We tried out the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and the Watch 8 Classic smartwatches. They look great, feel comfortable, and offer new AI features, but are more expensive than previous-gen models.

Gemini AI on Galaxy Watch 8 can summarise messages, create replies, handle voice commands, translate phrases, and show health summaries. It can’t write long emails or control all apps yet.

Not every Galaxy Watch8 update is about hardware. There's a few feature updates earlier Galaxy smartwatches will get coming from the One UI 8 software update. From a running coach feature that appears to take notes from Apple Watch's "Workout Buddy" to a bedtime suggestion feature that calibrates your optimized sleep time based on activity and historical rest,