The Apple Watch Series 8 has just arrived, alongside the Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch SE 2, at this year's Apple Event on 7 September.
First up, the Apple Watch Series 8. It's packing new features including the much-touted skin temperature sensor, which has the dual function of improving sleep tracking and menstrual tracking simultaneously. It can detect shifts of 0.1 degree celsius thanks to its two-sensor design.
Apple says tracking temperature changes can indicate ovulation and help notify you of cycle deviations which can indicate other health disorders. However, Apple is also placing an emphasis on the privacy of this data, encrypted on your device with two-factor authentication.
Vehicle crash detection is a new feature using several motion sensors such as an accelerometer, barometer, and GPS. It will automatically notify an emergency contact should you get into a fender-bender.
The Apple Watch Series 8 still has all-day 18-hour battery life, while a new low-power mode can give you 36 hours of battery life. International roaming for cellular watches will be available in 30 countries.
The watch comes in four colors: midnight, starlight, silver and, product red, and metallic shades of silver, gold and graphite. It starts at $399 for GPS and $499 for cellular in the US, and will ship on September 16.
Next up is Apple Watch Ultra, which costs $799 in the US. It's rugged, able to withstand temperatures of -20 degrees Celsius or 150 degrees Fahrenheit. and the biggest Apple Watch ever with a 49mm titanium case.
The key feature is a new customizable Action button. The Ultra's Action button can now start your workout, transition between race legs for triathletes, and operate the new Depth app underwater. It's got a 36-hour battery life, and its low-power workout mode reportedly allows you to run a long race with full GPS coverage.
It uses a new, precise dual-GPS solution, L5, with custom positioning algorithms, which Apple claims to be “the most accurate GPS of any smartwatch in the market”. It's tailor-made for adventures: an orienteering view on the compass app allows you to add waypoints with the Action button, the BackTrack functionality allows you to easily retrace your steps on the trail, and WR100 water resistance and the aforementioned Depth app is perfect for divers. The Watch functions as a dive computer, which can be used perfectly underwater with the Action button and larger digital crown to plumb new depths.
The watch will ship on September 23 and can be pre-ordered here.
Finally, the Apple Watch SE 2 is here and is outfitted with many of the same features and specs that come with the Watch 8. At a great price - $249 for the GPS model and $299 for the cellular model - it's also due for release on September 16. You've got a choice of silver, midnight, and starlight colorways with an aluminum casing.
The Apple Watch SE 2, like the Series 8, is swim-proof and dust-proof and incorporates the new Crash Detection feature and skin temperature sensor.
The screen is 30% larger than the Watch 3, and 20% faster than the previous Apple Watch SE thanks to the new S8 processor, but otherwise has skimped out on new hardware to save on the price. It's a good move in our book - the new processor is going to allow it all of the fantastic features of watchOS 9, without excessive updating of parts driving the price up too much.
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