
@@DesFit yeah thanks saw it I was so terrified to use it under water 😂
Thanks for the reply
Hi. Great vid. At 12:50 what app are you using to get all of that info. I just got the watch and trying to locate the info. Thanks
That's within the Apple Fitness App (the one with the colored rings). Thanks!
Love your videos and I an envious of your helmet lamp! How is battery life with the 6 an SE when using Strava?
Thank you so much for the review. I recently bought a garmin venu, how would you compare it to the se? I would love to have the smart phone features if the quality of the activity tracking stacks up but I haven’t been able to find comparisons of those two watches anywhere. All I can find is the venu would be less likely to break and has longer battery life. If my music is downloaded to the watch with Spotify will it play without my phone like the venu when I run? Thanks, sorry so many questions 😬😂
Does the SE have always-on now ??
Your videos are really great. I hope you'll keep making them, I'm planning to upgrade my Series 4 to the Series 7 this year and will be very interested in the GPS accuracy, battery life, heart rate measurement differences.
Nice video, why do you have the Digital Crown on the left though??
Just kind of works better for me. I tend to get the crown caught sometimes on sleeves. Thanks!
@@DesFit ok thanks!
Sure thing!
Is it worth it for a pixel user to get an apple watch?
Unfortunately not. It won’t work with Android phones.
@@DesFit thank you😢
Helloo, what iWatch do you recommend for a student?, is it the SE?
What’s the difference between the se Nike and the normal se ?
A special strap, some special watch faces, and the Nike Run Club app preinstalled.
Why doesn’t Apple have the 4,5, &6 on their website just the 3,7 & SE version’s?
Same reason they don't keep the iPhone X, 9, 8, etc... around. Too many options when there are only small differences between them.
Thank you for your great reviews. Absolutely the best. Question: How do you bring in the GPS data into google maps on the PC (The detailed maps you show in your videos)?
You can sync the data through RunGap or HealthFit+ and then download the files to analyze them in whatever program that you wish. Thanks!
@@DesFit Thanks a lot, Des. Appreciate it :-)
Sure thing!
Do you need data to use it on runs im looking for a app that don’t use data and I can just take my watch and my AirPods out for a run with out my phone
If you're holding the supports on the treadmill is the apple watch still accurate on tracking calories? Is it also accurate for exercises such as pushups and burpees?
Should be ok for calories but distance won’t be since you’re arms aren’t moving.
Which is the best GPS Smartwatch to buy........... Garmin, Apple or Samsung. Which will be yoUr choice.....
For fitness, Garmin. For an iPhone smartwatch: Apple (also have the best HR sensors currently, but not great battery life). I’d only recommend a Samsung watch as an android smartwatch but not as a fitness watch.
@@DesFit Thanks so much for the response. Your advise matters a lot.
Absolutely. Thanks!
Can you do indoor cycling with it?
Yes
Did you experience any heart rate drop outs if it isn’t positioned correctly on your wrist or too loose/tight? I’m about to ditch my Fitbit for this reason. Whenever I work out it screws up when I start sweating. Reads like 50bpm too low. Fitbit says to reposition it on my arm but that doesn’t work.
I broke my S3 and decided to buy the SE instead. I've been using the SE for a week now and I ave to decide until tomorrow if I would like to return it. To be honest I don't feel the upgrade, it is faster, the display is bigger but I think I would still be satisfied with a S3. The only thing that makes me think is future updates, will there be any updates that I would want and with the S3 I would probably not get?
It's tough to say if there will be software features in the future that would not be available on the Series 3. On the software front these devices are indeed similar and just the hardware differences that you outlined. The faster processor on the SE could be a factor with new software updates.
Between series 4,5 and SE which has the best heart rate accuracy for cardio and weight training? Big difference between them? thanks in advance
All should be similar
Apple Watch SE or Garmin Fenix 3? Should I upgrade? Notis kinda suck on the Fenix.
Apple Watch is a much better smartwatch but won't have the battery life, durability, sensor support, or training feedback via Garmin Connect of the Garmin.
