Reviews describe the Apple Watch Series 8 as a modest improvement over the Series 7, with few new features like ovulation tracking and car crash detection.
Following the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro reviews yesterday, the Apple Watch Series 8 is the latest Apple product to go under the microscope.
Good upgrades, small upgrades The Apple Watch Series 8 is a lot like the Series 7, both visually and internally. Two major changes here are the inclusion of a new car crash detector, as with the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro, and a new temperature sensor. As for the temperature sensor, it’s not something that can be immediately gauged for usefulness. Primarily, it’s directed at sensing ovulation rather than letting you know if you’ve got a fever as a prelude to some nasty bug. Naturally, its true effectiveness will come over an extended period of months, as many reviewers point out.
Living with the Apple Watch SE and Series 8 for a week The issue with the Series 8’s battery, however, comes when one thinks of its sleep tracking feature. It would seem you may end up having to sacrifice sleep tracking if you want to charge your Series 8 overnight or carve out time while you’re awake to charge the Series 8.
WatchOS ticks along smoothly WatchOS, unlike Wear OS, has always known what it wants to be. On the Apple Watch Series 8, it’s truly come into its own. The Verge calls it “the bee’s knees,” which is how you know it’s really cool, unlike the higher designation of “poggers,” which is reserved for WatchOS 10. That said, on the Series 8 specifically, it doesn’t add much that you won’t find on the Series 7 and lower. Low-power mode and the new Compass app appear to be the biggest draws.
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