Samsung Unpacked is right around the corner, and with it, we’ll be getting new Samsung Galaxy Watches. The pressure is on with this generation for Samsung, so here’s what we know, what we expect and what we want from the company’s latest wearables.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2025) 47mm
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0:00 Introduction
0:22 Galaxy Watch 8 Recap
1:34 Growing Competition
2:00 Rumors & Release Cycle
3:23 Feature Wishlist
6:08 Outro
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@alexfahmy
July 16, 2026 at 8:06 am
Who cares lol
@jasondominguez5392
July 16, 2026 at 8:08 am
There’s not much u can do on a watch at the end of the day lol
@myfakeguuglaccount
July 16, 2026 at 8:14 am
Better sensors would make them better. I have two sub-$200 Garmins that TROUNCE my Watch 8 Classic and Ultra 2025 when I track my pool lap swims. I stopped using the Galaxy Watches entirely because of their inaccuracy: if the Health app has garbage going in, it’s gotta be spitting garbage out. Samsung acknowledged they had a software issue a year ago, but never did anything to fix it. Brought them out a couple of weeks ago to see if the latest update had improved things and…nope; the Ultra measured 550 yards more than I actually swam.
They’re spending too much time on pretty animations and cartoon animals, instead of the basics.
@MisterWhatWhat
July 16, 2026 at 8:17 am
The thing about Samsung watches, and I’ve had most of them, the battery life sucks and it takes forever for them to boot up and run smoothly.
@DjangoGroen
July 16, 2026 at 8:19 am
Watch 7 is still fine. Only gonna upgrade if the cheaper one gets a lot more battery
@BruceLeeRoy26
July 16, 2026 at 8:28 am
Better sensors, for like the last 5-6 years Galaxy Watches have remained the same on Quantified Scientist’s testing even if they rename their sensors.
@Pixel3DVR
July 16, 2026 at 8:32 am
The best smartwatch was the first Galaxy Gear from like 2013, with camera on wrist. Cameras need to make a come back, especially with today’s AI.
@urbanstrencan
July 16, 2026 at 8:33 am
Can’t wait to see Ultra 2
@bulelanibaqwa
July 16, 2026 at 8:57 am
I need them to allow us to measure energy in kilojoules
@khunt1947
July 16, 2026 at 9:14 am
I love my watch 8.
@Ghost818-x8c
July 16, 2026 at 9:46 am
Hyped to see the Samsung Galaxy Ultra 2 watch
@RemixprinceTV
July 16, 2026 at 11:15 am
How many days battery?
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July 16, 2026 at 11:59 am
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@SughoshGowda
July 16, 2026 at 12:13 pm
Hey u n apparently Samsung r forgetting car crash detection for years now
@fahadsikandermughal6817
July 16, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Still rocking Galaxy watch 4 44mm 😅
@clive7776
July 16, 2026 at 7:10 pm
My watch 6 classic 47 mm is amazing
@MI_MattHarrell
July 16, 2026 at 2:47 pm
What Samsung needs most to be taken seriously in the fitness tracking space is GPS and heart rate monitoring that doesn’t suck. Apple and Pixel watches are both significantly better, let alone looking at the best in that space, Garmin. I’ll never consider one as long as fitness tech gurus are still making fun of them.
@josanreycapones187
July 16, 2026 at 3:19 pm
I hope they improve the accuracy of their sensors first. Because eveything is useless
@Cryptid71
July 16, 2026 at 4:00 pm
My wife and I both already decided we won’t upgrade again until it’s a full screen. No squircle
@mavricxx
July 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm
It would be cool if the GW could be used as a dive watch that gave you diving data. Btw Andrew, if you’re wrong shave that bang off 😂. As for me I want better battery life more than anything which is why I’ve kept my GW5. Samsung is not a very good smart watch maker. Their blood pressure feature is a joke, Apple on the other hand make an actual ECG that actually works. For the price, I remember the first GW. It came in an actual watch box that made it feel special. These watches have lost that. They just pack it in a crappy carton box. The battery life is terrible and after a while they slow down to a crawl.