Name: Apple Watch Series 8 review: if it ain’t broke, don’t upgrade
Uploaded: 2022-10-08T16:46:25.000Z
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- 2022 is a big year for the Apple Watch.

There's not one, not two, but three new models.

But we're not here to talk about those two watches today.

We're here to talk about the brand new Series 8.

Like the Series 7, the Series 6 before that,

the Series 8 is a fairly iterative update.

As in most of the changes this time around

Seriously, it's got the exact same design as the Series 7.

It just comes in slightly different colors.

I've got the larger 45 millimeter version in Starlight

if you split the difference between silver and gold.

You can also get the Series 8 in 41 millimeters

if you've got petite wrists or just prefer a smaller watch.

But while the design hasn't changed much,

there are significant differences inside the watch.

With the S8, Apple isn't promising huge performance

it's more that it's adding a bunch of new sensors.

For starters, the S8 adds two new temperature sensors.

that measures your environmental temperature,

The idea is to reduce environmental bias,

so that you can get a more accurate reading.

But the temperature sensors aren't like the existing EKG

or blood oxygen sensors, you can't take on-demand readings.

while you're sleeping, kind of like the Oura Ring.

It's also mainly tracking changes from your baseline.

It's not going to tell you an absolute body temperature.

about how your wrist temperature varies from night to night?

mainly use temperature as an extra metric

And you can do that with the Series 8 too,

though it's not going to be contextualized for you

in the single sleep score or anything like that.

It's more that you can monitor how things like jet lag,

or even a few margaritas might impact your baseline.

For folks who use the Apple Watch to track their cycles,

will also get you retrospective ovulation estimates

It's retrospective and not predictive for a reason.

of past cycles might help folks who are trying to conceive.

and wellness features on the Apple Watch,

in a medical capacity or as a contraceptive.

There are other apps and devices out there

I can understand if in the post-roll world,

advanced cycle tracking leaves you feeling a bit uneasy.

that you don't have to use Apple's cycle tracking app.

And if you do, temperature data is totally optional.

and only accessible with a passcode, touch ID, or face ID.

If you enable a passcode and use two-factor authentication,

Okay, now that we've gotten that out of the way,

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Apple Watch Series 8 review: if it ain’t broke, don’t upgrade

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