Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- SM-L325UDAAXAA
- SKU:
- 6635986
Rating by feature
- Battery Life
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
- Durability
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Comfort
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers appreciate the Galaxy Watch8 Aluminum Smartwatch for its snappy overall performance, fantastic battery life, and helpful features. Many find the design appealing and the watch comfortable to wear, with some specifically liking the available size options. The health tracking capabilities are also considered genuinely useful. A small number of customers expressed dissatisfaction with the band.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
Good product
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Love the watch and the information that it provides. Only issue is battery life!
I would recommend this to a friendRequires Samsung phone for important functions
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The Samsung Galaxy Watch8 requires a Samsung mobile phone to use the most important health monitoring functions. Generic Android phones will not work. Samsung Galaxy Tablets will not work. (It took an hour of conversation with their online support agent to get it to finally admit this. At one point it actually told me that I could set up the watch without a Samsung phone as long as I used a Galaxy phone instead.) So if you want to use these functions, you must own additional Samsung products. Moreover, the phone must have and active mobile/internet connection, according to the documentation. Finally, in their privcy statement Samsung claims the right to maintain substantial and personally identifiable data on their remote servers in indeterminate countries where US laws have no effect. It is not clear whether this includes personal health data. I did not see where such data was specifically excluded from that being captured nor did I see any promise that such data would not be captured in the future. The invasive privacy data collection/terms coupled with the proprietary and captive design of the device (vis-a-vis Apple) was unacceptible to me. I returned the watch. (Kudos to Best Buy for accepting the return without issue.)
No, I would not recommend this to a friendGalaxy Watch 8
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The band on the watch is too small so I had to immediately purchase an additional band to even wear the watch
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Hey there HotWatch, thank you for finding the free time to share your thoughts with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate your feedback as we strive to be innovative while improving the design and functionality of our product line. The Galaxy Watch8 bands are offered in Small/Medium which fits wrist sizes between 130mm to 190mm while the Medium/Large bands fit wrist sizes of 145mm to 205mm. If you would like to share any other feedback with us or if you have any questions for us, please do not hesitate to contact Support. We're always happy to listen and work toward a better experience for our customers. Thank you for being a valued Samsung customer. - Debra
Notifications are lagging
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I don't know about this one. It moves slow. All of the notifications come in about 10 to 15 minutes after they come in on my phone I don't know what's problem but watch is lagging lagging
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Hello Svuvvivibobojo, thank you for taking time out of your day to share your experience of your Samsung Galaxy Watch8 with us. We know how frustrating it is when your device is not meeting your expectations. We would love to assist you with your frustrations at your convenience, and we have a few articles we recommend using for your experience. These articles are titled "Samsung smart watch screen is slow, frozen, or not responding" and "Cannot sync content between phone and Samsung smart watch". Our team of experts is also available to assist you further if this experience continues with your device, or you have questions about any of your Samsung products. Thank you for being a Samsung customer. -Elizabeth
Unsatisfied client
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Battery life is less than par.......... ..........
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Howdy CindyT, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate your candor as we make every effort to improve the design and functionality of our product line as well as our customer satisfaction. Samsung provides a 12-month warranty on our products for manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. The Galaxy Watch8 40mm model comes with a 325mAh battery, and the 44mm model has a 435mAh battery. Both options offer up to 30 hours of use in Always On Display (AOD) mode. Please take a moment to review, "Reduced battery life on your Samsung smart watch" to see what factors, if any, may be impacting the life of your device. Let us know afterward if you have any questions for us or if you would like any further assistance by reaching out to Support. We're always here to assist you in any way that we can! Thank you for being a valued Samsung customer. - Debra
Unsatisfied
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I don’t appreciate how many times the watch disconnects from the phone when you’re not close by.
