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Sep 15, 2022 · The Good. watchOS 9 is excellent. Neat use of temperature sensors. Crash Detection! Low-power mode is helpful. The Bad. You still need to charge daily. It’s not much different from the past few...
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- About Our Apple Watch Series 8 Review
- Apple Watch Series 8: Design
- Apple Watch Series 8: screen
- Apple Watch Series 8: Health and Activity
- Apple Watch Series 8: Temperature Sensors
- Apple Watch Series 8: Car Crash Detection
- Apple Watch Series 8: watchOS 9
- Apple Watch Series 8: Battery and Charging
- Apple Watch Series 8: Six Months Later
- Apple Watch Series 8: Price and Availability
This review was written and published by Joe Maring after using an Apple Watch Series 8 (provided by Apple for review purposes) for around two weeks. The six months later section toward the end of the review was written by Jesse Hollington after using an Apple Watch Series 8 (purchased by himself) for about six months.
What’s going on with the Apple Watch Series 8’s design? Well, it looks like an Apple Watch. Apple’s had a very clear and focused design approach ever since the original Apple Watch debuted in 2014, and while new models have improved things over the years, the general aesthetics haven’t changed very much. When you have a design foundation that’s thi...
The standout feature of the Apple Watch Series 7 was its larger screen and slimmer bezels, enabling you to see more content on the tiny display than ever before. The Apple Watch Series 8 recycles that same design, and just like last year, it creates a truly impressive viewing experience. Watch faces have room to shine, notifications creep out to th...
The market for health/fitness trackers in 2023 is crowded, to say the least. From Fitbit, Garmin, Oura, Amazon Halo, Whoop, Amazfit, and more, the myriad of options to track your daily activity often feels overwhelming. Despite all of that, Apple has done an incredible job of making the Apple Watch’s health and activity suite feel simultaneously ap...
That said, there is one new hardware addition to the Apple Watch Series 8’s health toolkit — a pair of temperature sensors. Using one sensor on the back and another underneath the display, the Apple Watch Series 8 tracks your wrist temperature and displays those readings in the Health app on your iPhone. You need to enable sleep tracking and wear t...
There’s another Apple Watch Series 8 feature I haven’t been able to test, and it’s one I’m hoping that I never will. Like the iPhone 14, the Apple Watch Series 8 offers car crash detection. If you’re ever in a severe accident, the Series 8 will ask if you’re OK with a prompt to call emergency services. If you don’t respond to that prompt within 10 ...
When you buy an Apple Watch Series 8, watchOS 9 is the software powering it right out of the box. As mentioned above, watchOS 9 improves the health/fitness experience with new workout metrics and better sleep tracking. But that’s not all. In typical Apple fashion, watchOS 9 brings a few new watch faces to keep your watch feeling fresh. Metropolitan...
The Apple Watch has always been a reliable one-day smartwatch, and with the Series 8, that’s no different. While you won’t find the next-level endurance of the Apple Watch Ultra, there’s plenty of power here for all-day use without battery anxiety. During my time wearing the Apple Watch Series 8, I’ve ended each day somewhere in the 40% to 30% batt...
Mobile writer Jesse Hollington has been wearing an Apple Watch since the first Series 0 came along in 2015, and while he’s not prone to upgrading every year, he decided last fall the Apple Watch Series 8 marked a good time to move up from the Series 5 — a model that he’s long considered the sweet spot in the Apple Watch lineup. Here’s what he has t...
The Apple Watch Series 8 is available for purchase now. It starts at $399 for the 41mm aluminum case with GPS only. Stepping up to the 45mm aluminum case with GPS will run you $429. If you want to add LTE cellular connectivity, the price goes up by $100 to $429 and $529, respectively. You can also get the Apple Watch Series 8 with a more premium st...
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Sep 15, 2022 · The Series 8 isn’t the best Apple Watch you can buy outright, but it is still excellent. And it’s still the best bet for most people. Tucker Bowe. By Tucker Bowe. Published September 15, 2022. ·. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more.
With these upgrades, plus an already unrivaled user experience and app selection that's further enhanced by watchOS 9, the Apple Watch Series 8 remains the best iPhone-compatible...
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- Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics
Oct 18, 2022 · The Apple Watch Series 8 is the best all-around smartwatch and the perfect choice for iPhone users. David Phelan Apple Watch Series 8: Verdict. Apple Watch Series 8 is the slickest Apple Watch...
- David Phelan
Jul 7, 2023 · Tom's Guide Verdict. The Apple Watch Series 8 gets a skin temperature reader, low power mode and crash detection to make the best smartwatch around a tick better. But the design and...
Nov 28, 2022 · Reviews. The Apple Watch Series 8 makes the best smartwatch better — but is it worth the upgrade? By Max Buondonno, CNN Underscored. Updated 10:19 AM EST, Mon November 28, 2022. Link...
