Apple Watch Series 8: Released Date, Price, Leaks, and Rumors
The Apple Watch Series 7 is a significant boost over its predecessor, with thinner bezels allowing for a larger display, greater always-on display performance, dust resistance, and more, but it isn’t a complete redesign of the Apple Watch, as had been widely speculated previous to debut. Is it feasible that the Apple Watch Series 8 will feature the rumored redesign? This is where we talk about the probable redesign, as well as every other Apple Watch Series 8 rumor.
What is the expected release date for the Apple Watch Series 8?
The Apple Watch release schedule is so precise that you could, ahem, program it into your wristwatch. Even during the height of the epidemic, when the iPhone’s release was postponed until October, Apple nonetheless revealed and released the Apple Watch Series 6 in September 2020, as it had in previous years, and that dedication was evident with the debut of the Apple Watch Series 7. Despite the fact that the Series 7 didn’t arrive until mid-October due to rumored production concerns, the wearable was unveiled in September 2021 alongside the iPhone and iPad.
Despite the lack of a specific release date, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman believes that this year “will be the biggest in the history of the Apple Watch,” with three Apple Watch models set to debut this autumn: the Apple Watch Series 8, a new Apple Watch SE, and an Apple Watch “geared toward extreme sports.” The reporter also claimed that after the Apple Watch Series 8 is released, Apple will discontinue selling the Series 3 – something we predicted back in February.
With that in mind, it’s a reasonable guess that the Apple Watch Series 8 will be released in September 2022, but we’ll update this section if we learn otherwise. Take a look at our greatest Apple Watch Series 6 bargains if you can’t wait that long to get your hands on one.
How much will the Apple Watch Series 8 cost?
While it’s far from certain at this point, we expect the Apple Watch Series 8 will be priced similarly to the current Apple Watch Series 7, which starts at £369/$399 for the 41mm model. Here’s how the entry-level pricing works:
- Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm, Aluminium, GPS) – £369 / $399
- Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm, Aluminium, GPS) – £399 / $429
- Apple Watch Series 7 (41mm, Aluminium, GPS + Cellular) – £469 / $499
- Apple Watch Series 7 (45mm, Aluminium, GPS + Cellular) – £499 / $529
Apple Watch pricing has been stable over the years (it even got cheaper in the UK in 2021), and it’s already a high-end wearable, so tinkering with the fundamental pricing could be a risk for the company. What about the rumored arrival of a third, larger model? We estimate that the larger model will cost roughly £429/$459, based on the £30/$30 difference between the 41mm and 45mm variants. We’ll update this area as we discover more, so check back soon for the most up-to-date information on Apple Watch Series 8 pricing.
Apple Watch Series 8 News and Rumors
There were a lot of rumors that the Apple Watch Series 7 will get a major overhaul – the most significant in the Apple Watch’s history – that would bring the design closer to that of contemporary iPhone and iPad models, with flatter sides and a more industrial style. Ming-Chi Kuo and Jon Prosser were among the analysts who predicted it, while Jon Prosser went even farther by showing a series of mock 3D models based on supposed real-world photographs of the wearable.
It appeared to be a foregone conclusion prior to launch, but as we now know, it never happened. It’s unusual for numerous well-known sources to get something so important so wrong, prompting some to believe that Apple is still working on the new Apple Watch and that we’ll see it on the Series 8. Since the release of the original Apple Watch in 2015, the Apple Watch has essentially remained the same. The Apple Watch Series 4 featured slimmer bezels and more screen real estate, which was improved with the Series 7, although the square design factor remained.