But what makes it different to the Apple Watch Series 7<\/a>? How much will the new smartwatch cost? And when will it be released? We\u2019re discussing all that, plus more.<\/p>\n The latest iteration of Apple smartwatches, the Apple Watch 8, was revealed at Apple\u2019s annual phone and watch unveiling event. It follows on from the Apple Watch Series 7, which landed late last year and scored an impressive 4.3 stars in our Apple Watch 7 review<\/a>.<\/p>\n During the virtual event, Apple unveiled the Apple smartwatch with new features including crash detection and a temperature sensor.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re unbothered about the latest release, now is a great time to buy the Apple Watch Series 7 at a more affordable price.<\/p>\n Shipments of the new Apple Watch Series 8 will begin next Friday, on 16th September 2022.<\/p>\n The Apple Watch Series 8 will cost $399 for the GPS model, and $499 for the cellular model.<\/p>\n This matches up with its predecessor\u2019s price of \u00a3369.<\/p>\n When the Apple Watch Series 7 was revealed, we thought it certainly wasn\u2019t cheap. However, it\u2019s a premium product, which does translate to premium pricing. The flagship wearable was certainly worth the price tag, with its extensive features including industry-leading health and fitness tracking, recognisable design and durability.<\/p>\n This is also the case with the Apple Watch 8.<\/p>\n During the Apple event, we were keen to hear about how Apple is planning on improving the formula across its wearables and smartphones. Apple always makes some, albeit minor, improvements to each generation, so the Series 8 should be even better than the already great Series 7.<\/p>\n While there are subtle changes to the packaging design, the Apple Watch Series 8 very much echoes that of the Apple Watch Series 7.<\/p>\n The Apple Watch Series 8 comes in recycled aluminium available in four colours; Blue, Starlight, Midnight and (PRODUCT)RED.<\/p>\n There are also Hermes and Nike designs for those who want a little extra.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s compare the Apple Watch Series 8\u2019s battery life with that of its predecessor. The Apple Watch Series 7 retained the 18-hour battery life of its prior model. Apple describes this as an \u201call-day battery life\u201d.<\/p>\n What is new for the Apple Watch 8 is the new low-power mode. Low power mode will extend your battery life to over 30 hours while keeping emergency features like the new crash detection mode on.<\/p>\n For more on the latest Apple releases, head to our iPhone 14 UK release date<\/a> page. For more on its competition, take a look at our Technology<\/a> section.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Laura Wybrow Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s finally happened: the Apple Watch Series 8 has been officially announced at Apple\u2019s \u2018Far Out\u2019 event. After months of the RadioTimes.com team following the speculation and rumours (not to mention the countless supposed leaks) surrounding the Apple Watch 8, we\u2019re excited it\u2019s been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21652,"template":"","categories":[1,8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs.png",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs-300x200.png",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs.png",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs.png",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs.png",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/apple-watch-series-8-uk-release-date-pricing-and-specs.png",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Laura Wybrow Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s finally happened: the Apple Watch Series 8 has been officially announced at Apple\u2019s \u2018Far Out\u2019 event. After months of the RadioTimes.com team following the speculation and rumours (not to mention the countless supposed leaks) surrounding the Apple Watch 8, we\u2019re excited it\u2019s been…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/21651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Apple Watch 8 UK release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Apple Watch 8 UK price and availability<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Apple Watch 8 specs at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Apple Watch 8 design<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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