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Hey Jessie, thank you for finding the time out of your day to share your sentiments with us about your Samsung Galaxy Watch8. Your feedback is invaluable to us as we strive to provide the best products with superior functionality on the market to our customers. Samsung provides a 12-month warranty for manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. If your watch will not pair to a phone, or if it randomly disconnects, restart your watch. You should also make sure the Galaxy wearable app is up to date, but it may be necessary to reset the app and unpair your watch. Please take a look at, "Samsung smart watch will not connect to a phone" to help resolve what you've described to be experiencing with your connectivity. Feel free to reach out to Support afterward if you would like any further assistance. Thank you for being a trustworthy Samsung customer. - Debra
- Pros mentioned:Overall performance
Refurbished
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Price was great only if the item is working fine but it was not!!! The store agent is not that friendly too when I return the item and worst of all I did not get my reward points back too! Will recommend the brandnew item because it looks awesome
I would recommend this to a friend never showed
||Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.still waiting on it to show up. its been"out for delivery" for 2 days.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendUgly design
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I think the redesign on this to look more like an apple watch is horrible. Be your own thing Samsung! I bought an open box-excellent and it came with a cracked screen and scratches worse than my current smartwatch. Whoever returned this, seriously? That's rude. Whoever allowed it to be returned, seriously? Was it your last day?
No, I would not recommend this to a friendNice smart watch
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Wish they had the blood pressure monitor available for U.S. Other than thaf works great
I would recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Salutations OGCaptainPlanet, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We value your feedback as we continue to make improvements on our product line to best suit the needs of our customers. As of 3/31/26, select Galaxy users in the U.S. can conveniently monitor and track their blood pressure right from their wrist with help from Galaxy Watch and the Samsung Health Monitor App. Samsung’s Blood Pressure monitoring feature will begin a phased rollout to users in the U.S. on March 31, 2026, for Galaxy Watch4 and later released models (excludes Galaxy Fit), with Watch OS 4.0 or higher, Android OS 12 or higher. The blood pressure monitoring feature is not intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease. Consult your physician if you have any questions or concerns about your medical condition or treatment. This feature requires a third-party blood pressure cuff (sold separately) for initial and periodic calibrations (every 28 days). Be sure to read and follow instructions to calibrate the blood pressure function. The Samsung Health Monitor app becomes available for download once the Galaxy Watch is connected to the Galaxy phone. After enabling Blood Pressure monitoring in the Samsung Health Monitor app users can view blood pressure readings in the app and take blood pressure measurement on a connected Galaxy Watch. Hope that helps! If you have any questions for us or if you would like any further assistance, please feel free to contact Support at your earliest convenience. Thank you for being a steadfast Samsung customer. - Debra
Unhappy didnt do what i was told
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought it so when i fell my contact would be notified. I fell 2 days ago and had to go to the emergency room. My contact has not been notified as of yet. I want to return it. Do i go thru online or the store?
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Good day Kathy, thank you for sharing your sentiments with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate your feedback as we continue to make improvements on the performance and functionality of our product line. Please ensure that your Hard Fall Detection feature has been enabled in the Galaxy Wearable app under Safety & Emergency. You'll want to set to "Always" and be sure that your emergency contacts have been added correctly, as it's off by default and requires manual activation and setup. If you have any questions for us or if you would like any further assistance, please let us know by contacting Support at your leisure. Thanks for choosing Samsung! - Debra
Big disappointment
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Battery life less than 8 hr in sleep mode. Noe cellular reception. No different than a 25 dollar knockoff
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Greetings RAVEN7, thank you for finding the opportunity to share your sentiments with us about your Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate your feedback as it provides us the opportunity to remain innovative while improving the functionality of our product line. Samsung provides a 12-month warranty on our products for manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. The battery life on the Galaxy Watch8 varies depending on the usage. The 40mm model comes with a 325mAh battery, and the 44mm model has a 435mAh battery. Both offer up to 30 hours of use in Always On Display (AOD) mode. If you're experiencing less than expected battery life on your device, please take a moment to review "Reduced battery life on your Samsung smart watch" to help resolve what you may be experiencing with your battery life. If you would like any further assistance afterward, please feel free to reach out to Support. Thank you for being a trustworthy Samsung customer. - Debra
faulty
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.bought the watch because your employe at the lady lack store said it was compatible to Dexcom g7 blood sugar monitor. It is not so i spent my hard earned money on a watch that doesnt work
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBad battery life
