May 22, 2025AXIS1-0008Right

The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic would use a squircle-shaped frame similar to the Galaxy Watch Ultra.

Did it turn out to be true?

Right. It turned out the way this report said. It was reported on May 22, 2025 in SammyGuru, and we could not tell who reported it first. That was 48 days before Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic was announced on Jul 9, 2025. Samsung explicitly carried the Galaxy Watch Ultra-style cushion/squircle design language into the Watch8 series, including the Classic.

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Product
Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic · reported as “Galaxy Watch 8 Classic”
Ahead of the announcement
48 days · announced Jul 9, 2025 · from our product record · source
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The story of this report

  1. May 22, 2025This report · SammyGuru
  2. Jul 9, 2025Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic was announced · from our product record
  3. OutcomeRightSamsung explicitly carried the Galaxy Watch Ultra-style cushion/squircle design language into the Watch8 series, including the Classic.

Other reports about Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic

9 reports about Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic from 2 sources. Of the 3 we have checked, 2 held up.

Questions about this report

Did this Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Samsung explicitly carried the Galaxy Watch Ultra-style cushion/squircle design language into the Watch8 series, including the Classic.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 48 days before Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic was announced on Jul 9, 2025.