Apple Watch Series 8 Teardown – Takeaways From Latest Apple iWatch

2022 was a big year for the Apple Watch. In 2022, Apple got 3 new models – from the rough and rugged Apple Watch Ultra (we have already done an Apple Watch Ultra teardown in the past and you can read it, here) to the slightly cheaper SE that was made available in three brand new colours. But today, we’re here for the third variety that was on Apple’s roster this year – yes, the Apple Watch Series 8. Apple Watch 8 teardown might be a hard find as most teardown masters haven’t yet sharpened their instruments on the latest Apple gear so we will give you the minutest of the changes this series brings in comparison to the Apple Watch Series 7.

Like the Apple Watch Series 7 and the Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch Series 8 is a smart update. But speaking in layman’s terms, the changes are almost invisible to the naked eye and are precisely all from inside.

Apple Watch 8 – Latest Features

Before the iWatch 8 teardown, let us first find out what the Apple Watch 8 brings new on the table. Here are some of the top features:

1. Always-On Display

As we saw with the Apple iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max models, the always-on generation is truly here and this time the Apple Watch 8 brings along the smooth and seamless edge design, with a big and brilliant always-on feature. The narrow borders result in an elegant display and integrate the quality of each pixel throughout.

2. Tougher Than Before

Never will you see before a tougher symmetry of design and ingenuity combined in a small machine like the Apple Watch 8. The durable thick front crystal is robust and keeps your watch safer than ever before. It also makes it Crack Resistant, Dust Resistant (IP6X certification) and Water Resistant (Swimproof with WR50 water resistance). Simply brilliant!

3. Temperature Sensing & More

The Apple Watch 8 understands your surroundings like no other iWatch before. The new sensor tracks your temperature as you sleep so you are able to monitor the changes over time. This is the best for women who are ovulating or for family planning insights. Women can also get a better understanding of their menstrual cycle with the temperature sensing capabilities.

4. Dream Easy with the Apple Watch 8

Yes, the sleep app gets better and can help you get greater insights when you’re asleep while wearing the Apple Watch 8. The app shows how much time you spent in REM, Core, or deep sleep. This pattern can help you identify the hours you’ve utilised in an optimum way.

The new Apple Watch 8 teardown enables us to understand how Apple’s genius has understood our every need in the best possible manner and that they’re out there to execute a solution that fits well in our pockets or on our sleeves. The Crash detection emergency service, the capability to measure your blood oxygen, and other such innovations make it the best investment for a human standing tall in a gadget-freak environment.

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Latest in The Segment – What’s Running The Show?

Physical Appearance & Functioning – the first and foremost step is to give you an insight on how the new Apple Watch 8 looks. If we’re talking about the back then you can notice the following with ease:

1. Display

45 mm or 41 mm case size with an edge-to-edge display. The always-on retina display can provide up to 1,000 nits of brightness and has nearly 20% more screen area than the Apple Watch SE. The Digital Crown comes with haptic feedback.

2. Sensor Array

Apart from the screws, there’s not much about it if it comes to replacement or repair. The panel includes a sensor array in the middle and that’s about it. Heart-rate monitoring, blood oxygen detection, ECG readings, sleep tracking, fall detection, and loud-noise monitoring are available features.

The sensor design is in a way where it can capture temperature information from the back of the watch near the skin. This happens under the display reducing environmental bias.

3. Connectivity & Battery

The Apple Watch 8 comes in the LTE and GPS-only options. Apple is planning on adding support for international roaming, which may allow Apple Watch 8 owners to have a cellular plan when travelling abroad.

Battery life remains the same as it was in the Apple Watch Series 7 (up to 18 hours) but you can extend that using the low power mode that has been added to watchOS 9. But this might restrict a lot of features including the always-on display, the background heart-rate measurements as well as the ability to have a Wi-Fi or cellular connection.

Apple Watch Series 8 Price

A smart watch teardown is interesting until we get down to the prices right? Well if you’re from the Apple-verse you’re much used to the high-ball game already. Before we give you the estimates in the country, you must know that the Apple Watch 8 is available in aluminium and stainless steel. Aluminium colours include Starlight, Midnight Silver, and (Product)Red. On the contrary, the stainless steel models come in Silver, Graphite, and Gold.

Series 8 Aluminium Case Apple Watch 8 Price

The Apple Watch Series 8 41mm (GPS) model is available in the range of ₹43,500 to ₹46,000 on the leading ecommerce marketplaces and physical stores. On the other hand, if you want to purchase the Apple Watch Series 8 41mm (GPS + Cellular) model then you would have to shell out somewhere between ₹54,000 to ₹56,000.

The Apple Watch Series 8 45mm (GPS) model is available in the range of ₹45,000 to ₹47,000 and the Apple Watch Series 8 45mm (GPS + Cellular) will cost around ₹55,000 to ₹58,000.

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Stainless Steel Case Apple Watch 8 Price

While the above-mentioned prices were for the aluminium case models, the Stainless-Steel Apple Watch 8 45mm is priced around ₹84,000 to ₹86,000.

That’s it from this Apple Watch 8 teardown, we will be back next time with another exciting Apple teardown segment.

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