Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Beats Watch 8 on 100-Hour Battery as Watch 8 Targets Most Users
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Updated · Boy Genius Report · Sep 20
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Beats Watch 8 on 100-Hour Battery as Watch 8 Targets Most Users
3 articles · Updated · Boy Genius Report · Sep 20
Summary
Samsung’s older Galaxy Watch lineup now splits clearly by use case: the Galaxy Watch Ultra is aimed at outdoor and field use, while the Galaxy Watch 8 remains the better everyday pick for most buyers.
100 hours of rated battery life in Power Saving mode gives the Ultra its biggest practical edge, versus 30 to 40 hours for the Watch 8 and a 590mAh battery against 325mAh or 435mAh cells.
10ATM water resistance, titanium construction and higher altitude tolerance make the Ultra tougher, but its larger, heavier body and higher price limit its appeal as a daily watch.
32GB of storage on the Watch 8 versus 64GB on the Ultra is one of the few other notable gaps; both otherwise share the Exynos W1000 chip, the same health sensors, GPS systems and One UI 9 beta support.
Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 have replaced both models, but the report says the Watch 8 still offers strong value because the newer Watch 9 adds only modest feature gains.