The Watch 4 already has a great design, so it’s no big deal to see Samsung repeat it this year. The design of the watch is basically identical to the Watch 4 from last year, down to the case and display sizes. If you feel like you’ve seen the Galaxy Watch 5 before, you’re not mistaken. But, the slight and simple changes do make it upgrade and deserving of a place on the wrists of those who don’t already have an Apple Watch or are coming from one that’s four to five years old.įrom $220 at Samsung and $220 at Best Buy

Overall, the Apple Watch Series 8 doesn’t boast a huge load of features that make it different from our previous best smartwatch pick, the Series 7. If you remain unresponsive, emergency services will be automatically contacted and provide dispatchers with your location. If it detects you’ve been in an accident, your watch will give you an option to make an emergency call. The Series 8 also includes Crash Detection, which appears to be one of the most advanced crash-detecting features available on a smartwatch. New watch face options, upgraded Health stats especially for avid runners and triathletes, medication tracking, sleep tracking and personalized app notifications for you to stay up-to-date. The screen is beautiful to look at, it gets up to 1,000 nits bright and is great outdoors, the form factor is slim and doesn’t get in the way and its weight makes it easy to forget about when working out.ĭespite the familiar feel, there are a lot of new features on the Series 8, mainly thanks to watchOS 9, the latest version of the Apple Watch’s software. It’s not as durable as the new Apple Watch Ultra, but it’s still enough for everyday use.

You also get the same level of durability as the Series 7 with a crack-resistant screen, IP6X dust resistance and WR50 water resistance (meaning it can survive at up to 50 meters underwater). The Series 8 still comes in 41mm and 45mm case sizes, which means all of your old bands will work with whichever model they’re designed for.The screens are also the same, nearly reaching the edges of each different Series 8 model with rounded sides. Some may be disappointed by how similar the Apple Watch Series 8 looks and feels to the Series 7, but Apple has nearly perfected its formula for a smartwatch, and there’s no need to fix something that isn’t broken. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account

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