{"id":529085,"date":"2026-07-02T09:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/529085\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:26:15","slug":"amazon-cuts-33-off-the-samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/529085\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon cuts 33% off the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"samsung galaxy watch 8 classic review 9\"  alt=\"The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic sitting on its side with its display on.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/samsung-galaxy-watch-8-classic-review-9-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>Amazon has the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic at just $334.99, down from its $499.99 recommended retail price. That saves you $165, which is a 33% discount off RRP, and it is the best deal we have seen on this watch all year. For anyone who has been waiting for a real discount on Samsung\u2019s premium smartwatch, this looks like a strong time to buy.<\/p>\n<p>The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic brings back one of Samsung\u2019s most popular features: the rotating bezel. It gives the watch a more classic look and offers tactile navigation that many fans prefer over only using the touchscreen. Samsung also gives it a dressier build than the standard Galaxy Watch 8, while the case has a slightly more modern, squarer shape than older Classic models.<\/p>\n<p>On the software side, it runs Samsung\u2019s newer watch experience on Wear OS and includes Galaxy AI as part of the overall user experience. Health and wellness tools are a big part of the package too, with improved sleep guidance, workout tracking, and Samsung Health integrations.<\/p>\n<p>It also has a 4.6 out of 5 review rating, which should give shoppers extra confidence. At $334.99 on Amazon, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is seeing a rare price drop that makes Samsung\u2019s higher-end smartwatch much easier to justify.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joe Maring \/ Android Authority Amazon has the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic at just $334.99, down from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529086,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[572,203,61,60,573,1162,80],"class_list":["post-529085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-deals","tag-gadgets","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-samsung","tag-samsung-galaxy-watch-8","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529085","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=529085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}