The new Apple Watch Ultra, which does offer better battery life, is £849 – hardly a huge step up in price. The major competition for the Watch Series 8 doesn’t really come from other smartwatch manufacturers it comes from within its own ranks. Choose the Hermes 41mm stainless steel with “Gourmette Metal Double Tour” strap, for instance, and you’ll be paying a massive £1,739 for the privilege. This is available in gold, silver, dark grey and black and with an even broader selection of straps, some of which can send the price soaring. Next up in the price range, at £ 7 2 9 for the 41mm and £829 for the 45mm sizes, is the stainless steel Watch Series 8. This is the most comfortable to wear during exercise and it’s easy to get a snug fit, too, ensuring the best accuracy from the heart-rate monitor. They all look good and are pretty comfortable but, if you’re planning on using the Apple Watch’s sports features at all, I’d recommend the Sport Loop.
For the latter, you can choose between the classic Sport Band, which is a great all-rounder but can feel a little bulky on narrow wrists, the woven nylon Sport Loop, or the Solo Loop, which is a stretchy band without a buckle. This comes in a choice of colours – black, Starlight (light gold), silver and red – and a number of different wristband types. The aluminium model is the cheapest, with prices starting at £419 for the 41mm case size and £449 for the 45mm (I was sent the 45mm for this review). READ NEXT: Check out our favourite wearables on our best smartwatch list Apple Watch Series 8 review: Price and competitionĪs ever, you have a number of different choices when it comes to size, colour, construction material and wristband type with the Apple Watch Series 8. Of course, if you already own an older Apple Watch such as the Series 4, 5, 6, 7 or SE you’ll get those features anyway. These additions include a new Low Power Mode, which you can apply when you need your watch to run for a few hours extra, plus a significantly enhanced workout app. Other upgrades include international roaming capability for the cellular model and a whole slew of new features Apple has added courtesy of watchOS 9. In conjunction with the Apple Health app and its Cycle Tracking feature, the Watch Series 8 will even attempt to predict when your next period will happen and retrospectively estimate when you ovulated. The idea here is to improve accuracy so the watch can log changes in body temperature over time more reliably and, thus, enable more advanced menstrual cycle tracking for women. There’s also an extra temperature sensor, bringing the total to two.
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