Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic: Everything you need to know

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is Samsung’s latest smartwatch with a rotating bezel and a design inspired by traditional mechanical watches. Compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, it features a brighter screen, a faster processor, more storage, and more advanced health and fitness tracking features.

Let’s check out everything there is to know about the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic’s design is not as conventional as previous Galaxy Watch Classic models, but it still retains the signature rotating bezel. Its display is protected by sapphire crystal glass. It is also the first Galaxy Watch Classic to feature a Quick Button, which you can customize to launch a specific app or feature.

The watch’s case is made of stainless steel and has a MIL-STD-810H-compliant design. The device features a Dynamic Lug system, similar to the Galaxy Watch Ultra. However, you can still use any standard 20mm watch strap with it. Do note that standard Galaxy Watch 8 bands cannot be used with the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.

The smartwatch has an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. It comes in Black and White color options.

Samsung has equipped the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic with a 1.34-inch circular Super AMOLED display. That makes it smaller than the 1.5-inch screen on the 47mm variant of the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. Since the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic comes in just one size, some people may find the screen a bit smaller than they would like.

The display can reach up to 3,000 nits of peak brightness and has a resolution of 438 x 438 pixels. It also features a 60Hz refresh rate.

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is equipped with the 3nm Exynos W1000 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. Its storage has increased fourfold compared to the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, leaving plenty of room for apps, offline music, and watch faces.

It also features an accelerometer, altimeter, barometer, compass, gyroscope, heart rate monitor, ECG, and skin temperature sensor. It can measure body composition using onboard sensors as well. Connectivity features include dual-frequency GPS, 4G LTE, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi.

It runs Wear OS 6-based One UI 8 Watch software and will receive software updates for up to four years from launch. It also features Bixby and Gemini. The watch comes preloaded with several customizable, full-color AOD-compatible watch faces, widgets, and all the essential apps. You can install additional third-party apps and watch faces from the Google Play Store.

Its health and fitness tracking features include Energy Score, sleep duration and quality tracking, step tracking, and support for more than 100 workout types. It can measure Antioxidant Index, blood pressure, heart rate variability, skin temperature, SpO2, and Vascular Load. It can also detect irregular heart rhythms and snoring. For snoring detection, a paired Galaxy phone needs to be placed beside you while you sleep.

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is powered by a 445mAh battery, and Samsung claims it can last up to 30 hours with the Always On Display (AOD) enabled. It can be charged using the bundled 10W magnetic wireless charger.