Galaxy Watch 8 (2025)

Yeah, I can confirm. One of the first things i did was check to see if the leather band was using spring bars. Having a springbar tool makes it even easier to get them off. It also makes me a bit pissed at Samsung (and Google who does the same thing for their leather straps). You just had to put a s

As a dev I own many samsung and huawei watches. I tend to wear huawei more because of the battery (10-12 days) and I also like the more real watch-like design. Samsung is much better in integrating with the ecosystem of your Samsung phone, for example DND and alarms synchronize automatically. Wear O

Of the 6 different Samsung watch models I've owned (inclusive Ultra) I can honestly say the watch 8 Classic is my favourite. Perfect blend of functionality and style, great for both casual and smart.

Hope we get some cool smart/connected watch faces. The Samsung GW8 watch faces were disappointing.

I feel the same way you do about the Action Button — it’s solid hardware but the software options are so limited that it ends up feeling like wasted potential. Most people don’t use any of the preset actions because they’re either redundant or not useful, and Samsung hasn’t opened it up for real cus

The Galaxy Watch was already struggling with differentiation between the product tiers before. The GW6 Classic was literally just a GW6 in a different case (same for the GW4 Classic). But now they’ve even given it a similar case to something else in the lineup (something substantial more expensive m

Totally agree. For a flagship watch, the GW8 faces felt… underwhelming. Hoping the dev and modding community picks up the slack, or Samsung surprises us for once!

Ha. I just got a notification through the app earlier that there were even better discounts happening. I actually checked this time because I usually ignore once I've ordered. Dropped my price $38. Samsung has a price match policy for anything bought on their website within 14 days of purchase. Simp

Thanks! And yeah, Watch6 often felt a bit laggy, while the Ultra is so smooth. Also GPS is so much better now! I see lot of people complaining that Ultra/GW8 bands are not compatible with GW6/5/4 and viseversa. I get their point but to me the older design how the bands are connected always felt kind

I think so. Though it's not completely the same, they both use Samsung's Dynamic Lug System for band connection. The experience and the amount of force necessary is very similar when I am attaching a band to my GWUltra and when I tried replacing the band on my wife's GW8 just now.