Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
Reddit take
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Pros
- If money is not an issue, I would choose watch 8 for the reason that its a unique designed unlike 7 which is common in the market and can completely forgotten easily as time past by.
- IMO its worth an upgrade from S3 to Watch 8. So many features already been added since S3.
- I'm excited for the upgraded sensors on the 8 - I'm coming from the 3 and trying to do better with my health.
- Source: my own GW8 with Gemini Pro
- It's such a luxury, I never would've got myself this, but I love it. I've been tracking my sleep, activity, it's great!
Cons
- Classic. That regular is straight hideous. Saw it in person today and its worse than I thought.
- In addition to the ugly shape, the proprietary connector is a negative.
- Parent context: And literally wtf did you gain? Literally the only thing different is that Watch8's display has a higher peak brightness (but it will never actually reach that), barely some more battery capacity and more storage. That's...
- On my first run, the watch show very high heart rate going down a hill and very low going up (when my perceived effort was very and high and clearly my real heart rate was also high). ... (p.s., still, watch is worth it just for the new...
- Alternative is to get Galaxy watch 8 or wait for galaxy watch 9 to come pout later this coming year but I haven't heard many good things about galaxy running coach.
Sentiment
194 positive (59%) · 48 mixed (15%) · 85 negative (26%)
Trust + time weighted score: +35% · raw score 33%
What redditors said (10 of 327)
If money is not an issue, I would choose watch 8 for the reason that its a unique designed unlike 7 which is common in the market and can completely forgotten easily as time past by.
IMO its worth an upgrade from S3 to Watch 8. So many features already been added since S3.
Classic. That regular is straight hideous. Saw it in person today and its worse than I thought.
I'm excited for the upgraded sensors on the 8 - I'm coming from the 3 and trying to do better with my health.
In addition to the ugly shape, the proprietary connector is a negative.
Source: my own GW8 with Gemini Pro
Parent context: And literally wtf did you gain? Literally the only thing different is that Watch8's display has a higher peak brightness (but it will never actually reach that), barely some more battery capacity and more storage. That's it lmao. Same sensors, same processor, same speakers and mic Reply: Nothing except some dopamine and making their wallet lighter
On my first run, the watch show very high heart rate going down a hill and very low going up (when my perceived effort was very and high and clearly my real heart rate was also high). ... (p.s., still, watch is worth it just for the new pinch gesture... amazing).
Alternative is to get Galaxy watch 8 or wait for galaxy watch 9 to come pout later this coming year but I haven't heard many good things about galaxy running coach.
It's such a luxury, I never would've got myself this, but I love it. I've been tracking my sleep, activity, it's great!
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