@@DesFit thanks!!!
Sure thing!
So how would you rate the SE strictly for mountain biking and trail running?
I'd probably purchase a case/protective cover for MTB but it would work pretty decently, unless you are going for more than 5-6 hours rides.
I am currently torn between getting the series 5 (40 mm) vs the SE (44 mm) lol. I definitely prefer the bigger size but I hear the series 5 is better. There is only a 10$ difference between the 2 that I want. Can someone help me? Thanks lol.
Screen size is the same on both 40mm and 44mm its just based on the actual band which will depend on how big or small your wrist is
@@AaronW-ww4ds oh gotcha. thank you!
If I buy apple watch nike se, can we choose other strap instead of sport strap such as sport roop?
The Nike Edition SE's have a different options for watch straps.
Do you mind me asking what your personal watch is?
I go through lots of devices throughout the year but you can check out what I use on my Strava feed 👍
Thanks for the thorough review. Very informative. However, currently I am having Garmin Venu as my weight training tracker. But I am quite interest to buy apple watch SE. any thoughts?
The SE would provide better wrist based HR for weight training. Do you use the rep counting function on the Venu? Thanks!
@@DesFit yes I use the rep counting from Venu. Often times it does not count my reps correctly, though I wear it quite tight. Thanks for your reply, so helpful.
Here's the one thing not covered that I'm interested in: Can you make phone calls off the watch's speaker and microphone?
Pretty sure they require Bluetooth headphones such as airpod or samsungs wireless buds to be able to make and answer calls
Maybe an unusual question but what shirt are you wearing?
It's a Salomon Trail Run T-shirt 👍
Can you run a half marathon with it? With wifi off and no Bluetooth music
It has 6 hours of battery life for GPS activities when you have a full charge.
Currently considering the SE and the 6- when will your comparison video be ready? 😄
May be a week or so but just go for the 6 if you have the funds! Thanks!
Everything is pretty much the same between the SE and 6 only difference is the ECG and oxygen sensor which pretty much 100% of people don't even need seeing as it won't be accurate and those with illnesses that require ECG and oxygen sensor will be extremely close monitored by an actual doctor and the fact the SE requires you to have an iPhone where as the other watches don't specifically require you to have an iPhone
Looking into buying the SE but had a question. Does the GPS "struggle" with the Phone GPS too or only when the iPhone is not around? Thx in advance.
With the phone, it will dependent on how strong your phones reception is and that can vary. Overall, the GPS is fine in most situations but just isn't as detailed with the GPS tracks.
@@DesFit Thx for the answer. I just rewatched your video and noticed that both GPS and Heart Rate are super close when it comes to the average values, thats all i care about since im not a semi professional athlete. Can you share your opinion on how well the calorie calculation does on the SE. Again thx in advance.
How tight should the strap be for optimal readings? Yours looks fairly tight. I used the measuring tool for the new one piece strap and it seems to fit well with a little looseness, but after looking at yours I’m wondering if mine is too loose
You don't need to have it super tight but you'll need to have the watch pretty secure to avoid any chance of the watch moving around with whatever activity that you're doing.
@@DesFit thanks for that - my watch does move up and down my wrist a little, will try the next size down. Thanks as well for a great video!
Sure thing!
Hi Des, is there a solution for the GPS accuracy in the meantime? While I am very satisfied with the AW SE otherwise, the GPS accuracy drives me crazy. I frequently participate in a 5k parkrun and everytime it would cut edges so I lose .3 to .5k. This is annoying when you try to reach a new 5k PB…
I was wondering if disconnecting the watch from the phone while running or using any 3rd party app for tracking would improve the situation?
Thanks and cheers!
Quick question: are the bands of the regular Apple watch compatible with the Nike Apple watch? So that if you buy an Nike Apple watch, you can still buy a regular Apple watch band (for example a silicone soloband) for your Nike Apple watch.
Yup, the bands are interchangeable
@@DesFit thanks