Galaxy Watch 8: New Samsung smartwatch appears in several variants
The technology world and fans of the products of the South Korean manufacturer Samsung are eagerly waiting for the company’s new smartwatch. This is traded in rumors under the name Galaxy Watch 8. Now new information about the soon-to-be-expected smartwatches has emerged, which indicate several models.
As the Leaker Theordysm reports in a post on X (formerly Twitter), firmware versions have now surfaced for two models of the Galaxy Watch 8, in Bluetooth and LTE variants. This means that there could be another smartwatch in addition to the already suspected Galaxy Watch 8 Classic.
New firmware: Also for the Galaxy Watch 8
In addition to the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, a Galaxy Watch 8 appears in the information shared by the Leaker, for which the software versions “SM-L505U” and “SM-L500” are scheduled to be provided. This would be, purely in terms of naming, the direct successor of the current Galaxy Watch 7. For them, a software with the designation “U0AYC4” (for the Bluetooth or WiFi version) or “U0AYC6” (for the LTE variant) is said to have been discovered.
For the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, with which Samsung would bring a classic smartwatch to the market for the first time after the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic, “hot rumors” are already in the air. Among other things, it is speculated that it could bring back a popular operating element.
Watch 8 (Classic) may be released in the summer of 2025
Whether there will eventually be a Galaxy Watch 8 and a Galaxy Watch 8 Classic can only be clarified by an official confirmation from Samsung. Currently, many sources assume that Samsung will announce one or more new smartwatches in the summer of 2025, alongside the new folding smartphones Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7.
At the same time, the initial references to the upcoming Samsung operating system, One UI 8, which is based on Google’s Android 16, have already appeared. Accordingly, the new software is already running on a currently available smartphone from the manufacturer and indicates a promising improvement that Samsung devices could receive in the future.
