{"id":17009,"date":"2025-09-12T17:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/17009\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T17:01:06","slug":"samsungs-galaxy-watch-8-classic-just-got-its-biggest-discount-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/17009\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Watch 8 Classic just got its biggest discount yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s new smartwatches<\/a> have the spotlight this week, but Android users have a reason to celebrate, too. That\u2019s because Samsung\u2019s gorgeous, Bluetooth-enabled Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is cheaper than ever at Woot<\/a> through September 19th. It\u2019s down to $359.99 ($140 off), nearly matching the price of the $349.99 Galaxy Watch 8. Not a bad discount for a watch that came out fewer than two months ago.<\/p>\n

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is our top pick for Samsung phone owners<\/a>, particularly if you\u2019re upgrading from a Galaxy Watch 5 or earlier. The Classic model builds on the Galaxy Watch 8\u2019s improvements with a more stylish and premium design, plus longer battery life, and the return of the beloved rotating bezel. It also inherits the Galaxy Watch Ultra\u2019s Quick Button, which you can customize to launch your favorite app or workout.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, it\u2019s identical to the Galaxy Watch 8, offering a thin squircle design that\u2019s more comfortable to wear than its predecessor without sacrificing battery life. It monitors your heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and can even take an EKG or detect sleep apnea when paired with a Samsung Galaxy phone. The wearable also debuts Running Coach, our favorite new fitness feature which tests your performance and creates a personalized workout plan based on your results. Plus, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic can even recommend your optimal bedtime based on your circadian rhythm and gauge your fruits and vegetables intake, though admittedly not always reliably<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the smarts side, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic ships with One UI 8 Watch, which adds Google Gemini<\/a>. You can ask it for nearby coffee shop recommendations, to send Slack messages, create playlists, and more. Given that it\u2019s still early days for Gemini, results can be mixed, but hopefully it continues to improve.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the wearable only comes in a 46mm size, which might be too big for your taste. Still, if you\u2019re a Samsung phone owner looking for a premium wearable, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is one of the best options available, especially now that it costs about the same as the standard model.<\/p>\n

A few more deals to wrap up the week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s new smartwatches have the spotlight this week, but Android users have a reason to celebrate, too. That\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[572,203,61,60,573,1535,216,80,2934],"class_list":{"0":"post-17009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-deals","9":"tag-gadgets","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-samsung","13":"tag-smartwatch","14":"tag-tech","15":"tag-technology","16":"tag-wearable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}