#samsung-galaxy-watch-8

#samsung-galaxy-watch-8

One of the most useful new features on the Galaxy Watch 8 is Samsung's Running Coach. Running Coach aims to help you train for your next race -- whether that's your first 5K or tenth marathon. It uses AI to calculate metrics like strain, pace, and recovery to improve your running abilities and get you across that finish line. Running Coach asked me the following ahead of my run.

Progress in any sport comes down to understanding your numbers. To get better, you need a clear picture of what you're aiming for-and a way to keep tabs on it. Whether you're starting to run, hitting the trails, diving into the pool, or tackling any outdoor activity, a good GPS watch can be the tool that keeps you focused and moving forward instead of losing momentum.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 features several upgrades from the previous models, including Gemini AI, a 3000-nit display for brightness, and an 11% thinner design. ZDNET editor Nina Raemont went hands-on with the Watch 8 Classic, and noted software features such as AI-powered Running Coach, which "fine-tunes suggested intensity, providing motivation, guidance, and personalized training programs that incorporate a user's fitness data to help them reach their exercise goals."

Workout Buddy on the Apple Watch delivers AI-powered spoken encouragement, announces fitness metrics, and works with Apple earbuds, enhancing the workout experience through motivational statistics.

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 features an experimental Antioxidant Index, using sensors to estimate carotenoid levels in skin, gauging daily fruit and vegetable intake.