Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 leak reveals specs, bands, and costs

With Samsung Galaxy Unpacked simply days away, now we have new particulars concerning the rumored Galaxy Watch 8 collection. In typical Samsung style, leaks have been coming arduous and quick forward of the July 9 Unpacked occasion.

French web site Dealabs has printed the alleged full spec sheet (by way of 9to5Google) for 3 new Galaxy Watch fashions: the Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Watch 8 Basic, and a 2025 model of the Galaxy Watch Extremely. This might seemingly verify rumors that Samsung is bringing again the model with a conventional watch design and the press, rotating bezel, which we’ve not seen because the Galaxy Watch 6 Basic collection in 2023.

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is on Wednesday, July 9, the place the corporate can be anticipated to announce new variations of foldables, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Fold 7, and possibly some new Galaxy AI options. Rumors additionally level to a doable preview of the Mission Moohan XR headset teased in January.

Galaxy Watch 8: The rumored specs

Among the many up to date specs revealed within the newest leak, the Basic and Extremely each have a doubled storage capability of 64GB. The usual Galaxy Watch 8 has the identical 32GB of storage because the 7 collection launched final 12 months. Samsung will supply the Watch 8 in 40 and 44 mm dial sizes, the Basic in 46 mm, and the Extremely in 47 mm, per the leak. All three fashions will reportedly have 2GB of RAM and the identical Exynos W1000 chipset because the 7 collection, so do not anticipate a lot to vary by way of processing energy.

The leak additionally revealed particulars concerning the completely different watch bands included. The Galaxy 8 comes with a silicone band, whereas the Basic has a “Premium Hybrid Strap,” which is reportedly a mixture of leather-based and silicone or rubber. The Extremely model comes with the “Excessive Sports activities Bracelet,” which is identical materials as final 12 months’s Extremely.

Galaxy Watch 8: The rumored costs

So how a lot will the Samsung Galaxy Watches price? In keeping with the leak, the Watch 8 and Watch 8 Basic arrive with a worth enhance of round 20 % from final 12 months’s fashions, whereas the Extremely will price across the similar.

The leaked costs are in Euros, so it will not be an actual match with {dollars}, however the worth breakdown appears to be like like this:

• Samsung Galaxy Watch 8:

  • 40 mm: €379.99 with WiFi, €429.99 with WiFI and 4G

  • 44 mm: €409.99 with WiFi, €459.99 with WiFi and 4G

• Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Basic: €529.99 with WiFi, €579.99 with WiFi and 4G

• Samsung Galaxy Watch Extremely (2025): €699.99 for WiFi and 4G