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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Alan Martin

Apple Watch 8 alternatives: 5 smartwatches for less

The Apple Watch Series 8

(Picture: Apple)

The Apple Watch 8 is many things, but cheap it isn’t. Starting at £419 for the 41mm aluminium model with Wi-Fi, and going all the way up to £1,479 for a 45mm 5G model with a leather Hermès deployment buckle, it’s not an investment to be taken lightly.

The good news? iPhone owners can get much of that Apple Watch functionality — albeit without the ‘it just works’ easy setup — for considerably less. Here are five of the top Apple Watch 8 alternatives to consider if you want to save a few quid.

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