The I Watch Series 8 is an essential health and fitness companion featuring advanced health sensors for ECG, blood oxygen, and temperature sensing (for cycle tracking), along with innovative safety features like Crash Detection and Emergency SOS. It boasts a bright, always-on Retina display, a durable design with swimproof and dust-resistant features, and supports sleep tracking, enhanced workout metrics, and family setup.
Key Health & Fitness Features
Health Sensors: Advanced sensors and apps allow you to take an ECG, measure blood oxygen, track sleep stages (REM, Core, Deep), and monitor heart rate with notifications for irregular rhythms.
Temperature Sensing: Provides retrospective ovulation estimates and advanced cycle tracking insights.
Workout Metrics: The Workout app offers more advanced metrics and ways to train.
Safety Features
Crash Detection: Using improved motion sensors, it can detect a severe car crash and automatically connect you with emergency services.
Emergency SOS: Provides urgent assistance with the press of a button.
Fall Detection: Can connect you with emergency services in the event of a hard fall.
Display & Design
Always-On Retina Display: Bright and easy to read, even when your wrist is down.
Durability: Features the most crack-resistant front crystal, IP6X dust resistance, and is swimproof.
Other Notable Features
Family Setup: Allows you to set up and manage an Apple Watch for family members from your iPhone.
Connectivity: Available in GPS or GPS + Cellular versions for staying connected without your iPhone.
Compass App: Completely redesigned with waypoints and Backtrack.
