{"id":330814,"date":"2026-03-05T20:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/330814\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:33:08","slug":"the-samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-is-dressed-to-impress-and-this-wearable-thats-full-of-smarts-is-now-130-off-at-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/330814\/","title":{"rendered":"The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is &#8216;dressed to impress&#8217; \u2014 and this wearable that&#8217;s &#8216;full of smarts&#8217; is now $130 off at Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"b815ef2d-baac-449a-b9fe-c9f3293b2917\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/samsung\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/samsung\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/samsung\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung<\/a> Galaxy smartwatches are a pricey investment if you can&#8217;t catch one at a discounted price or have an old wearable you want to trade in for an upgrade. However, the good news is that a new deal is now live, which lets you pick up the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FSamsung-Bluetooth-Smartwatch-Rotating-Coaching%2Fdp%2FB0F7PS35R2%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dtrd-us-1123429715404218558-20\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Samsung-Bluetooth-Smartwatch-Rotating-Coaching\/dp\/B0F7PS35R2\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/target.georiot.com\/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8428&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FSamsung-Bluetooth-Smartwatch-Rotating-Coaching%2Fdp%2FB0F7PS35R2%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20\" data-merchant-name=\"Amazon US\" data-merchant-id=\"1471\" data-merchant-network=\"Amazonus\" data-merchant-url=\"amazon.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic on Amazon for $369.99 (was $499.99)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We haven&#8217;t seen a price this low for the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic since <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/black-friday\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/black-friday\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/black-friday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Black Friday<\/a>, when it was only $20 cheaper. However, I&#8217;d only recommend it for folks who prefer the larger 46mm case size. If you&#8217;re happy with a bigger and bulkier watch that&#8217;s &#8220;full of smarts,&#8221; then this is the best price you can find.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-0a146ee6-25a6-4d3b-b5a1-b1a5665b3205\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>Today&#8217;s best Samsung Galaxy Watch deal<a id=\"elk-collectionwidget-6bc866a7f6e2bae370268871baa33c60\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><a id=\"elk-718bf86c-97c4-47f4-b03b-a0ed49242aba\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"720308b2-57d0-4cb7-a1ae-7663bbe16646\">The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is the more tactile alternative to the standard <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/smartwatches\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-review\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/smartwatches\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-review\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/smartwatches\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galaxy Watch 8<\/a>. Instead of a digital clock with aluminum casing, it features a physical rotating bezel and stainless steel. In our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/smartwatches\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-review\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/smartwatches\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-review\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/health-fitness\/smartwatches\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic review<\/a>, we rated it four stars for strengths including the rotating bezel, bright screen that could reach up to 3000 nits, and addition of the Quick Button that you could press on the side.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ab8252ad-9a6f-4caa-ab5b-47ade8de0ec8\">The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is one of our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-samsung-smartwatch-finding-the-right-tizen-wearable-for-you\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-samsung-smartwatch-finding-the-right-tizen-wearable-for-you\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-samsung-smartwatch-finding-the-right-tizen-wearable-for-you\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best Samsung smartwatches<\/a>. For more, I&#8217;d recommend checking out our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wearables\/best-smart-watches-what-s-the-best-wearable-tech-for-you-1154074\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wearables\/best-smart-watches-what-s-the-best-wearable-tech-for-you-1154074\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wearables\/best-smart-watches-what-s-the-best-wearable-tech-for-you-1154074\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best smartwatches<\/a> with options for both <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/tag\/apple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> and Android users. We also have lists for our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-cheap-smartwatch\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-cheap-smartwatch\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-cheap-smartwatch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best cheap smartwatch<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-fitness-trackers\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-fitness-trackers\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-fitness-trackers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">best fitness trackers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-30b89d14-15c1-4602-a73a-076f6d51b9f7\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic deals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Samsung Galaxy smartwatches are a pricey investment if you can&#8217;t catch one at a discounted price or have&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[203,61,60,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-330814","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-gadgets","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330814","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=330814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=330814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}