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Global launch prose names regular Watch8 only and is not used for Classic brightness."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-launches-galaxy-z-fold7-galaxy-z-flip7-and-galaxy-watch8-series-globally-starting-today","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Dated July 25, 2025. Availability confirms purchase online and in stores across 49 markets starting today, not merely preorder."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-galaxy-watch8-series-ultra-comfort-from-sleep-to-workout/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["launch_price_usd","variants"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Starting Bluetooth US MSRP, 349.99 regular or 499.99 Classic. LTE starter prices apply to US hardware and are not copied into international F variants."}},{"url":"https://news.samsung.com/at/samsung-galaxy-watch8-serie-ultra-komfort-vom-schlaf-bis-zum-workout","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["launch_price_eur","variants"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Austrian starting launch MSRP including VAT, 379 regular or 529 Classic. Only the base Bluetooth row repeats this price. Other editions have no unverified price."}},{"url":"https://www.samsung.com/jp/support/mobile-devices/how-to-check-the-online-manual-of-open-products/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-05","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Watch table explicitly maps SM-L320/SM-L325F to 40 mm, SM-L330/SM-L335F to 44 mm, SM-L500/SM-L505F to 46 mm Classic. 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These flags do not mean unrestricted clinical availability.","fitness_features":"Printed pages 55-63 cover detected workouts, pool and open-water swimming, repetitive movement counts and interval targets. Page 56 explicitly names Open water swim. Running dynamics is not attributed to this manual.","button_count":"Pages 7-11 device layout. Regular Home and Back buttons. Classic adds Quick button. Rotating bezel is separate and not a crown.","rotating_bezel":"Page 27 Bezel: Classic physically rotates, regular uses touch around display edge.","charging_method":"Pages 12-15 wireless charger. Supplied proprietary charger required. WPC-based charging does not prove ordinary Qi interoperability.","touchscreen":"Pages 27-29 tap and swipe controls.","third_party_apps":"Page 44 Play Store installs applications.","offline_music":"Page 99 manages audio files stored on watch.","live_tracking":"Pages 110-113 SOS messages send current location repeatedly to registered contacts. 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