Definitely better than my watch 6 LTE. My only issue is the battery life still just lasts 1whole day, it would be nice to have longer battery life. The sports strap suits me better than the athleisure strap.
The best smart watch Samsung has made. The new OS if much improved. Battery life better but still needs to be improved. Classic Hybrid Band is very comfortable. The watch is quick and display in great. I can even use the watch speakers to listen to Spotify (if room is quite). Think the design is to big and still heavy. Also the sensors at night are to bright. If you compare to watch 7 which sucked, this watch is a homerun.
I love my watch its very customizable, charges fast and love the new design. I exchanged my watch 7 for this when it came out and have no regrets. Its better then the apple watch last one I had was the apple watch 9. After several years of apple promising more customization and not delivery I said enough is enough and switch got thew samsing 25 ultra and the new watch 8. I been missing out on alot of features apple doesn't provide. Happy I made the switch!
Love the Galaxy 8 watch! Love the new features, but hate the silicone band. It broke me out in a rash all where the band touches my skin. Never had this happen before with my other silicone bands. Had to knock off one star because of this issue. What is in these bands? I have had Samsung watches since they first came out! Had to go to the Dr's for it. Also cost me more money to get a new watchband. Still can't wear it until the rash is gone. Disappointed.