Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic

Overview

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic smartwatch justifies its expensive price with a premium build featuring a rotating bezel, double the real-world battery life of its more affordable sibling, and personalized AI-powered health coaching.

– As reviewed by PCMag

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9.4

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Last revision on July 21, 2026

Reviewers Liked

Nice design with rotating bezel
Two-day battery life
Accurate GPS, heart rate tracking
1st watch to measure ectopic beats
Health features like vascular load

Reviewers Didn't Like

Single large size option
New dynamic lug system is extremely awkward to use
Smaller display than Watch 6 Classic
Expensive

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is one of the best Wear OS watches around. Its main selling point remains the physical rotating bezel control, which feels in lock step with the interface, and is not found in the rival Google Pixel Watch 4.

By ExpertReviews on September 29, 2025

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic offers plenty of software upgrades on the Watch 6 Classic, which makes it a solid Wear OS performer. Fans will welcome the return of the bezel but a pile of different issues make it sit awkwardly within Samsung’s range as well as in the wider smartwatch market.

By TechAdvisor on August 08, 2025

Samsung has been working very hard at carving out a unique look and features for itself, but unless you’re all in on the Galaxy system with a Galaxy phone and a Galaxy Ring, it’s still hard for me to recommend the Watch8 series over the Pixel Watch for Android owners, especially since certain features are still locked exclusively for Samsung phones.

By Wired on July 25, 2025

By PCMag on July 24, 2025

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic

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