Samsung Galaxy Watch8
Launched Jul 2025 · Smartwatch
Usual price₹23,499
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Usual price ₹23,499 · launch price ₹32,999
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Score breakdown
Rest HR matches strap, workouts ~5% off; ECG, BP, sleep apnea
Full Wear OS, Gemini, payments, LTE option; best with Galaxy phones
About 1.25-1.5 days; under a day with GPS
Measured 3,000-nit AMOLED, sharp; 60 Hz flicker
Dual-band GPS near Garmin; gym HR weak, coach unfinished
Slim 8.6 mm, sapphire, IP68 + MIL-STD, very comfortable
Each part is rated on one scale for every smartwatch and band, from reviewers' accuracy tests and measured battery life where they exist, what reviewers found, specs and owner reports. It rates the product itself, not how good it is for the price.
Pros
- Measured over 3,000 nits, easy to read in sun
- SpO2 and blood pressure close to medical devices
- Smooth, with a big app choice
- Well made and good-looking
- Thin, light and nice to look at
- Responsive with refined vibration
- GPS distance close to a Garmin Forerunner 970
Cons
- Daily charging; under a day with GPS workouts
- Workout heart rate off a chest strap by about 5%
- ECG and blood pressure only with Samsung phones
- Screen flickers at 60 Hz
- Heart rate weak in the gym and needs a tight fit on runs
- Running coach half-baked
- About 1.5 days with always-on; needs lots of charging
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NotebookcheckSep 2025
Brilliant 3,000-nit screen and slim build; against a Polar H10 heart rate matched at rest but strayed about 5% on average in workouts (up to 9 bpm), routes were fairly accurate except in bends, and it needs charging daily.
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Expert ReviewsSep 2025
Slim and slick, and on a long run its dual-band GPS was within about 1.7% of a Garmin Forerunner 970, but heart rate needed a very tight strap and gym readings were poor; the new running coach feels unfinished.
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Android CentralAug 2025
The best standard Wear OS watch so far: thin, light and full of Gemini and Samsung Health features; heart rate and dual-band GPS were 'close enough' to a Garmin in casual comparison, but battery needs near-daily top-ups.
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Outlook BusinessSep 2025
Indian review: very comfortable and bright enough for the Indian sun, a great first fitness smartwatch at Rs 32,999; heart rate and GPS felt better than older Galaxy watches but nothing was compared side by side.
Reported by many owners
Common complaints
- Several waves of sudden battery drain in 2026 (April, June, July) hit Galaxy Watch6, 7 and 8 owners after software and Google Play Services updates; reported in tech news, no confirmed Samsung fix at the time
From: Android Authority
Full specs
| Software | Wear OS |
|---|---|
| Works with | Android |
| Screen | 1.47" · AMOLED · 480x480 |
|---|---|
| Peak brightness | 3000 nits (maker's figure) |
| Always-on display | Yes |
| Maker's figure | 1.7 days, 1.25 days with always-on |
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| Measured in a test | 1.5 days (44mm LTE: about 24 h with always-on, about 1.5 days without, under a day with GPS training away from the phone; Expert Reviews got about 1.5 days with always-on; Outlook Business 32-33 h with always-on off) |
| Charging | magnetic wireless puck, full in 73-80 min |
| Heart rate | Yes |
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| Blood oxygen (SpO2) | Yes |
| ECG | Yes |
| Skin temperature | Yes |
| Blood pressure | Yes |
| GPS | Built-in, dual-band |
| Barometer / compass | barometer, compass |
| Sport modes | 100 |
| Health features | ECG (Samsung phones), blood pressure (Samsung phones, calibration), antioxidant index, bedtime guidance, vascular load, Energy Score, running coach, sleep apnea detection (where approved), body composition (BIA) |
| Calling | Yes, through your phone (Bluetooth) |
|---|---|
| LTE version | Available |
| Apps | Full app store |
| Payments | Samsung Wallet |
| Maps | Yes |
| Voice assistant | Gemini |
| Reply to messages | Yes |
| Music on the watch | Yes |
| Case | aluminium, Sapphire glass |
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| Sizes | 40 mm, 44 mm |
| Weight | 30 g |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm |
| Water resistance | IP68, 5 ATM |
| Warranty | 1 year |
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| Colours | Graphite / Dark Gray, Silver / White |
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