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Battery sucks only 1.5 days I have to charge it every other day. It also takes multiple pieces of software.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Howdy Gfgragg, thank you for taking the opportunity to share your feedback with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate your constructive input as we improve our product line. The Galaxy Watch8 40mm model comes with a 325mAh battery, and the 44mm model has a 435mAh battery. Both options offer up to 30 hours of use in Always On Display (AOD) mode. Please take a moment to review, "Reduced battery life on your Samsung smart watch" to see what factors, if any, may be impacting the life of your device. Feel free to let us know if you would like any further assistance afterward by contacting Support. Thank you for being a steadfast Samsung customer. - Debra
- Cons mentioned:Compatibility
Not for iPhone
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Will never work with iPhone. Initial setup will never happen.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Salutations FAHEEM, thanks for taking the opportunity to review your Samsung Galaxy Watch8. Your feedback allows us to remain committed to constant innovation as we strive to improve the design and functionality of our product line. The Galaxy Watch8 is not compatible with iPhones as this device relies on the Google Play Store which is not supported on iOS. Check out, "Samsung Galaxy smart watch and phone compatibility" if you would like to learn more. If you would like to share additional feedback with us or if you would like any further assistance, feel free to contact Support. Thank you for being a dedicated Samsung customer. - Debra
Poor choice
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Totally disappointed in the Watch 8. I had to remove all security functions just to be able to get the watch to work. I cannot have the security pin on it or anything else because when I did, it stayed locked, and I could not access the watch at all.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Hey Duckyd6, thanks for taking the opportunity to review your Samsung Galaxy Watch8. Your feedback allows us to remain committed to constant innovation as we strive to improve the design and functionality of our product line. Samsung provides a 12-month warranty on our products for manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. We would love nothing more than to be able to assist you with what you may be experiencing with your device but without having any details available regarding what may be occurring and without being able to ask you any follow up questions to probe further, I recommend reaching out to Support for further assistance with troubleshooting. Thank you for being a dedicated Samsung customer. - Debra
- Pros mentioned:Battery lifeCons mentioned:Band quality
Not a significant update - annoying form factor
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My kids have both had the Galaxy Watch 7 for a while and I had to replace one due to it being unable to charge any longer. The Watch 7 was out of stock so I bought the Galaxy Watch 8 to replace it. While it's cool to get an updated watch there's a few things about it that just arent great. The most important thing really is that since this has a larger battery the lifespan is definitely a little longer, enough so that it is noticed if not dramatic. The watch 7 and 8 are based on the same hardware except for the battery and screen brightness so there's not a significant gain here. Where the annoyance starts though is that the Watch 8 is a different shape than the 7. Cases and screen protectors for the 7 do not fit on the Watch 8. In addition they've changed out the watch bands attach to the watch, and it is different enough that the watch bands that basically fit every watch ever made do not fit this watch. While it does offer a cleaner looking edge, it's annoying that you have to buy watch bands made for it, which truly limits your options. If you have a watch 7 it's not worth the upgrade, but if it's your first foray into smart watches it might be worth it for you.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Battery life
Great Watch - Must have Android accessory!
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a well made watch with tons of bells and whistles. Quite frankly, this thing blows Apple Watch outta the water! Pros: Battery life is fantastic Super easy set up Completely customizable Ease of use is a plus- gestures are very intuitive Stylish "squircle" design is closer to a traditional time piece Great speakers/sound quality, even with calls. Again, this watch outperforms the Apple Watch in this category Bright, vivid screen Cons: Takes a bit to charge- average time is about 1-2 hours depending on usage Screen is very reflective- although this is true, I haven't really found it to be a problem for me Watch band is high quality but doesn't let your wrist breath at all so my wrist gets pretty sweaty Having a separate service with all of its own settings (and it's a lot of settings) can be a con but personally, I love the customization/options available Step/exercise tracking does not seem to be super accurate so take that with a grain of salt. It's more of a general guideline to know approximately what your activity levels are
I would recommend this to a friend Not good
||Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Had to rewrite review due to language not meeting review guidelines. Short and sweet would not recommend
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Samsung
Posted .Howdy Zzll, thanks for taking the opportunity to reach out and share your thoughts with us about the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate your feedback and would love to hear more about how we can improve our product line. Samsung provides a 12-month warranty on your device for manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship. Without having more details available regarding what may be occurring with your device and without being able to ask you any follow up questions to probe further, I recommend contacting Support at your leisure for further assistance. Thank you for being a faithful Samsung customer. - Debra
- Pros mentioned:Design
Very nice
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.So modern and beautiful watch love it great piece and great choice
I would recommend this to a friend