Galaxy Watch8 is built for those who never settle when it comes to self improvement. With a sporty yet sleek design, it packs a serious punch of enhanced performance, longer battery life and smart health tracking to keep you locked into your health and wellness goals, wherever they may take you. Your Watch8 works around the clock because a healthy lifestyle starts with healthy sleep. Advanced Sleep Tracking doesn’t just log hours, but it also takes a closer look at everything that happened while you snoozed. Wake up feeling lethargic? Get a full report on your sleep behavior, environment and disruptions, such as snoring. And when it’s time to get back on your feet for a new day and a new workout, you’re equipped with the insights you need to stay motivated with Energy Score. Need to multitask during your workout? Simply raise your wrist and speak naturally to send a text to meet up with a friend later, set a timer for your next mile or pull up your past run times. Watch8 is powerful and features an improved battery built to keep up with your longest bike rides without weighing you down. Thanks to a thinner, lighter body and dynamic strap system that molds to your wrist, you’ll almost forget your Watch is there as it tracks even the most intense workouts. Plus, the bright screen is visible even when you have to hit the trail in full sun. Galaxy Watch8 is more than a watch it’s a health coach and tracker that fits your wrist and your lifestyle.
A: Hey there KLM, thank you for asking us your questions about the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. If you ever need emergency assistance, your Samsung smart watch has features capable of helping, such as fall detection and SOS messages. Hopefully, you'll never find yourself in a real crisis, but if you do, you can send SOS messages to assigned contacts to let them know where you are and how to track you down. In the event you need medical assistance, your medical information can be quickly accessed to help first responders. Check out, "Use your Samsung smart watch in an emergency situation" to learn more about using this feature. Let us know if you have additional questions for us by reaching out to Support at your earliest convenience. Thank you for being a devoted Samsung customer. - Debra
Q: Is a charger included with purchase of watch
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Q: Does it have continuous respiration monitoring, besides during sleep?
A: Howdy Kathy, thanks for taking the opportunity to ask us your question about the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. The Galaxy Watch8's respiration features include automatic tracking of your respiratory rate during sleep, advanced sleep analysis, and tools for detecting signs of sleep apnea. Separately, it provides guided breathing exercises available for use anytime, though it does not offer continuous daytime respiration monitoring. If you have additional questions, please let us know by contacting Support. Thanks for being a valued Samsung customer. - Debra
Q: Does this watch check blood oxygen?
A: Yes it does.
Q: Does it contain functionality to monitor O2 level?
A: Yes it does.
Q: Can it connect to my Verizon account
A: It does if it's unlocked or bought with Verizon
Q: Is it possible to change the watch band?
A: Yes. I bought a multicolored set on Amazon. Very easy to change. There is a button on either side under the watch to release the band to change out.
Q: Does this watch support the internet, or do you have to have it close to your cell phone
A: Yes it does. It only has to be close to your phone if it's bluetooth and not LTE so you get phone notifications.

Galaxy Watch8 is built for those who never settle when it comes to self improvement. With a sporty yet sleek design, it packs a serious punch of enhanced performance, longer battery life and smart health tracking to keep you locked into your health and wellness goals, wherever they may take you. Your Watch8 works around the clock because a healthy lifestyle starts with healthy sleep. Advanced Sleep Tracking doesn’t just log hours, but it also takes a closer look at everything that happened while you snoozed. Wake up feeling lethargic? Get a full report on your sleep behavior, environment and disruptions, such as snoring. And when it’s time to get back on your feet for a new day and a new workout, you’re equipped with the insights you need to stay motivated with Energy Score. Need to multitask during your workout? Simply raise your wrist and speak naturally to send a text to meet up with a friend later, set a timer for your next mile or pull up your past run times. Watch8 is powerful and features an improved battery built to keep up with your longest bike rides without weighing you down. Thanks to a thinner, lighter body and dynamic strap system that molds to your wrist, you’ll almost forget your Watch is there as it tracks even the most intense workouts. Plus, the bright screen is visible even when you have to hit the trail in full sun. Galaxy Watch8 is more than a watch it’s a health coach and tracker that fits your wrist and your lifestyle.

