Apple Watch Series 8 Price South Africa 2025 & Specs

Brand

Apple

Model

Watch Series 8

Release Date

2022, September 16

Colors

Graphite, Silver, Gold

Networks

2G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International, China, HK
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, LATAM, Canada

4G

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, China, HK
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 39, 40, 41, 66 - USA, LATAM, Canada

5G

No

Speed

HSPA, LTE

Body

Dimensions

45 x 38 x 10.7 mm (1.77 x 1.50 x 0.42 in)

Weight

42.3 g (41mm), 51.5 g (45mm) (1.48 oz)

Body Material

Glass front, ceramic/sapphire crystal back, stainless steel frame

SIM

eSIM

Water&Dust

IP6X certified
50m water resistant
ECG certified (region dependent SW application; HW available on all models)

Display

Type

Retina LTPO OLED, 2000 nits (peak)

Size

1.9 inches

Resolution

484 x 396 pixels (~326 ppi density)

Protection

Sapphire crystal glass
Always-on display

Platform

OS

watchOS 9.0, upgradable to watchOS 10.4

Chipset

Apple S8

CPU

Dual-core

GPU

PowerVR

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm Jack

No

Memory

RAM

1GB

ROM

32GB

Card slot

No

Battery

Type

Li-Ion 308 mAh, non-removable

Charging

Wireless, 0-80% in 45 min (advertised)

Features

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, always-on altimeter, compass, SpO2, VO2max, temperature (body)
Temperature sensing (0.01˚ accuracy)
Ultra Wideband 2 (UWB) support

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS

USB

No

NFC

Yes