As I've hinted at multiple times, the Apple Watch Series 8 is an incredibly well-made and capable device, no doubt the best flagship smartwatch the company has ever made if you consider the SE to be its budget offering and the Ultra to be a specialist device.

Fantastic device highly recommended

The band is a little difficult to put on, easy to break the watch when wearing.

This has great features for your Health

The Apple Watch Series 8 further refines the formula that made the Apple Watch Series 7 great to offer the best smartwatch experience known to man. However, some new features, such as crash detection, medication logging, Afib history, etc.

New workout modes and metrics are helpful, Improved sleep-tracking capabilities, Premium smartwatch experience through and through, Inherited all the features and physical design, of the Apple Watch Series 7

Almost no changes in physical design compared to predecessor, Some new features are like insurance – you hope you won't have to use them (e.g. crash detection), Most fitness feature updates mainly benefit runners

The Apple Watch 8 is one of the best smartwatches around, mostly because the Apple Watch has been getting it right since the first model. However, the Watch 8 is the smallest update we’ve ever seen to the series, with only the temperature sensor and crash detection being offered as upgrades over the...

Attractive new colors, Temperature sensor for menstrual and ovulation tracking, Car crash detection

Battery life still lacking, Identical design to last year

New features including cycle tracking and car crash detection make the Apple Watch Series 8 a tempting upgrade and is great for newbies, but with an identical design to the Series 7, there’s not enough here to upgrade from last year’s wearable.

Premium design & build, Temperature sensor for cycle tracking, Car crash detection

Near-identical to Series 7, More expensive in many regions, No battery life improvements

With ever-increasing competition, including from Apple itself, can the Watch Series 8 hold its own with modest improvements?

Still an excellent smartwatch, Features like crash detection show innovation, Comfortable and flexible

The Watch SE is much better value, Needs even longer battery life, While US pricing is same as Series 7, UK pricing is higher

Apple Watch Series 8 and the second-generation Apple Watch SE are set to launch this Friday, September 16, and ahead of time, the first reviews of the devices have now been shared by select media publications and YouTube channels.

... don’t upgrade

watchOS 9 is excellent, Neat use of temperature sensors, Crash Detection!, Low-power mode is helpful

You still need to charge daily, It’s not much different from the past few Apple Watch models