The smarter tick

Brighter screen, slicker performance, and smarter health tracking define Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 duo. Does it make a strong case for the wrist's comeback?

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Smartwatches once felt like the future strapped to your wrist. Now they're glancing nervously at smart glasses stealing the Al-wearable spotlight. Glasses may be cooler, but watches aren't dead yet. They still deliver health data, wrist-ready alerts, and tap-based convenience glasses can't.

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 series is its latest play to keep your wrist relevant. There's the featherweight Watch 8 and the chunkier Watch 8 Classic with its tactile rotating bezel. Both promise brighter displays, extra sensors, and some Al brains. They don't reinvent the formula, but they refine it, pushing the smartwatch into a new phase where health insights and clever software matter more than novelty hardware. For most people, the Watch 8 is the better daily driver, while the Classic makes a statement but feels every bit of its size.

Wrist weight

The Galaxy Watch 8 is so light and slim it disappears on your wrist, even overnight. The Classic has more of a presence with its 46mm of stainless steel body with a rotating bezel that's satisfying to twist, but heavy enough to notice while running or sleeping.