The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic has dropped in price for Amazon Prime Day, making it one of the fitness watch deals worth checking out during the sale.
Samsung’s premium smartwatch combines its more traditional watch design with a substantial range of fitness features, including workout tracking, GPS, heart-rate monitoring, running metrics, sleep tracking and recovery insights.
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What you get for your money
The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is designed to do considerably more than count your daily steps.
It can track a wide range of workouts, while runners can use GPS to monitor pace, distance and heart rate during training. Samsung also offers running and coaching features designed to give you more information about your performance and help guide your training.
Outside of workouts, the watch continues monitoring health and activity data throughout the day, while sleep and recovery tracking can provide a better picture of how your body is responding to training.
That makes it an interesting option for someone who wants one wearable to cover gym sessions, running, everyday activity and recovery.
Built for Training and Designed for Everyday Wear
One of the biggest differences between the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic and many dedicated sports watches is its design.
Samsung’s rotating bezel and more traditional styling mean it doesn’t immediately look like a running or fitness watch, despite packing plenty of training features underneath.
That could make it particularly appealing if you want to track your workouts without wearing a dedicated sports watch all day.
Serious endurance athletes may still prefer the deeper training functionality and longer battery life offered by specialist watches from the likes of Garmin and COROS.
For more general training, however, the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic offers a strong combination of fitness tracking, health data and everyday smartwatch functionality — particularly for people already using a Samsung Galaxy phone.
Is the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic worth buying on Prime Day?
If the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic was already on your shortlist, the Prime Day discount makes it considerably more attractive.
For people who split their training between the gym, running and general fitness, there’s a lot here. You’re getting workout and GPS tracking alongside heart-rate, sleep and recovery data in a watch that you can comfortably wear outside of training.
Prime Day prices can change quickly, so it’s worth checking the latest price and availability on Amazon.
CHECK THE SAMSUNG GALAXY WATCH 8 CLASSIC PRIME DAY DEAL
BOXROX is tracking the best Amazon Prime Day fitness deals throughout the sale, including discounts on fitness watches, running gear, home gym equipment and recovery tech.
