Spin when you're winning? The Galaxy Watch 8 series brings back a fan favourite feature, and takes design inspiration from the Ultra

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Watch 8 series alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 at its 2025 Unpacked event. The new watches sport a

The new Samsung Galaxy Watch is the world's first smartwatch with Gemini AI built in, with no need for a paired phone to take advantage of it. All you need is a Wi-Fi or LTE connection. The new watch comes in two styles: a standard edition and a "Classic” edition, which means, yes, everyone’s favorite smartwatch clicky bezel is back.

The biggest change is one that's also immediately recognizable: The Galaxy Watch 8 now has a squircle design, with a circular dial placed on a square-ish case. That's right, it's very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra; Samsung obviously liked the design and decided to make it a bit more mainstream.

Samsung is going all in on its Apple Watch-like band connector with the Galaxy Watch 8 series, ditching traditional pins.

Depending on your connectivity configuration, the starting price for the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic model is $150 more than the 40mm Galaxy Watch 8 and $120 more than the 44mm model. What does that extra cash spent get you outside of a fidget-friendly bezel and added button?