- Galaxy Watch 8 Classic has been viewed again
- It appears in a bluetooth -control database
- We didn’t get a classic model with the 2024 series
As we get closer to the expected launch of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 – probably around July – we begin to get a fuller picture of what will be offered and the latest leak is pointing out again a return to the classic model for the best Samsung watches.
The team at Xpertpick (via 9to5Google) discovered a device that is likely to match the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic in a Bluetooth control database, with the model number SM-L505U. However, the filing does not give us more details of the laptop.
This is not the first time we have heard that the classic could make a comeback, and in fact these rumors extend all the way back to last year. Earlier this month, the same Galaxy Watch 8 classic model was discovered in another official database.
If you haven’t followed Samsung’s Watch launching closely, the classic variation is usually larger, made of better materials and more expensive compared to the standard smartwatch that Samsung puts out every year.
Bring it back
We didn’t get a classic model last year, but when our Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic Review will tell you we did by 2023. Back in 2022 we got the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro.
Samsung now seems to be alternately classic model releases with Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra and Pro Models – we saw the first ultra appear in 2024 and we are still hopeful that we might see Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 Break Cover this year. But if we get a classic, Ultra 2 can be stored in 2026.
Another important feature of the classic models is a physical, rotating frame you can use to interact clockwise. It is an input setting that often makes more sense than jabbers on the screen or pressing buttons, especially on the go or under difficult weather conditions.
In fact, it is so useful that it might even make me consider switching from my Garmin Instinct 3 – where working through menus and lists takes a lot of button by pushing. I wait and see what the Galaxy Watch 8 otherwise first brings to the table.
