Apple Watch Series 8

New features include Crash Detection for severe car crashes, international roaming, and watchOS 9

Price: Starts at $399 (US)

Available: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, UAE, UK, US, and more than 40 other countries and regions

Cases: Aluminum and stainless steel

Colors: Aluminum - starlight, midnight, silver, (PRODUCT)RED; Stainless steel - silver, graphite, gold

Sizes: 41mm and 45mm

Battery Life: 18-hour

Low Power Setting: disables or limits specific sensors and features, extends battery life up to 36 hours.

OS: watchOS 9

Perk: Three months of Apple Fitness+

Recommendation: If you are our typical Kandy reader and don’t have plans anytime soon to be in a car accident, then we see little motivation for acquiring the Apple Watch 8. However, based on the features geared towards women (which we do not cover), it would make a nice gift for your wife, mother, sister or girlfriend. We intentionally did not mention mistress as you don’t want to give her the wrong idea about her role in your life. If you don’t own an Apple Watch and have been considering purchasing one in the past, you may want to consider the lower priced Apple Watch 8SE. And if you are an active outdoorist, we recommend reading our review inside this same issue of the Apple Watch Ultra.

Inside the Bezel

 Apple Watch Series 8 and the Environment