Samsung Galaxy Watch8 series hands-on Comments
- Narcis D
- mt0
I am very disappointed by the downgrade of the screen of the Classic version! As I had almost all the versions of Samsung Galaxy watches, I am still using the Watch 6 Classic, because in the 7'th generation they pulled out the Classic, and now at 8'th when reintroduced again, it has the biggest downgrade ever, the screen is smaller! So, in a world of upgrades, you receive a downgrade! And not ordinary, but the most important of all: the screen size. When this Classic watch is targeting the real men above 30-40 years, when the reasons we buy this watch are mainly two: the big size and screen because is manly and we also need big screen as we start having problems with near vision, which is a general problem for men above 40. So, this is a huge disappointment and because of that I will stay with Galaxy Watch 6 and will not buy the new “upgrade”! Also considering migrating to Huawei because of this!
- EskeRahn
- n48
GSMA: You really need to measure stuff rather than just reprinting their advertise BS!
It's substantially thicker than 8.6mm. More something like 11.7mm including the protrusion dome, and 9.8mm excluding it. To get the 8.6, you will need to dismount the backplate and the sensors....
I added a few numbers here:
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- Anonymous
- R{G
Anonymous, 09 Jul 2025Same old Exynos W1000 CPU from last year, no larger battery capacity. Nothing. Just the price ... moreThe same w1000 is only available to classic 8 in the first time for classic lineup. Just noting.
- xPandamon
- JHj
42, 10 Jul 2025Why...well...here is why. I have a propperly configured watch 5 pro. I get 4+ days of usage wi... moreMy question is, do you wear it at night? With just AOD disabled, my Galaxy Watch Ultra gets me through 3 days and nights, usually. With some tracking turned down, manual brightness, no flick to wake and whatnot I could probably stretch it but I am genuinely curious what specific settings you run
- xPandamon
- JHj
What a surprise, what I said is now officially confirmed by Samsung. The new design allows them to put in a bigger battery and even allows for a flatter/ thinner design.
- coolg54321
- J5F
42, 10 Jul 2025I get 4 days on Galaxy watch 5 pro. Losing about 20% batery in 24h. Drops to about 30-35% for ... moreThat sounds decent enough. I mean those non-wearos watches lasts much longer, i charge my garmin venu3 once in 2 weeks even with all the workout tracking.
- 42
- nDB
coolg54321, 10 Jul 2025There is no point in these 1 day battery life watches it has definitely to do with wearos, its... moreI get 4 days on Galaxy watch 5 pro. Losing about 20% batery in 24h. Drops to about 30-35% for 24h with AOD. What is not usable on a 4-5 day watch? And you can get the 5pro at 1/4 of a Garmin. At about 125-150 Euros
- 42
- nDB
Waynder, 10 Jul 2025Garmin Fenix 8 with optimization up to 45+ days of battery XDWell, one is a 125Euro watch(the price i bought the galaxy 5 pro no LTE with) and the other is a 800Euro watch that works as a notification endpoint. For example i see i can't answer whatsapp messages on Fenix. Also sms answering is only predefinded ones and not working on iOS. So that is an expensive long batery smartband on an iphone, not a watch companion
- Solun1
- 0yR
alfamus, 10 Jul 2025Samesung does it again. No worthy improvements!It's been about five seconds since the last model, or several models before that, what improvements do you expect? We're still in the middle-ages. I bet you're a couch potato who is just pointing fingers. In 1000 years you can expect much better innovation. But us here in this life, this is about as good as it will ever get. Human life is too short to really experience anything huge.
- coolg54321
- J5F
Ss, 10 Jul 202530-40h battery life huh... there is definitely something wrong with android wear or the chipse... moreThere is no point in these 1 day battery life watches it has definitely to do with wearos, its feature rich and but battery heavy. There no exclusive wearos or watchos watch with decent battery life. Better get garmin or any non-wearos watches
- kiya
- 0kZ
perfect time to buy a watch 7
- Waynder
- 0xH
42, 10 Jul 2025Why...well...here is why. I have a propperly configured watch 5 pro. I get 4+ days of usage wi... moreGarmin Fenix 8 with optimization up to 45+ days of battery XD
- Anonymous
- thG
naap51d, 10 Jul 2025The thing that ticks me off (follow the xda thread) is the smh mod they can't get to work... morePlease bring that argument to apple watch too 😁
- 42
- nDB
naap51d, 10 Jul 2025The thing that ticks me off (follow the xda thread) is the smh mod they can't get to work... moreWhy...well...here is why. I have a propperly configured watch 5 pro. I get 4+ days of usage without AOD and use it as a companion to the phone. I am seriously thiking, for more than 1y of switching to Apple. There is nothing there, warch/companion wise that can get me more than 1day of usage. I will be buying a new Samsung phone this fall because of that. If the Galaxy watch would work fully with other brands i would have been on iOS by now.
- Ss
- KGH
30-40h battery life huh... there is definitely something wrong with android wear or the chipset because other vendors already push for 7-13d battery life.
- Anonymous
- rLg
im stuck as long as they sell classic rotating bezel models...
- massutiti
- p4K
What a fail. Advanced users (usually male) don't want smaller screen (Classic). Not that it helps, watch is still large, but with small screen.
- Smartwatchguy
- Isc
All this time I thought this was to add room for a larger battery, but it was really to make them thinner..
- justasmile
- uQ5
Someone Else, 09 Jul 2025"The casing on the Watch8 is made from titanium, while the Classic gets stainless steel.&... moreGarbage journalism, it's armour aluminium
