Believe it or not, the Apple Watch Series 8 is one of the best budget smartwatches today،
Despite its somewhat advanced age, the decidedly high-end Apple Watch Series 8 undoubtedly remains one of the best smartwatches money can buy. In many important ways, this 2022-released model is similar or outright identical to 2023's Apple Watch Series 9, and in one key department the older device actually has the upper hand over its successor.
We're obviously talking about prices, which have been reduced several times for the Series 8 at various major US retailers on the heels of the Series 9 launch a few months ago. As Christmas approaches, that's the case once again at Walmart, where you can score this oldie but goodie for as little as $249 right now.
It's an entry-level GPS-only model with a small 41mm body in a bunch of different colors, mind you, while a large 45mm unit with standalone 4G LTE connectivity, for example, can be purchased at $349 after a very attractive $180 discount. starting at a list price of $529.
The 41mm and 45mm non-cellular variants both get a slightly more modest but still pretty significant $150 off their regular prices of $399 and $429 respectively, and last but not least, a smaller Apple Watch Series 8 capable of making and receiving voice calls on their own are currently down from $499 to $329.
While not entirely unprecedented and may not remain undefeated for long, these new last-minute holiday discounts certainly make the 8 Series a very interesting product to consider for a Christmas gift, as well that probably the best budget smartwatch. Apple fans can purchase as of this writing.
Forget the Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch SE 2, because this bad boy offers unrivaled value for money with a super high-quality Retina display, life-saving ECG technology, oxygen monitoring in the heart. blood, fall detection, accident detection, an extremely durable (and quite elegant) design, and… not too bad battery life.
