Apple Watch Series 8: HONEST Long Term Review!

It's been more than a month since the Apple Watch Series 8 was released. Here's what is welcomed and what was just marketing hype.

Chapters ➡
0:00 Intro
0:46 Two new features
1:12 Crash Detection
1:58 Temperature sensors
3:20 Apple Watch Series 8 Positives
4:18 watchOS 9

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[Lummy]

I work in a 911 center and have gotten a few calls from an Apple Watch. Basically what it does is says ‘this is an Apple Watch, a crash has been detected at (coordinates).’ (Very verbatim I get far too many calls to remember exactly what it says) And just keeps repeating that message. It definitely not only saves lives, but at the least gets everyone started to the scene minutes before someone would of processed what happened, found their phone, then called. Needless to say I’ll be getting one soon.

[JB-hqyj]

For runners / sports enthusiasts - the Apple Watch 8 no longer piggy backs off your iPhone GPS and the GPS chip in AW8 uses all satellite systems which, while not superior do dual band, is an AMAZING GPS chip with extremely good accuracy. No one talks about this. In my experience, AW8 is much more accurate GPS wise compared to the AW7. All these tech reviewers with videos as their full time jobs and it's like they regurgitate each other's points without researching actual useful differences on their own.

[tylerrodgers]

The series 8 is my first Apple Watch. I’d been a Fitbit user for years and this version (alone with Watch OS9) finally gave me all the features I wanted to switch. I would like better battery life without needing to shut off all the sensors, but I charge mine once a day (usually when I am taking a shower which is the same thing I did with my Versa 3 even though I didn’t need to) and it gets me through the day and all night while tracking sleep without it ever dropping below 40%. It would just be nice to have a little more wiggle room if I forget to charge it or can’t charge it for some reason.

[casualintrovert]

I've been using an SE1 since late 2021, and I got a S8 around the same time you did and I can say the performance improvement is really noticeable. I'd always have a lag when swiping between watch faces, and that is pretty much gone now. Additionally, viewing and toggling my homekit devices and cameras is noticably faster than it was previously, and the difference in screen space is very much appreciated especially with the new keyboard which actually does a really good job recognizing text with the swipe type feature. Additionally, the fact that it's able to charge much faster with more watts than my old SE1 makes having my watch on my wrist all day really easy to accomplish. I can charge up pretty sufficiently in only 15 minutes, I think the charging time is the biggest thing I notice apart from the smoothness. If you have an SE1 and are considering upgrading, I would really recommend the S8. And I say the S8 over the S7 because i'm sure the new temperature sensor will end up being used for more things when newer watchOS versions come out, so if you were to get an S7 you would be missing out on those things potentially.

[Wiseguy]

The Ultra was worth the jump up for the battery life alone. I love that Watch. Also keeping my Series 7 for those rare occasions I need sobering a bit dressier. After the Series 7 & Ultra though, I’m not updating my Apple Watches until they release something truly game-changing like non-invasive blood glucose monitoring.

[VN]

I wish reviewers review products as they are and stop comparing it as if you are upgrading. It’s stupid. As a first time apple user here the series 8 is fantastic and particularly the temperature tracking is a must have for me.

[Dansco]

Moved from S3 to SE a month or so ago and that is a big jump. Battery life lasting over a day is great. It’s only missing a few things like temperature sensor and control watch with phone (bit bummed about that one) but I’m happy and no chance I’m upgrading to a S8.

[firejoey]

i just got the series 8 yesterday…45mm in midnight aluminum. i absolutely love it, i feel like it’s the perfect apple watch. the SE was lacking on some of the features, and ultra was overkill and i don’t like the design. safe, fast, easy to use, and interactive. i love it

[davidjacobs]

It’s largely the same as the Series 7.

[cambriakarle]

The Apple Watch Series 8 is my first Apple Watch and i love it I am keeping my iPhone 13 Pro Max for a while so the crash detection on the watch does benefit me I’m really a lot happier using my Apple Products I used to use android but couldn’t find anything I really enjoyed so I switched to Apple and i love it so much 😊

[chumbawumba]

I have Series 6, so no interest in Series 8. Once Ultra includes blood pressure sensor, then I am a buyer and will upgrade to that!

[TryThinkingDeeper]

That was not a long term review at all. You just brought up the specs. No explanation of how it functions day to day

[MissBellsx]

My first watch was a series 4, I saw no reason to upgrade with series 5-7, but decided to finally bite the bullet with series 8 for the new health sensors. Unless they do something seriously cool with series 10 I'll probably hold off until series 12 or whatever model they introduce glucose monitoring

[Vidgmchtr]

I'm content with my Series 7. I actually intentionally purchased it when rumors of the Series 8's announcement were brewing, because I had a very good feeling that green was going to be cut from the aluminum color options. It's my first Apple Watch and I'm very satisfied with it.

[HiThere]

Since when is one month considered “long term”?

No wonder why I dislike this channel.

[abstractjwl]

2:55 you can say it: it's made for women. Women use the cycle tracking. You don't need to be a biologist.

[JimKanaris]

Just ordered one today! I’m coming from a Galaxy Watch first gen. Never owned an Apple Watch. Only got it because I got an iPhone 14 PM, which I got because I got a 16” M1 Pro. I loved my Galaxy Watch. I know I’ll miss its incredible battery. 😢 I hope the Apple Watch makes up for it in other ways.🤞

[LucasAstonUK]

I think the point of Apple Watch 8 is just for promoting Apple Watch Ultra.

[fiyksiy]

Me sitting here watching the video with my series 2 🫠

[christianhotter]

I'm thinking of getting my 9 year old an Apple Watch for emergencies. I'm just not sure if she would want to wear it every day. An SE would be fine for that, so I may look at refurbished SEs and hope the battery life is ok.