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    Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic hands-on: The best just got better

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    Last updated: August 12th, 2021 at 22:49 UTC+02:00

    The wearable device Samsung fans were looking forward to is finally here. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic today. It blends all that fans love about the company's smartwatches with a powerful new chipset and revamped software platform.

    There's a lot that's new with the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. Samsung has made subtle design changes while some serious upgrades have been made under the hood. Does it feel better than the Galaxy Watch 3, arguably the best Samsung smartwatch yet?

    Galaxy Watch 4 Classic hands-on: An exercise in refinement

    Of the two new models, the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic is the only one to feature the physical rotating bezel. It's a design element that users love. Samsung has perfectly nailed the design with the smartwatch's fit and finish feeling excellent.

    The new Exynos W920 processor with 1.5GB RAM and 16GB storage delivers great performance. That's the impression we got after a brief hands-on with the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic. The new Wear OS platform that it uses instead of Tizen also brings the ability to run Android apps, something the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic does effortlessly.

    Our full Galaxy Watch 4 Classic hands-on video is embedded below, do check it out and see what we think of Samsung's newest smartwatch. A full review will be up in due course.

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