Smartwatches have become a major, everyday accessory for monitoring wellness and enhancing daily efficiency, but they are not always accurate. While most offer good general insights for heart rate, steps, and fitness some struggle with precise calorie burn or sleep stage details. Their accuracy also drops during intense exercise due to motion, sweat, and snugness of the watch. You won’t find any such issues with the Samsung Galaxy Watch8; generally reliable for daily wear and moderate workouts, it offers good accuracy for most tasks, especially when you wear it higher up the wrist.
Galaxy Watch8 comes in both LTE and Bluetooth models. With the LTE version, you can make calls, send messages, stream music and receive notifications without needing your phone nearby. It’s ideal for staying connected while on the go. The Bluetooth version allows you to use the watch independently in known networks, especially when you’re at home, work or any place with Wi-Fi.
Design Meets Intelligence
Appearance-wise, it is thinner and more comfortable with a new cushion design. There is a bright 3,000 nits display that ensures clear visibility even in bright surroundings. There is a rotating bezel for easy navigation, customisable watch faces and plenty of useful apps. Galaxy Watch8 is powered by a 3nm processort and runs on Wear OS 6.0 with One UI Watch 8.0. This hardware-software combo ensures fluid interactions, sharper animations, plus vertical scrolling Tiles for health data.
Switched on and synced with the smartphone, Galaxy Watch8 offers personalised health insights and a more integrated experience with Galaxy AI, making it a top-tier (and accurate) offering from Samsung. There is an enhanced BioActive Sensor, Antioxidant Index (measures skin carotenoids) and improved health tracking for ECG, blood pressure and irregular heart rhythm notification, plus integrated features like AI-powered sleep coaching and running coach.
Pro-Level Insights
If you have a Samsung phone, there is added convenience; you get notifications, control music, use it as a camera remote, and reply to messages easily. You can even access flashlights, Wi-Fi, and make your phone ring loudly from your watch. You can track steps, sleep, heart rate, body composition, and real-time workout metrics like stride symmetry; the latter generally refers to how evenly a runner strides with their left and right legs. The watch offers detailed running dynamics, including metrics such as ground contact time and vertical oscillation (how much you bounce). These metrics are designed to help runners analyse their gait and efficiency. The BioActive Sensor helps to provide accurate, in-depth, and “clearer” data during runs.
Overall, Galaxy Watch8 has a slick and beautiful design with plenty of health and fitness features that give accurate readings. It is comfortable to wear for long hours, but battery life could be better.
Estimated street price: Rs 39,999 (LTE, 4.4cm)
