Apple, at its “Far Out” event, has introduced the new Apple Watch Series 8, as expected. The new smartwatch comes with a body temperature as its main highlight, among other health features. With this, it competes with the likes of the recently introduced Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Series. Have a look at all the details.
The Apple Watch Series 8 comes with an edge-to-edge Always-On Retina display and looks similar to the Apple Watch Series 7. As mentioned earlier, the main highlight is body temperature sensing during your sleep. There’s also support for retrospective ovulation estimates, along with improved period predictions.
There’s support for crack resistance, IP6X dust resistance, and swim-proof with WR50 water resistance. It gets an S8 chip, Multisport workouts, a SpO2 sensor, ECG support, and advanced cycle tracking. There’s support for a heart rate sensor and sleep tracking too. Plus, it supports international roaming.
Additional features include Family Setup, Apple Pay, Apple Maps, Fitness+, and more. The Apple Watch Series 8 comes in Midnight, Starlight, Product(RED), and Silver colorways.
The Apple Watch SE 2 also gets the S8 chip as the Watch Series 8 and is 20% faster than the original Watch SE. It goes for a design similar to its predecessor and ensures a 30% larger display as compared to the Apple Watch Series 3.
The smartwatch also comes with Crash Detection, Activity tracking, Fall Detection, Apple Pay support, and more. It comes with a heart rate sensor, the Medication app, sleep tracking, and Multisport workouts.
The Apple Watch Series 8 is priced at $399 (~ Rs 31,800) for the GPS model and $499 (~ Rs 39,700) for the cellular variant.
The Apple Watch SE 2, on the other hand, retails at $249 (~ Rs 19,800) for the GPS model and $299 (~ Rs 23,800) for the cellular option.
