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Apple Watch Series 8
PC Pro
|January 2023
A minor update that offers little over the 7, and it is distinctly outshone by the Watch Ultra
SCORE 4/5
PRICE From £349 (£419 inc VAT) from apple.com/uk
At first it seems the Series 8 upgrades from the Series 7 are so minor that Apple is pushing punters towards the Watch Ultra.
There are changes, though. One is a new temperature sensor that will learn your body's base temperature, and detect variations to a precision of 0.1°C. It's not clear what you're supposed to do with this information, however - unless you're trying to get pregnant, in which case the Watch can advise you when you're ovulating.
This story is from the January 2023 edition of PC Pro.
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