Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Watch8 Series alongside both the Galaxy Z Flip7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 series. Taking advantage of the Galaxy Watch Ultra’s cushion design, these generation of smart watches promise a thin and comfortable design while still having advanced capabilities for personalized health tracking.
To achieve the thinnest design yet, Samsung has changed the internal structure of the Galaxy Watch8 series and component mounting which results in an 11% thinner design. When combined with the Dynamic Lug system and Cushion design from the Galaxy Watch Ultra, the watch moves naturally with the wrist for greater comfort, fit, and health-tracking accuracy.
The Watch 8 series’ displays are 50% brighter with a peak brightness of 3,000nits that allow for accurate display even when outdoors. They come with dual-frequency GPS for detailed and precise location results and an Exynos W1000 processor for faster performance and efficiency.
Their BioActive Sensor enables more accurate health insights and additional health features. The Samsung Health app can track important aspects of your health from sleep, nutrition, to your workouts.
Bedtime Guidance measures your circadian rhythm and suggests the optimal time to go to bed to wake up refreshed the next morning. Vascular Load helps monitor stress levels during sleep.
The Watch8 series introduces the Antioxidant Index for the first time in a smartwatch, which enables you to measure carotenoid levels in just 5 seconds and make an informed choce about health aging.
Those who live an active lifestyle can get personalized fitness insights from the Galaxy Watch8 series. Running Coach can calculate your fitness level from 1 to 10 and develop a training plan with real-time guidance. The Together feature can gamify running with other users to challenge yourself against your friends and family.
Samsung has also integrated AI features onto the Galaxy Watch8 lineup. It is the first device from the company to have Gemini out-of-the-box and is powered by Wear OS 6. Gemini can find you a nearby café and text a friend all in one go. You can also suggest a command to Start a run via a prompt, which is seamlessly detected by the Samsung Health.
The Galaxy Watch8 series will come in two flavors: the Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic. The former comes in 40mm and 44mm sizes with a 1.47-inch 480 x 480 and 1.47-inch 438 x 438 Super AMOLED displays, respectively, 2GB RAM, and 32GB storage. The latter, on the other hand, exclusively comes in 46mm with a 1.34-inch 438 x 438 Super AMOLED display, 2GB RAM, and 64GB storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch8 series start at PhP 20,990 in the Philippines. The Galaxy Watch8 40mm and 44mm are priced at PhP 20,990 and PhP 22,990, respectively, while the Galaxy Watch8 Classic comes in at PhP 23,990.
All variants are now available for pre-order until July 31, 2025 with availability starting at August 1, 2025.
