A new eBay listing (archived) just casually dropped the entire Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic on the internet. As spotted by OnLeaks, someone in Wilmington, Illinois, is trying to offload what looks like a genuine, unreleased unit for a "buy it now" price of around $570. To be clear, that is the seller's asking price, not the official figure from Samsung. The listing's title is simple: "Samsung Galaxy Watch8 Classic SM-L505U 64GB LTE 46mm Silver unreleased NOB". You really have to appreciate the audacity of just posting it for the world to see, weeks before its official debut.
The photos themselves are a goldmine, showing the SM-L505U model looking exactly like the renders that leaked last month. We are getting a proper physical rotating bezel, which is a big deal for a lot of people. The case itself has this interesting squircle shape, sort of like the icon shapes in OneUI, while the screen inside remains perfectly round.
The watch has a prominent crown nestled between two physical buttons, with a speaker grille visible on the opposite side. The whole package, shown with its leather strap and the usual magnetic charging puck.
That "64GB" in the listing title is a huge detail if it's accurate, as it's double the 32GB of storage as we saw with the Watch 7. Spec-wise, the Watch 8 is rumored to run on the same Exynos W1000 chip that debuted in the Watch 7 last year, which means we might not see a leap in processing power. So you get more space for music and apps, but the core engine remains the same. The Watch8 Classic is rumored to debut with a 435mAh battery, a 1.5-inch display, and One UI 8 Watch.
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