Awesome Tips Apple Watch 8 Review: 'New' Features Catching Up To Other Wearables
The Apple Watch Series 8 new features are things we’ve seen in the past.
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The Apple Watch Series 8 new features are things we’ve seen in the past.
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Apple Watch Series 8:
*CNET may get a commission from these offers.
The Apple Watch lineup gets complicated this year with the Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch 8, and Apple Watch Ultra. The middle kid watch this year has few new features. Is the temperature worth it?
0:00 Intro
0:40 Wrist Temperature and Cycle Tracking
2:42 Battery Life, Low Power Mode
3:29 Compared to Apple Watch Ultra
4:04 Crash Detection, Potential Motion Tracking Tech For VR and AR
5:25 Is It Worth The Price?
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I don’t understand how these are so popular with that kind of battery life. That’s horrible!
Can't wait I broke my Series 6. Bought the Series 8.
One can always bank on CNET reviews! Loved the review of watch 8 series and Yes that of Apple's! Have been a Samsung user from time immemorial however with respect to wearables I have an uncanny liking for Apple's. This review is legit thorough-key points for take away- middle child of its lineup (including Ultra) that tracks wrist temperature, ovulation wow!, heartrate et al. Additionally, with accelerometer and Gyroscope ( haven't come across this term in a wearable context) features benefits are galore it seems. BTW, for those who haven't come across the word Gyroscope, it measures angular velocity. Wow!. CNET never disappoints in their reviews 🙂
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I am currently on watch S3, is it a good time to upgrade to watch S8? Or should I wait for next update!
I had made up my mind to buy my first apple watch this year. In fact I would have purchased Series 7 last year but then there were all the rumors about a new temperature sensor being included in 8. So I decided to wait a year. But now it seems that is not exactly a regular temperature sensor, rather something that provides retrospective. And there is no other improvement at all over series 7, even the chip is unchanged over the last three years. So I have decided to wait one more year. If Series 9 has some real improvements over series 7 or 8, then I will buy my first apple watch.
Will the Car Crash Detection on the watch work in the Winter in north eastern states and other cold states where people wear winter coats with thick sleeves. The microphone won't be capable of hearing the car glass breaking. I'm not sure that the Barometric pressure sensor would detect changes in cabin pressure due to the thickness of the coat sleeve. The upgraded gyroscope and accelerometer should work, but will the algorithm dial 911 without the other inputs. What do you think? Thanks
just upgraded from stainless steel series 2. worth the upgrade. i love the stainless steel because I can own it for years and it still looks good
my series 4 battery went out so i bought this 8
In order to purchase the Apple Watch 8 I would have to have the health features with battery life of my Fitbit.
Great and honest review. I have the 5, but the new features on the 8 are just not that compelling. Thanks for your review!
why we just can't use a thermameter if we fell fever. it is less expensive.
So actually nothing new 😂
Thank you for a balanced review
Im getting the series 8 with gps only in 45mm in midnight. My first apple watch.
IIRC an 8-10 minute quick charge with AW7 and AW8 and presumably the Ultra, will give you enough charge for overnight sleep tracking.
I’m looking to buy my first Apple Watch, but is there any concerns with the radiation the watch puts off?
Which one should I get as my first Apple Watch? S7 or S8?
What I'd like to see in a device like this is a heart beat monitor that triggers an alarm to a local hospital when your heart stops! Elderly relatives living alone could be collected immediately on death instead of potentially rotting for days/weeks/even months before being discovered!
I'm signed up for cryogenic freezing so a system like the above combined with GPS would allow a cryonic standby team to not only know immediately when I passed but also exactly where my body is for rapid collection and freezing! I'm keeping a close eye on this technology to see what develops in the next 10 to 20 years!
Catching up? Nothing comes close
Apple has a way to make you buy something you don’t need.
Why there's no returning iPhone 8 gold in the launch of the Apple Watch Series 8?
Great video 👍
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It's a relative thing, just like West Virginia
I’m upgrading my gold stainless steel S6 Apple Watch to the Ultra. I can’t wait. My gold stainless steel is pretty though but the features in ultra is awesome. And love the longer battery life.
Noticed how phones and smartwatches changed places in recent years. Like before we used to be super hyped on new iPhones because of all the new features. But now smartwatches are stealing the show especially this year.
I dont know why they always make charging the watch a bigger deal than it is. I get home from work charge my watch. Then when it’s done I put it back on and sleep with it.
The safety features in case of a crash is great. Also the compass has been redesigned with backtrack…
Square watch face, terrible battery life, very little new features, Ultra model too big, over priced, unreliable step and sleep tracking, screen will shatter easily, oh,. Did I mention the ugly square watch face that's has never changed?
I was thinking about upgrading but after watching this I'm cool with the series 4 Apple Watch that i have. I don't really see anything that's grabbing my attention with the new Apple Watch. So thank you
Nice
I have my s7 and honestly unless another green watch comes out im probably not going to upgrade in awhile
Frankly, the only features I use are the automatic biometrics.
ECG
Heartrate
Pedometer
Stairs climbed
I don't wear these things when I sleep.
My applewatch 6 is sitting in the bottom of the INDIAN OCEAN in Maldives because the strap unbuttoned itself whilst I was swimming.
The first time I ever lost a watch that expensive.
I gave my mom my Applewatch 2 when I upgraded to the 6 and it's still doing just fine. She only uses the pedometer and clock.
I will wait until the 3rd revision of Applewatch Ultra before I buy again.
The Ultra is super ugly in my opinion.
Applewatch is great for women's health. It monitors your fertility and sends notifications to nearby males on your contact list.
“Thanks a lot for … watching” 😌😏
I really wanted to upgrade but this only makes me love my stainless S4 watch more. Still received the update and still running smooth. I can get some new bands and I’m happy. I truly believe the series 4 Apple Watch is and was the best to have..
Is it worth upgrading from a series 4?
S8 cpu is the same as series 6 & 7, so disappointing. Better wait for next year, rumours point toward a new mini-led screen and design change. This will be a game changer.
I am a prospective consumer where i am conflicted with the choice of the smart watch SE 2 or the 7. Anyone made this choice already? Thanks!!
I would like to know what is the name of the ring that this guy is wearing?
Crash detection is great technology to put into vehicles but an absolutely pointless function for a watch or phone that just takes up valuable battery space, but the same can be said for the majority of the pointless sensors on the watch, wasted battery space.
what should one get if its your first apple watch s7 or s8?