90
Matt Evans
TechRadar
“Samsung’s produced a winner here.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Comprehensive hardware and software redesign
- On-device Gemini assistant
- Advanced health and sleep features
- 11% slimmer than previous model
- Running coach with 160 plans
- Beautiful raw metallic design
Points of Contention
- Short battery life
- Fiddly dynamic lug system
- Inaccurate wellness feature execution
- Significant fifty dollar price hike
- No physical bezel
- Limited 32GB storage
Professional Reviews
4 reviews from 4 outlets90
Nadeem Sarwar
Digital Trends
“For its current asking price of $350, the Galaxy Watch 8 is a fantastic piece of smartwatch hardware.”
90
Brady Snyder
Android Central
“If you can get past that drawback, though, the Galaxy Watch 8 is a nearly-perfect Wear OS device.”
70
Victoria Song
The Verge
“If last year’s Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 was tried and true, this year’s Galaxy Watch 8 is a bit more like tried and fine.”
