Galaxy Watch 6<\/a>. That is to say \u2014 fairly soon, so we imagine the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic will still have that one-button quick-release module. So it should, hopefully, be compatible with any bands you may have amassed over the last couple of years.<\/p>\nLat year’s Galaxy Watch Ultra came with a band mechanism of its own and, again, we would hope that Samsung isn’t in a hurry to change it. We haven’t heard complaints about its durability, so why fix what works?<\/p>\n
Software & Features<\/p>\n
One UI on top of Wear OSFollowing Samsung’s watch interfaces may be a bit confusing. First, Sammy and Google entered a tight-knit partnership, where Samsung’s Tizen was fused to Wear OS. The resulting platform is the Wear we’ve had since 2021. But Samsung can’t help itself, so it has began slightly re-skinning it, now called the One UI Watch interface.<\/p>\n
We should get One UI Watch 8 on top of Wear OS 6 when the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic and Watch Ultra 2 launch. Supposedly with new AI features and workout recommendations. But also, we’ve heard rumors about subscription plans for the more elaborate measurements, workout routines, or coaching. Nothing concrete yet, but at this point \u2014 we wouldn’t be surprised. Fitness tracker manufacturers are already doing it, and so is Apple.<\/p>\n
We also may get some innovative measurements, like noninvasive blood measurement tests (for antioxidant levels), and a vascular load measurement to show heart and vascular system health. These should be available on all Galaxy Watch 2025 models.Battery and ChargingTwo days or more?<\/p>\n
The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 should come with the same 590 mAh cell as before. That’d mean about two days of battery life with some excercise thrown in. The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is rumored to have around 425 mAh, so it may give us a day and a half easy. Of course, the Exynos W1000 energy efficiency may extend that further.<\/p>\n
These won’t be very flexible in terms of size, it seems. The Classic is expected to come in one, 46 mm variant. The Ultra will probably be a 47 mm case.<\/p>\n
We also expect them to be available in LTE modem variations if you want to leave your phone at home while jogging.<\/p>\n
Specs<\/p>\n
Here’s what we generally expect:<\/p>\n
Galaxy Watch 8Galaxy Watch Ultra 2<\/tr>\n
\nModels
46 mm
in Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + Cellular versions<\/td>\n | Models
47mm
in Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + Cellular versions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nProcessor
Exynos W1000 chip, 3nm<\/td>\n | Processor
Exynos W1000 chip, 3nm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nSoftware
Wear OS 6
OneUI Watch 8<\/td>\n | Software
Wear OS 6
OneUI Watch 8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nBattery
425 mAh
10W wireless charging
Magnetic charger, ~50% in 30 mins<\/td>\n | Battery
590 mAh
10W wireless charging
Magnetic charger, ~50% in 30 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nSensors
HR, blood oxygen, altimeter, ECG<\/td>\n | Sensors
HR, blood oxygen, altimeter, ECG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\nKey features
Blood glucose monitoring
Hardware rotating bezel<\/td>\n | Key features
Rugged titanium case
Quick Button<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\u00a0Neither the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic nor the Ultra 2 are meant to flip the table. These are iterative updates \u2014 refinements for people who already liked where Samsung was going.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re new to smartwatches or stuck on a Galaxy Watch 4? This might be your year. But if you already own a Watch 6 Classic or the first Ultra? You might want to wait for 2026\u2014when Samsung might finally shake things up again (foldable watch, anyone?).<\/p>\n But hey, there’s still room for Samsung to surprise or shock us. Stay tuned for the Galaxy Watch 8 reveal, and our upcoming reviews!<\/p>\n Read the latest from Preslav Kateliev<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Intro Samsung’s Unpacked is happening in the scorching heat, right in the middle of summer. And, somewhat appropriately,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3160],"tags":[1685,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-217097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114752237523609910","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |