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Is the Galaxy Watch 8 worth the upgrade? Here's every factor to consider


From Samsung's controversial new design to annoying feature locks, Samsung is pulling out all the stops to get you to upgrade to the Galaxy Watch 8.

They share the 3nm Exynos W1000 chip, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, dual-band GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity standards, and the latest BioActive Sensor suite with extra HR LEDs. As for older Galaxy Watch owners, these features (and the AGEs Index introduced last year) require the latest BioSensor to work, so you'd have to upgrade regardless. (Image credit: Andrew Myrick / Android Central)If you have a Galaxy Watch 4 or 4 Classic, I applaud you for your patience, but since they're about to run out of software support, you really should upgrade while Samsung is giving extra trade-in value for them.

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