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Galaxy Watch8 Classic
The Galaxy Watch8 Classic is Samsung's 2025 46 mm stainless steel Wear OS watch with a rotating bezel, suited to Android users who want a traditional-looking watch with ECG, blood pressure and sleep apnoea checks.
- Type
- Smart and sports
- Sizes
- 46 mm
- Movement
- –
- Power reserve
- –
- Display
- OLED
- Battery
- 30 h
- Water
- 50 m
- GPS
- Dual-band
- Weight
- 63.5 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the rotating bezel is as good as ever and praise the bright screen, the extra Quick Button and the health and smart features. The common criticisms are its bulk, a single large size, a higher price and short battery life, noted by T3; Android Central found the Ultra-style case not very classic and the Running Coach disappointing.
From techradar.com, t3.com and androidcentral.com
Specifications
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- Case sizes
- 46 mm
- Panel
- OLED
- Peak brightness
- 3,000 nits
- Always-on display
- Yes
- Display detail
- Super AMOLED with full-colour Always On Display; 1.34-inch (34 mm) with 438 x 438 pixels; 16M colours
- Screen protection
- Sapphire Crystal
Health and fitness
- ECG
- Yes
- Blood oxygen
- Yes
- Skin temperature
- Yes
- Sleep apnoea alerts
- Yes
- High blood pressure alerts
- No
- Body composition
- Yes
- Fall detection
- Yes
- Crash detection
- No
- GPS
- Dual-band (L1 and L5)
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Sensors
- Samsung BioActive Sensor (optical bio-signal sensor, electrical heart signal sensor and bioelectrical impedance analysis sensor); infrared temperature sensor; accelerometer; barometer; gyro sensor; geomagnetic sensor; light sensor; 3D Hall sensor
- Health features
- ECG with Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification, blood pressure (calibrated against an arm cuff every 4 weeks) and CE-marked sleep apnoea detection in the Samsung Health Monitor app, which needs a Galaxy phone; Energy Score; sleep tracking, Sleep Coaching and Bedtime Guidance; Vascular Load; Antioxidant Index; AGEs Index; body composition; stress tracking with High Stress Alert and breathing exercises; Cycle Tracking
- Fitness features
- Running Coach; Personalised Heart Rate Zone; Personalised Functional Threshold Power; VO2 max and advanced running metrics; automatic workout detection
- Safety features
- Emergency SOS; Fall Detection
Battery and connections
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 30 hours
- Mobile data option
- Yes
- Works with
- Android
- Chip
- Exynos W1000
- Storage
- 64 GB
- Battery life detail
- Up to 30 hours with Always On Display on and up to 40 hours with it off (Samsung's typical-use tests); 445 mAh typical capacity
- Charging
- Fast Charging (WPC-based wireless charging); Fast Wireless Charger in the box
- Connectivity
- LTE models with eSIM (4G LTE and 3G); Bluetooth 5.3; Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz; NFC; L1 + L5 dual-frequency GPS with Glonass, Beidou and Galileo; pairs with Android 12 or later phones with at least 1.5 GB of memory
- Storage
- 2 GB memory; 64 GB storage (49.0 GB available on the Bluetooth model, 49.3 GB on LTE)
Design
- Weight (lightest version)
- 63.5 g
- Software
- Wear OS
- Case materials
- Stainless steel case with Rotating Bezel; Sapphire Crystal; 5ATM and IP68; MIL-STD-810H
- Size
- 46.0 x 46.4 x 10.6 mm; 63.5 g (watch body without band)
- Bands
- Hybrid Band (S/M/L) in the box, fitted with the improved Dynamic Lug System; Sport, Fabric and Athleisure bands sold separately
- Colours
- Black, White
- In the box
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, Hybrid Band, Fast Wireless Charger
Pros and cons
Pros
- Physical rotating bezel for scrolling, plus a Quick Button
- 64 GB of storage and dual-frequency (L1 + L5) GPS
- ECG, irregular heart rhythm notifications, blood pressure and sleep apnoea detection are all available in the UK
Cons
- 63.5 g without band, nearly twice the Galaxy Watch9 44mm's 34 g
- Up to 30 hours with the always-on display on (40 hours with it off)
- Doesn't work with iPhones, and the ECG, blood pressure and sleep apnoea features need a Samsung Galaxy phone
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Sizes | Movement | Power reserve | Display | Battery | Water | GPS | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart and sports | 41, 45 mm | – | – | LTPO OLED | 40 h | 50 m | Dual-band | 31 g | Oct 2025 | |
| Smart and sports | 40, 44 mm | – | – | OLED | 30 h | 50 m | Dual-band | 30 g | Jul 2025 | |
| Smart and sports | 41, 45 mm | – | – | LTPO OLED | 40 h | 50 m | Dual-band | 31 g | Aug 2026 |
Sources
- samsung.com/uk/watches/galaxy-watch/galaxy-watch8-classic-46mm-black-bluetooth-…
- samsung.com/uk/watches/galaxy-watch8/buy
- news.samsung.com/uk/samsung-galaxy-watch8-series-ultra-comfort-from-sleep-to-wo…
- news.samsung.com/global/samsung-galaxy-watch8-series-ultra-comfort-from-sleep-t…
- news.samsung.com/global/heres-why-galaxy-watch8-series-is-every-biohackers-new-…
- samsung.com/uk/apps/samsung-health-monitor
- news.samsung.com/global/world-sleep-day-how-samsung-is-tackling-sleep-apnea-to-…
Photo: images.samsung.com
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, Black, rear view: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, Black, front three-quarter view from right: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, Black, front three-quarter view from left: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, Black, side profile with closed band: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, Black, front view with band laid flat: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, White, front view: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, White, rear view: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, White, front three-quarter view from right: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, White, front three-quarter view from left: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, White, side profile with closed band: Samsung Mobile Press
- Galaxy Watch8 Classic, White, front view with band laid flat: Samsung Mobile Press