S5 to S7 or S8? Better sleeptracker

[EnigmaticZee]

I watched couple of reviews on youtube and they said, Series 8 has a better sleep tracker? Is this true?

I am currently on S5 and was going to upgrade to S7 but if S8 has a better sleep tracker, then I might not go with S7. I am a male so I thought S8 doesn't have a lot to offer and I am getting S7 at a huge discount. Can anyone clarify if S8 does indeed have a better sleep tracker?

 

[matrix07]

Apple didn't even talk about sleep tracking on the watch presentation.

 

[ldenning]

I watched couple of reviews on youtube and they said, Series 8 has a better sleep tracker? Is this true?

I am currently on S5 and was going to upgrade to S7 but if S8 has a better sleep tracker, then I might not go with S7. I am a male so I thought S8 doesn't have a lot to offer and I am getting S7 at a huge discount. Can anyone clarify if S8 does indeed have a better sleep tracker?

Believe more detailed sleep tracking in the new OS9, supporting multiple models, 8 and lower.

 

[Howard2k]

Sleep tracking on the S8 incorporates temperature sensing doesn't it?

 

[Eradik]

Sleep tracking on the S8 incorporates temperature sensing doesn't it?

It does not. You can see if you're above or below baseline in the health app, but as it stands temp sensing is only for ovulation and trends in Health.

 

[Howard2k]

Track your nightly wrist temperature changes with Apple Watch - Apple Support (CA)

Apple Watch Series 8 or Apple Watch Ultra can gather wrist temperature data while you sleep to help give you insight into your overall well-being.

support.apple.com

Track your nightly wrist temperature changes with Apple Watch​

Apple Watch Series 8 or Apple Watch Ultra can gather wrist temperature data while you sleep to help give you insight into your overall well-being.

 

[matrix07]

Track your nightly wrist temperature changes with Apple Watch - Apple Support (CA)

Apple Watch Series 8 or Apple Watch Ultra can gather wrist temperature data while you sleep to help give you insight into your overall well-being.

support.apple.com

Track your nightly wrist temperature changes with Apple Watch​

Apple Watch Series 8 or Apple Watch Ultra can gather wrist temperature data while you sleep to help give you insight into your overall well-being.

That’s very obscure wordings.

 

[james2538]

I watched couple of reviews on youtube and they said, Series 8 has a better sleep tracker? Is this true?

I am currently on S5 and was going to upgrade to S7 but if S8 has a better sleep tracker, then I might not go with S7. I am a male so I thought S8 doesn't have a lot to offer and I am getting S7 at a huge discount. Can anyone clarify if S8 does indeed have a better sleep tracker?

The only parts of the watch that actively track whether you’re asleep or awake is the activity and heart rate sensor.

The Series 6 added a blood oxygen sensor and the Series 8 added a temperature sensor but neither of these are used determine whether you’re asleep. They do however provide a data point in the Health app which you can compare to sleep stages and view trends. This is what Apple means by “insight into your overall well-being”

* Note while the blood oxygen sensor can take on-demand readings, the temperature sensor will only function while you’re asleep.

Any Series 4 or newer got Watch OS9 which adds sleep stages into the sleep tracking.

 

[PaladinGuy]

I don’t think there’s currently any benefit to the 8 over the 7 for sleep tracking. Any suggestion about the temperature being used for sleep is just a guess at this point. Apple has only said it’s for female cycle tracking.