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    Watch Series 8 GPS + Cellular (41mm)
    The Apple Watch Series 8 GPS + Cellular (41mm) is a smartwatch with a 1.5-inch touchscreen Retina LTPO OLED display, compatible with iOS and includes step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.
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    Description
    The Apple Watch Series 8 GPS + Cellular (41mm) is a smartwatch with a 1.5-inch touchscreen Retina LTPO OLED display, compatible with iOS and includes step counting, sleep tracking and calories burned.

    CR Expert Take

    How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    Ratings

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Ease of use
     /  5
    Versatility
     /  5
    Health
     /  5
    Step-count performance
     /  5
    Heart-rate performance
     /  5
    Scratch test
     /  5
    Water resistance test
     /  5
    Ease of interaction
     /  5
    Readability in bright light
     /  5
    Readability in low light
     /  5
    Ease of pairing
     /  5
    Heart-rate monitor accuracy
     /  5
    Step count accuracy
     /  5
    Color
     /  5

    Detailed Test Results

    Overall this model was very easy to use, somewhat accurate for counting steps, and very good at measuring heart-rate accuracy. With recent version smartphones, our experts found it very easy to pair, very easy to interact with, and very easy to connect to charger. The watch face was very good in our scratch resistance hardness test. It passed our water immersion test at 164 feet for 10 minutes.

    About

    The Apple Watch Series 8 GPS + Cellular (41mm) is a smartwatch compatible with iOS and includes real-time heart rate monitor, steps, sleep and calories. It has a touchscreen display with 352 x 430 screen resolution, always-on display capability, on-screen battery indicator, wireless magnetic charging dock, phone notifications, and sound/vibration alerts. It includes inactivity alerts that remind you to move if you are sitting for a long time. It has find my phone and find my watch feature, Connected music (can control playback of music stored on your smartphone) and Standalone music (can control playback of music stored on your smartwatch without needing your smartphone). It can accept phone calls on the watch and dismiss phone calls from the watch. Has WiFi, NFC and Standalone GPS (can connect to GPS without needing your smartphone). The manufacturer offers changeable straps and weather at-wrist. Family setup allows you to connect family members who don't have an iPhone, compatible with Apple Fitness+ which uses the watch plus the iPhone/iPad app to display your real time metrics on the screen during guided workouts, noise level notification will notify you when sound levels might affect hearing, Safety feature can detect if a person falls or is in a car crash, holding the side button will call emergency services and notify emergency contacts. Has advanced cycling tracking and Backtrack feature will record your route in case you get lost. Measures ECG and uses temperature sensing to provide insights for women's health. It has multi-sport tracking features: American football, archery, Australian football, badminton, barre, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, climbing, cooldown, core training, cricket, cross country skiing, cross training, curling, dance, disc sports, downhill skiing, elliptical, equestrian sports, fencing, fishing, fitness gaming, flexibility, functional strength training, golf, gymnastics, hand cycling, handball, high intensity interval training, hiking, hockey, hunting, indoor cycle, indoor run, indoor walk, jump rope, kickboxing, lacrosse, martial arts, mind & body, mixed cardio, multisport, open water swim, outdoor cycle, outdoor run, outdoor walk, paddling, pickleball, pilates, play, pool swim, racquetball, rolling, rower, rugby, sailing, skating, snow sports, snowboarding, soccer, social dance, softball, squash, stair stepper, stairs, step training, surfing, table tennis, tai chi, tennis, track & field, traditional strength training, volleyball, water fitness, water polo, water sports, wrestling and yoga. Its dimensions are 1.6 x 1.8 x 0.5 inches (LxWxD) and it weighs 2.11 ounces.

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