Apple Watch Series 4 Review Roundup: Now is the Time to Upgrade

Apple has lifted the embargo on press reviews of the new Apple Watch Series 4, which come a day after reviews of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max were published. Reviewers look to have had just under a week with the device.

Here’s a roundup of what earlier reviewers have shared in their hands-on of the new smartwatch:

• Dieter Bohn / The Verge: APPLE WATCH SERIES 4 REVIEW: THE BEST GETS BETTER
• Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: The New Apple Watch Feels Like A Device For A Future That Isn’t Quite Here
• Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Review: Apple Watch Series 4
• Brian X. Chen / NYT: Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Faster, Bigger, With a Promise to Be Healthier
• Stephen Pulvirent / Hodinkee: A Week On The Wrist Apple Watch Series 4
• Peter Wells / The Sydney Morning Herald: Apple Watch Series 4 review: running unopposed
• Edward C. Baig / USA Today: Apple Watch Series 4 Review: Bigger display, fall detection and ECG may make it the time to upgrade
• Rene Ritchie / iMore: Apple Watch Series 4 Review
• Todd Haselton / CNBC: The Apple Watch Series 4 is a big, but expensive, upgrade
• David Phelan / Independant: APPLE WATCH SERIES 4 REVIEW: NEXT GENERATION SMARTWATCH IS ‘ASTONISHINGLY GOOD’
• Scott Rosenfield / Wired: REVIEW: APPLE WATCH SERIES 4
• Gareth Beavis / Techradar: Apple Watch 4 review
• Jeff Dengate / Runner’s World: What Every Runner Needs to Know About Apple Watch Series 4
• Brett Williams / Men’s Health: The New Apple Watch Is Here for Your Heart
• Amy Marturana / Self: Apple Watch Series 4 Review: What Runners Need to Know
• John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Apple Watch Series 4

Overall, the Apple Watch Series 4 and its larger screen, fall detection and built-in ECG make it the best smartwatch around claim reviewers, but it comes at a price, starting at $519 in Canada, and launches this Friday, September 21.