I moved the new Samsung Galaxy Watch8, because with the previous version I was no longer able to read the display in bright daylight. The new watch has much improved daylight performance.
Really great upgrade. Love how much thinner it is. Getting decent battery life with most health metrics on constantly (2 days 9 hrs). Very glad I upgraded
Nice upgrade from older galaxy watch. The watch band buckle broke from 2 months of wear.
Features
3
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
3
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, December 26, 2025
Howdy Henry, Thank you for taking the opportunity to share your thoughts with us about your experience using the Samsung Galaxy Watch8. We appreciate you taking the time to leave such a thoughtful review. It's great to hear that you've been enjoying your recent upgrade in devices. For your convenience, I have included your compatible watch bands to help narrow down a replacement for the band that is no longer working adequately for you. Feel free to check them out when you have the time. Let us know if you have any questions or if you would like any further assistance by reaching out to Samsung Support at your leisure. Thanks for being a valued Samsung customer. - Debra
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The watch is great, set up process lacking though, restored from my previous galaxy watch only to find that the wallet app would lose the cards set on it.
Ended up setting up as new watch after weeks of struggling to get everything working.