Galaxy Watch8 is built for those who never settle when it comes to self improvement. With a sporty yet sleek design, it packs a serious punch of enhanced performance, longer battery life and smart health tracking to keep you locked into your health and wellness goals, wherever they may take you. Your Watch8 works around the clock because a healthy lifestyle starts with healthy sleep. Advanced Sleep Tracking doesn’t just log hours, but it also takes a closer look at everything that happened while you snoozed. Wake up feeling lethargic? Get a full report on your sleep behavior, environment and disruptions, such as snoring. And when it’s time to get back on your feet for a new day and a new workout, you’re equipped with the insights you need to stay motivated with Energy Score. Need to multitask during your workout? Simply raise your wrist and speak naturally to send a text to meet up with a friend later, set a timer for your next mile or pull up your past run times. Watch8 is powerful and features an improved battery built to keep up with your longest bike rides without weighing you down. Thanks to a thinner, lighter body and dynamic strap system that molds to your wrist, you’ll almost forget your Watch is there as it tracks even the most intense workouts. Plus, the bright screen is visible even when you have to hit the trail in full sun. Galaxy Watch8 is more than a watch it’s a health coach and tracker that fits your wrist and your lifestyle.

Your favorite new health and wellness companion is here — Galaxy Watch7. Enhanced with Galaxy AI,¹ this Watch has everything you need to keep you moving toward your health goals. Wake up on the right side of the bed every morning with an Energy Score1 that helps you understand your well-being better. Hit your morning workout while staying in touch with your world — make calls from your Watch and quickly respond to texts on the go with Suggested Replies.² Then hone in on your heart health during your workout with improved Heart Rate Tracking,³ and improve each day with personalized Wellness Tips⁴ viewable right on your Galaxy smartphone.⁵ Plus, stay in the zone by streaming your favorite playlist or podcast from your Watch to your Galaxy Buds.⁶ Your ultimate fitness partner is now on your wrist — Galaxy Watch7.

Galaxy Watch8 is built for those who never settle when it comes to self improvement. With a sporty yet sleek design, it packs a serious punch of enhanced performance, longer battery life and smart health tracking to keep you locked into your health and wellness goals, wherever they may take you. Your Watch8 works around the clock because a healthy lifestyle starts with healthy sleep. Advanced Sleep Tracking doesn’t just log hours, but it also takes a closer look at everything that happened while you snoozed. Wake up feeling lethargic? Get a full report on your sleep behavior, environment and disruptions, such as snoring. And when it’s time to get back on your feet for a new day and a new workout, you’re equipped with the insights you need to stay motivated with Energy Score. Need to multitask during your workout? Simply raise your wrist and speak naturally to send a text to meet up with a friend later, set a timer for your next mile or pull up your past run times. Watch8 is powerful and features an improved battery built to keep up with your longest bike rides without weighing you down. Thanks to a thinner, lighter body and dynamic strap system that molds to your wrist, you’ll almost forget your Watch is there as it tracks even the most intense workouts. Plus, the bright screen is visible even when you have to hit the trail in full sun. Galaxy Watch8 is more than a watch it’s a health coach and tracker that fits your wrist and your lifestyle.
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Customers are pleased with the Galaxy Watch8's overall performance, design, and battery life, with many appreciating the updated features and ease of use. The watch is also praised for being lightweight and having great health tracking capabilities, along with a bright, clear screen and fast charging speed. The only concern mentioned by customers is the band size, which some find to be a bit bigger.
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Great watch! New look is amazing, screen looks nice and bright, very good resolution. Battery is good for 2 days using the watch all day long including when sleeping. I bought for my wife, initially we got the 44mm and turn it back for the 40mm. That size is more comfortable for her. I attached a picture next to my 47mm Ultra.
Posted by ISMELS
Great watch. I've had it for about a month. I love Samsung Galaxy watches since I'm able to track so much in one place. I can tell the accuracy is off when it comes to distance when I'm on the treadmill. It's usually off by about a quarter of a mile when I go multiple miles and about a tenth of a mile when I just go a mile. I don't like that I can't set up routines solely for the watch. It keeps wanting to sync with my phone which is on silent 100% of the time. My last watch was the 5. The battery life hasn't improved at all which doesn't help on days I'm very active. On a day I used it for 24 hours, very active, and did sleep monitoring, by the next morning it had 20% battery life left. It's fully charged in about 30 minutes, but it sucks it won't last more than 24 hours. I like the new tab format and how each tab has a category label.
Posted by CassieLynn
I love the new design, improved health-tracking sensors, and more AI integration through Google Gemini!
Posted by NicoleM