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- The Classic could make a comeback in 2025
- Spotted details in an industry database
- We last saw a Classic model in 2023
You can get up to speed with Samsungsmartwatches 2024 with ours Galaxy Watch 7 Review and Galaxy Watch Ultra ReviewBut it seems that the series may have another shock in 2025 with the return of the Classic model.
As reported by Smartprice (via SamMobile), a device with the model number SM-L505U and the name “Galaxy Watch 8 Classic” has been spotted in the database of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) – where any device that wants to connect to cellular networks must be registered. .
It’s a pretty big hint that we’ll see a Classic model in 2025, perhaps even with a rotating bezel – like we had in 2023 (see our Samsung Watch 6 Classic review for details). However, we don’t know much about the smartwatch for now.
Samsung has kept changing its smartwatch models and naming scheme in recent years, which makes predictions difficult, but presumably there will also be a Galaxy Watch 8 that will make an appearance alongside the Classic version.
A tale of two watches…every year
As mentioned above, we had the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra this year, with the wearables launched in July. Before that, we had the Samsung Watch 6 and the Samsung Watch 6 Classic in 2023.
There was no Classic model in 2022 – we had the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro – but there was a Classic variant in 2021, when Samsung launched it Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic.
In other words: it has not been easy in recent years to follow everything Samsung has done in the smartwatch market. Typically, the Classic watch costs more than the standard version – and comes with an extra rotating bezel, of course.
Fans of that bezel will no doubt welcome the return of the Galaxy Watch Classic. If Samsung sticks to its usual schedule, we should see a couple of new Samsung smartwatches launch alongside some new foldables sometime in July or August.
