Samsung is back with its latest smartwatches, having announced the Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic on July 9, and you can already pre-order both with devices shipping by July 25. If you’re looking to spend a little less money on a new watch and you don’t mind giving up the rotating bezel, the Galaxy Watch 8 is the watch to go with. It starts at $150 less than the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, and that’s going to make it a little more appealing to some customers.
What’s nice is that the Galaxy Watch 8 still has the touch bezel. So, although you don’t have a physical component to rotate, you can still get a similar effect by moving your finger around the edge of the display’s bezel. It comes with Wear OS 6 and One UI 8 Watch right out of the box, too. Which means you still get access to the Now Bar and things like Google Gemini. It comes with 32GB of storage instead of 64GB, but it’s running on the same chipset and has all of the same software features. In other words, you aren’t really losing much.
It also features Samsung’s new squircle design (first available with the Galaxy Watch Ultra), but Samsung has changed up the design a bit more, too. The watch is now thinner and lighter. That will most certainly make it more comfortable to wear during the day and overnight. If you had complaints about wearing smartwatches to bed for sleep tracking in the past, the Galaxy Watch 8 is likely to resolve those complaints.
If you’re thinking about pre-ordering the Galaxy Watch 8, there are several places to choose from. That being said, Samsung is offering the absolute best promotions on this watch during the pre-order phase. If you pre-order through our link, you’ll get a special $50 instant credit. On top of that, Samsung is also offering a $200 trade-in credit for trading in an old watch. Of course, you can pre-order through carriers, too.
Where to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
While Samsung is going to offer the best promotions for pre-orders, it’s not the only place to pre-order. So, here are the other places you can pre-order the Galaxy Watch 8 if you prefer to pick the watch up elsewhere.
Amazon
Naturally, Amazon is one of the places you can pre-order the Galaxy Watch 8. You won’t get any special discounts for trading in an old device and there are no additional special instant credits. However, you aren’t left with nothing. While Amazon is charging the full $349.99 for the Galaxy Watch 8, you get a $50 Amazon gift card. This can be spent on whatever you like, such as additional accessories for the watch. Of course, you could spend that gift card on anything else Amazon offers. And it could be a nice little thing to have in the back pocket when you want to grab something down the road.
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Verizon
While the Bluetooth/Wi-Fi model of the Galaxy Watch 8 costs $349.99, the LTE model is either $399.99 or $429.99 depending on the case size you choose. If you pre-order the watch through Verizon, you can get up to $400 off the price of the Galaxy Watch 8 but you’ll need to buy a new phone to get that promotional savings. This doesn’t have to be the Galaxy Z Fold 7 or Galaxy Z Flip 7. Verizon says it has to be a new phone purchase with a value up to $1,919.99. So it could be Samsung’s new phones, but it could be any 5G phone as well it looks like. If you meet the promotion requirements, you can either end up getting the watch paid for through those bill credits, or bring its price down to $29.99.
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AT&T
If you subscribe to AT&T or you’re thinking about switching, there’s a great promotion for the Galaxy Watch 8 should you decide to pre-order. What exactly is the promotion? If you pre-order the Galaxy Watch 8 and if you add a data line and pay for the watch on an installment plan, AT&T will give you $100 off the price of the watch. The $100 discount comes in the for of monthly bill credits, so it isn’t a straight discount at the point of sale. But, you save $100 either way.
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T-Mobile
When it comes to T-Mobile, its promotion is somewhat similar to the promotion that Verizon is running. There is one major difference, however. With T-Mobile, you don’t have to purchase a new phone to get the discount. If you pre-order the Galaxy Watch 8 through T-Mobile, you can get up to $400 off the price of the watch via bill credits. To get this discount, you’ll need to put the watch on an installment plan and activate a new watch line. It’s not a straight discount, but you don’t have to purchase another device beyond the watch itself.
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