{"id":198530,"date":"2025-06-20T00:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/198530\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T00:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:50:22","slug":"i-didnt-even-want-an-apple-watch-10-but-its-two-most-basic-feature-upgrades-have-me-hooked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/198530\/","title":{"rendered":"I didn&#8217;t even want an Apple Watch 10 but its two most basic feature upgrades have me hooked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve long waxed lyrical about the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/tag\/apple-watch\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/tag\/apple-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch<\/a> SE 2, and questioned the need for anyone (who isn&#8217;t mountaineering) to have any of the fancier watches on offer. It did everything I needed it to and I was happy. But then I tried the<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/tech\/accessories\/apple-watch-10-prices-plummet-to-lowest-ever-after-legal-battle-ends\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/tech\/accessories\/apple-watch-10-prices-plummet-to-lowest-ever-after-legal-battle-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Apple Watch 10<\/a> and for some inexplicable reason, I like it more.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not that I use any of the features \u2013 I don&#8217;t need to track underwater activity, and I haven&#8217;t turned any of the more advanced health alerts on. But it does actually have benefits that seem more basic yet make a big difference to the user experience. It&#8217;s currently at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8429&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FApple-Smartwatch-Aluminium-Fitness-Tracker%2Fdp%2FB0DGJBRKHV%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1_sspa%3Fth%3D1%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dcbq-gb-6082457112503493937-20\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-Smartwatch-Aluminium-Fitness-Tracker\/dp\/B0DGJBRKHV\/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?th=1\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8429&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FApple-Smartwatch-Aluminium-Fitness-Tracker%2Fdp%2FB0DGJBRKHV%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1_sspa%3Fth%3D1%26tag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon US\" data-merchant-id=\"1471\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonus\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.com\">lowest price ever at Amazon, by the way (only $299.99 with $100 off)<\/a>, so if you agree with my thinking it&#8217;s a great time to get your own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/aG8Jm2RtjXZrmrHxxyKXBf.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Watch Series 10 smartwatch displaying the time of 10:09, in black finish on white background\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/aG8Jm2RtjXZrmrHxxyKXBf.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/aG8Jm2RtjXZrmrHxxyKXBf.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Apple)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The truth is, purely the bigger screen and the fast charging is enough to make this upgrade worth it. The SE2 took hours to charge, and I was flabbergasted when the Apple Watch 10 charged to full battery in minutes. And having a bigger screen is a no-brainer. Zero explanation needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">This is an excellent price for the Apple Watch 10, it&#8217;s actually almost as low as the SE2 when I bought it. So if you use the extra always on or outdoorsy features, great, but it&#8217;s worth it for the basic upgrades alone. See the deal below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Not right? See more deals below, or see the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/buying-guides\/apple-watch-generations\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.creativebloq.com\/buying-guides\/apple-watch-generations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Watch generations<\/a> guide we&#8217;ve put together.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Apple Watch Series 10, Apple Watch SE (2022) GPS + Cellular and  Apple Watch Series 9 deals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ve long waxed lyrical about the Apple Watch SE 2, and questioned the need for anyone (who isn&#8217;t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1685,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-198530","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114712951184931370","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}