Anyone thinking of getting the GW8?

Is this one of the newer bands for the 8 cause if so I do see some cheap ones on Amazon. This says 6 pack for $18.99 which seems weird but it says one click no gap makes think it's the old style. I can't tell.

Edit: Never mind I just saw where it says for the 8 and classic not the Ultra and I saw the other side of it and I think it's the old style or it wouldn't say not for Ultra. They shouldn't advertise for the 8 if it's not the right one.

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It's kind of crazy. AI says that the watch ultra uses different bands from watch 8 because of the lug system, but the ultra was actually the first watch to have the lug system and they talked about how it was one click lmao. I'm guessing sources haven't been updated because my band looks similar to the pick you posted.
 
May i ask if anyone knows if the 8's fall detection feature has been improved over than the 7th's?

Many have said that the 7th's fall detection is poor. False negatives are often mentioned.
 
If you wanna buy you can get a 5pro on swappa for like $100 and get $250 trade in.... Easy $150 off


Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro​

Starting at$85
 
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I ordered the W8 black/black, trading my W7. The W8C is too big for me at 46mm. I still have my W6C for rotating bezel goodness.

Now to see if I like the design...
 
I ordered the W8 black/black, trading my W7. The W8C is too big for me at 46mm. I still have my W6C for rotating bezel goodness.

Now to see if I like the design...
Is your watch 6 classic the 43mm so you didn't want the bigger 46mm of the 8? My husband has the 6C he's trading in for the 8C but I think he had the bigger one. I just googled it I didn't know the 6C came in 2 sizes. But he always like the stainless steel watches. I read this one is large and my friend got one and I think it's going to look to big on her. I almost did the 44mm regular and last minute decided to do the 40 like I always do. But I should of went into Best Buy and looked at a 44 at least seen if they had one.
 
@Rose4uKY I decided to get the W8 based on the size of the W5Pro. It was too big and didn't sit flush on my wrist. The 8C is a bit bigger so I believe it'll be too big for me. I'm not entirely sold on the shape of the 8 either, so we'll see.
 
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@Rose4uKY I decided to get the W8 based on the size of the W5Pro. It was too big and didn't sit flush on my wrist. The 8C is a bit bigger so I believe it'll be too big for me. I'm not entirely sold on the shape of the 8 either, so we'll see.
Yeah I wasn't to sure about the new shape neither. I just got my bumber covers though and may like the shape after all. My husband had the 5 pro then the 6C and skipped the 7. So did you get the 44mm regular or the 40? I ordered from Samsung but don't see shipping info yet but saw an email from my regular post office which is weird but we have 2 packages coming Thursday from the same place out of Arizona.
 
Yeah I wasn't to sure about the new shape neither. I just got my bumber covers though and may like the shape after all. My husband had the 5 pro then the 6C and skipped the 7. So did you get the 44mm regular or the 40? I ordered from Samsung but don't see shipping info yet but saw an email from my regular post office which is weird but we have a 2 packages coming Thursday from the same place out of Arizona.
I ordered the 44mm. My 7 is perfect so I stuck with that. I have screen protectors for the 7, so I'm hoping they'll fit the face of the 8. The UPS shipping label is prepared, but it hasn't been picked up yet. Probably Monday for a Wed delivery.
 
I ordered the 44mm. My 7 is perfect so I stuck with that. I have screen protectors for the 7, so I'm hoping they'll fit the face of the 8. The UPS shipping label is prepared, but it hasn't been picked up yet. Probably Monday for a Wed delivery.
Well I was wrong I thought my email showed 2 packages coming but it was the same email at 2 different times changing from the 21st to the 24th so this may be something different my husband ordered. But yeah my label is prepared also. I kind of wished I had looked at a 44mm now but oh well. I doubt your screen protector will work cause of the new design. I bought new bumper covers. I have 2 black and 2 transparent clear ones.
 
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Oh I figured out what my package is coming on Thursday. When I ordered my watch through Samsung I used an affiliate link Samsung Guru and I forgot just saw the email I am getting a mystery box they asked which watch I ordered. It says you will probably get a cloth and screen protector and you could get a band so we'll see.
 
If you have the watch 7 ultra now I don't see any reason to upgrade unless you have to have that blue color. Anyone upgrading from the 7 ultra have a y input on this?
 
If you have the watch 7 ultra now I don't see any reason to upgrade unless you have to have that blue color. Anyone upgrading from the 7 ultra have a y input on this?
Yes I read everything is the same in this Ultra 2 as last years except for band color. The only real differences I read is if you get the 44 regular or classic from your 7 and with me getting the 40mm probably not much difference other than the squircle. I am not even so sure the screen is any bigger I need to go somewhere and compare. I even think battery and processor is the same.
 
If you have the watch 7 ultra now I don't see any reason to upgrade unless you have to have that blue color. Anyone upgrading from the 7 ultra have a y input on this?
Agreed, I'm not sure it has anything other than aesthetics and they're minor at that.

The 7 Ultra will get the latest One UI update shortly after the 8 series launches anyway.
 
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Agreed, I'm not sure it has anything other than aesthetics and they're minor at that.

The 7 Ultra will get the latest One UI update shortly after the 8 series launches anyway.
Which is why I really didn't need to upgrade LOL! I have a beta of one UI 8 now but I am starting to like the squircle at 1st I didn't. But I won a 100 bucks a few weeks ago at the casino and that's what I paid with trade-in so it was a win win and I'll have the latest. :-)
 
The only difference between last year's Ultra and this year's Ultra is the color and storage capacity. The storage capacity has increased to 64 GB from 16 GB. I could not justify getting a new Ultra this year based on just the storage increase.
 
Which is why I really didn't need to upgrade LOL! I have a beta of one UI 8 now but I am starting to like the squircle at 1st I didn't. But I won a 100 bucks a few weeks ago at the casino and that's what I paid with trade-in so it was a win win and I'll have the latest. :-)
Well you will also have a new year of warranty on the new one. Of course my last warranty claim Samsung made up water damage on the battery case. The problem was the ear piece on the ear buds. Both charged just fine, there was no damage, so Samsungs warranty might be garbage. Might be better with insurance and pay the deductible.
The only difference between last year's Ultra and this year's Ultra is the color and storage capacity. The storage capacity has increased to 64 GB from 16 GB. I could not justify getting a new Ultra this year based on just the storage increase.
Same here. If the battery would have been bigger, maybe. Like I said I still have 20 GB available on the 2024 so more storage doesn't matter to me. Why couldn't they say ultra 2 instead of ultra 2025..
 
Well you will also have a new year of warranty on the new one. Of course my last warranty claim Samsung made up water damage on the battery case. The problem was the ear piece on the ear buds. Both charged just fine, there was no damage, so Samsungs warranty might be garbage. Might be better with insurance and pay the deductible. Same here. If the battery would have been bigger, maybe. Like I said I still have 20 GB available on the 2024 so more storage doesn't matter to me. Why couldn't they say ultra 2 instead of ultra 2025..

I just looked at my watch and out of 32gb I have 19.8 left so I will be fine with only 32 again. I will always wonder though since the watch is supposed to be thinner if I would like the 44 and wish I had gone into Best Buy to see if one was on display but after having all 40mm I think I'll be fine. I remember when I got my watch 7 their were a couple new watch faces I liked when I do a backup if I used them will they be on the new watch? Are you guys starting fresh? And if I back up and restore all my settings will stay the same correct? I don't really want to start fresh.
 

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