Apple Watch Series 8 Is Official

Apple announced the smartwatch at its September event today. The Apple Watch Series 8 also features a new low-power mode.

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Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 during the company's annual fall product event on Wednesday.

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The GPS version starts at $399 (£419, AU$629) while the cellular version begins at $499. It'll be available on Sept. 16 with preorders beginning immediately.

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The Apple Watch Series 8 is the first model to come with a temperature sensor, which will be used to bring new ovulation tracking improvements to the Apple Watch.

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The watch will now be able to provide a retroactive estimate of when the wearer last ovulated thanks to these new sensors.

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Wearers will also be able to see shifts in their baseline temperature with the new Series 8, and the watch samples wrist temperature every 5 seconds.

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Apple is bringing other female health monitoring features to the Series 8, too.

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The company says more detailed cycle tracking will be available so that wearers can become aware of deviations from their typical cycle.

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Car crash detection is also coming to the Series 8, so emergency services and contacts can be notified in the event of an accident.

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The Series 8 has two new motion sensors, which will enable it to detect the precise moment of impact.

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The company said it studied data from front, side and rear collisions when developing the new feature.

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The Series 8 will also come with many of the health and wellness features found on older watches, like emergency SOS and fall detection.

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The Series 8 will also come with many of the health and wellness features found on older watches, like emergency SOS and fall detection.

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Next: Apple reveals Apple Watch Series 8 and the new Apple Watch SE

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