Customer Ratings & Reviews

It's the perfect mix of cutting-edge AI features and premium analog watch feels. Its rotating bezel, advanced health tracking, AI-powered features, improved battery life, and brighter display, along with durable staineless steel build, stands out in comparison. A little pricier, but a must buy with the right amount of offers.

Here’s a solid review you can use: The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is a sleek blend of premium design and powerful performance. The rotating bezel feels smooth and intuitive, making navigation effortless. The display is bright, sharp, and easy to read even outdoors. Battery life is decent, lasting about two days with regular use. Fitness tracking is accurate, with detailed insights for workouts, heart rate, and sleep. The watch integrates seamlessly with Samsung phones, though some features feel limited on other Android devices. Overall, it’s a stylish, reliable smartwatch that balances everyday convenience with advanced health tracking.

I have had my Samsung Galaxy S7 Smart Watch for a few weeks now and waited until I had given it enough time to try out all the features and know how they all work. I am really pleased with this watch. It is a definite upgrade on my previous Galaxy Smart Watch, with far superior battery life – I am currently getting about 60 hours per charge. Features I particularly like are the Sleep Tracker – I like the way it monitors my sleep and then gives suggestions on how to improve Sleep quality. The screen is a good size, with clear features, making it easy to read, both as a watch and as a way of checking messages. I was pleased there was an additional watch strap as, previously, I have not found the sports band the most comfortable. However, I am pleasantly surprised to find I haven’t needed to change my watch band as the sports band is so comfortable I don’t even know I’m wearing it sometimes. The size of the watch is great – it is nice to have such a large, clear screen and the choice of watch faces means it can easily be personalised to show everything I need. One niggle I have found so far is that, when at the gym, the fitness feature didn’t automatically start tracking – it is easy enough to trigger the tracking but I’m not sure yet whether this is how the new Galaxy S7 Smart Watch is designed or whether I have not yet set it up to automatically track. The only real negative is that, unsurprisingly, the watch is set up for Samsung Pay. I can change it to Google Pay but the shortcut defaults to Samsung Pay, so I have to scroll through to manually find the Google Pay App every time. Overall, Samsung have done a great job in modifying and improving the specification of this new watch and I’m very impressed overall.

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is sleek, powerful, and incredibly reliable. I love the rotating bezel, crisp display, and seamless performance. Health tracking is accurate, battery life is solid, and it pairs perfectly with my phone. A perfect blend of style and functionality—best smartwatch I’ve owned!

The watch is excellent. Looks great and works great. Deserves a 5 star rating. However, Best Buy is terrible. Beware their (up to $250) trade in offer. I traded in a Galaxy watch 4 classic expecting a $200 rebate. BB instead paid $10 with no explanation as to why. The watch works perfectly with no cracks in the screen or case. I handed it over in the store and I waited until it was accepted which it was. The payment for the new watch showed up in my credit card account immediately along with a $10 credit. I went back to the store twice to see what was going on. The people in the store did their best to try to figure it out but ultimately could not. After waiting a week with no additional credit to my account, I returned the new watch reluctantly. I was informed I could not get my old watch back. Now I have no watch and no interest in ever shopping at BB again. I will try to convince everyone I know to also stay away.

People will either like this style or hate it. I think it has a classy look, but the band could be better quality. The battery is also lacking - the most you'll get out of it is a couple days. The new AI features and spin dial are really useful and the thickness is moderate compared to the other watches Samsung is currently offering. You may need to go in store to see it before purchasing

I love my new Galaxy watch 8! It is stylish, chock filled with features and feels very comfortable wearing all day and night! Highly recommended!

Coming from watch 6 classic and happy samsung brought back the rotating bezel, the watch looks very classy and the battery life has been 1.5-2 days with all health tracking. The watch is considerably smoother than 6 classic.

I originally got this because my Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic cracked from hitting the screen on a table. Now that I got this watch, I actually like the design of the square behind the rotating bezel. Love the design of the three buttons on the side. I like how they included a wristband that looks professional on the outside, but the inner part is a silicon material. I ordered separately a band for non-professional situations. I use the watch mostly for leisure and checking steps when it comes to active days. Also, this might make me sound old, but I realized wearing my Galaxy Watch6 classic helped me never to miss a call or not see a message, so continuing with a smartwatch made sense for me. Battery life is not bad, but I charge every night before I go to sleep, it is at 100% when I wake up.

Best watch hands down. Quick, responsive, lightweight and has a bright display day and night. Battery life is great as well.

I was looking for a watch for my health, and this one fit what I was looking for. I walk every morning and use the walking app in the health settings. It keeps track of distance, time heart rate plus more. I read reviews and saw complaints about battery life. Yes, the battery life is about 1 day, but if you read the apps you install it tells you that it will shorten battery life. When new and no apps applied, the battery life was over 2 days. I enjoy the life coach on the watch. The only complaint I have is I wish the charging cable was longer.

I really like this watch. It appears to be of very good quality and the design is great. I think this is an excellent choice and hope to keep it for a lomg time. I do not use the AOD, and I only charge every two days, usually with 30% battery left.

Best design, battery life, very fast. Overall Performance.

Wanted a smart watch that had the look of a conventional watch. This one fits the bill perfectly. The build is great - survived couple of incidents with no scratch. Battery lasts 2 days with 20% left at end.

I really like the design of this version of the classic. It is striking to look at! Especially so if you pait with a stainless steel band. The battery life seems greatly improved over previous generations so that is definitely a good thing. I don't think you will regret getting this.

Upgraded fron galaxy watch 6, upgrade in the functions and OS is very smooth and noticeable. Wish it was the same size (this one a little smaller) as the 6, but the improved features and screen quality helped me deal with that. I can honestly highly recommend this to anyone on the fence about pulling the trigger.

A bit top heavy going from gw5 to gw8. When looking at the watch from a stand still you feel a difference. Watch is definitely faster and less laggy and I like the rotating bezel.

Got my watch on launch day upgrading from the 6 classic. Watch fits very well... The leather on top silicone rubber on bottom band is very comfortable. Watch has been lasting about a day and a half depending on how many notifications I get. Love it and best buys trade in deal and process was easy and made the purchase very affordable.

It works amazing so far. It's a big upgrade from the watch 6 and I like that they kept the rotating bezel. I like the health options available for me to keep track of, and the abilities of message response as well as answering my phone when needed. I will certainly recommend it to anyone.

I love it, all the features it has to track health and fitness is awesome but a big plus is the battery even with using the features all day it still has battery life to go another day which is good if you track your sleep with it