Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Could Fix My Sleep Schedule! *Launching in Nepal Tomorrow*

The last time Samsung launched a smartwatch in Nepal was near the end of last year with its “FE” model. Having an FE tag obviously meant it was a trimmed-down version without access to the full suite of features.

But this time, the company is launching a proper flagship smartwatch, i.e. the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8!

What is the Price of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 in Nepal?

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 was priced at Rs. 44,999 for the 40mm variant, while the larger 44mm option added Rs. 5,000 to the price tag. We expect the Watch 8 to continue the pricing, similar to how the Galaxy S25 Ultra did not see any price hikes.

As per our credible sources, the Samsung Galaxy Watch8 is launching in Nepal tomorrow! The company teased the watch on their social media about the possible launch a few days ago, so the wait is practically over.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 was unveiled to the world alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 on the Galaxy Unpacked event held on 9 July 2025. This new watch comes with an updated design, hardware, and features. All of which we will try and discuss in this article.

Without further ado, let’s see what the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 brings to the table wrist:

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Overview

Design and Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 comes with an updated design, something the company is calling a “cushion” shape. How do you go about and achieve this? You take the same circular AMOLED display you had always been using, and slap it on top of a squircle Armor Aluminium chassis.

This gives the Watch 8 a kind of asymmetrical, but undeniably unique look. Furthermore, it is quite a bit slimmer with a lesser protruding sensor module. As such, it likely won’t feel as if the watch is trying to carve a tunnel into your wrist after wearing it for extended periods of time.

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The hardware changes this time include a display that goes 50% brighter than last year, reaching up to 3,000 nits. A chunkier battery at 435mAh or 325mAh (depending on the chassis size you choose), up from 425mAh or 300mAh.

So, the Galaxy Watch 8 is slimmer, yet it packs a larger battery. That’s Samsung’s whole trick this year! Decrease the device’s thickness, but the battery goes up, or remains the same at the very least.

In the meantime, the watch’s chipset, memory, and storage remain unchanged with 3nm pentacore Exynos W1000, 2GB and 32GB, respectively.

Connectivity and Software

The connectivity side of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 does not seem to have seen much change. It still ships with Bluetooth v5.3, WiFi 5, NFC, and four-way satellite navigation — GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou.

The rest of the things I listed don’t bother me, but Bluetooth 5.3 on a 2025 flagship smartwatch feels a bit — erm, for lack of a better word — old, especially when a newer 5.4 version has already made it to the market, which again has been succeeded by an even newer v6.0.

Then again, if Samsung finds it reliable enough, then who am I to judge? After all, reliability matters more than whatever is new on the block.

Software-wise, it’s Wear OS 6 with Samsung’s One UI 8 on top. You get the “Now Bar” here. That at-a-glance pill the company introduced earlier this year with the S-series device.

Good stuff, but I just wish connecting a Samsung smartwatch with other Android devices did not feel like I am on a hack-a-thon or whatever.

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AI, of course

These days, everything’s gotta have AI, and sure enough, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 does too. Thankfully, it’s not just a bunch of fluff. This watch comes with Google Gemini built in, making it the first smartwatch in the world to do so.

Early testers are saying it’s a bit slow. Maybe because it still needs to route through your phone, or because the watch’s hardware is a bit limiting to run such AI models. But it is cool that a device strapped to your wrist can do AI!

But again, local brands like Ultima, with much less capital, already launched a watch with ChatGPT integration a whole year earlier. So, the whole built-in Gemini doesn’t exactly blow my mind either.

Health Tracking… a lot of it

Now this one kind of blows my mind, because there is so much of it. These features don’t feel like slapped for the sake of it. They feel curated, it’s like careful thought has been put into them.

Firstly, there is this “Bedtime Guidance”, which looks at the past three days of sleep data to suggest an optimal bedtime for you. I find this one especially intriguing because, honestly, my sleep schedule is a bit poo-poo. On top of that, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is FDA-authorised to detect risks of sleep apnea.

As cool as these are, they were apparently already present in the Galaxy Watch 7. So, let’s just move on with the newly introduced features: Vascular Load, Running Coach, and Antioxidant Index.

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The first one takes data from your sleep, diet, activity, and stress levels to analyse your blood system health and vascular load, then offers helpful recommendations.

“Running Coach” makes you run for a while to analyse what you run like, figures out your current running level (ranked 1 to 10), then builds a plan so that you can run level up “without overstraining or underperforming”. Sounds exactly like what an actual coach would do.

Then there’s the “Antioxidant Index” — a first time that a watch has such a feature apparently! It’s a bit unconventional to use: you unfasten your watch, flip it over, and place your thumb on the sensor hub. It then measures your carotenoid levels in your skin to see how your diet may be affecting your health. Wild!

There are even more health features like ECG measurements, mood detection, cycle tracking, and all those usual suspects. But since we have seen them before, I am skipping over them. We would need a whole separate article if we went through every feature in detail.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Price in Nepal and Availability

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 price in Nepal could be Rs. 44,999 and Rs. 49,999 for the 40 and 44mm variants, respectively. The watch will be available to purchase through all Samsung authorised stores once it launches in Nepal tomorrow.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is the world’s first smartwatch to come with built-in Gemini and with the ability to measure antioxidant levels. The design is quite unique too, making it quite an enticing smartwatch. However, the linking and syncing process could definitely use some work.

Do you think the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is an ultimate fitness companion? Do let us know in the comments!