Navigating today’s scattered health data may hinder our ability to build healthy habits and prioritize long-term wellbeing. So how do we take back control?
Powered by Samsung’s innovative sensor technology, the new Galaxy Watch8 series1 provides a holistic, real-time overview of our health. It provides clear, insights based on your lifestyle patterns to help you understand your body and mind more deeply, build healthy habits and help monitor for heart beat irregularities.
▲The Galaxy Watch8 series’ Antioxidant Index allows you to monitor your antioxidant intake by measuring carotenoid levels in the skin.
Monitor your Heart Health
With new heart metrics, Galaxy Watch8 series spots the potential for health issues sooner and allows you to monitor your heart.
- Irregular Heart Beat Detection: Galaxy Watch8 series’ enhanced Electrocardiogram (ECG)2 and the Samsung Health Monitor app can detect irregular rhythms. Galaxy Watch8 series provides ECG measurement with the ability to differentiate instances of irregular rhythms providing insights on your heart.
- Vascular Load3: While you sleep, Galaxy Watch8 series’ reads Photoplethysmogram (PPG) waveforms – optical signals associated with blood flow during sleep. It measures blood volume and vascular stiffness and analyzes changes in stress on blood vessels. Because diet, stress, and rest all affect this metric, regular monitoring can show which habits to fine-tune.
Lifestyle Changes Motivated by Sensor-Driven Insights
The Galaxy Watch8 series’ advanced sensor now gives you more insights for your nutrition and sleep patterns to steer you towards lasting, sustainable habits:
- Antioxidant Index4: The Galaxy Watch8 series shines a light on your daily choices. The BioActive Sensor measures skin carotenoids in five seconds using multi-wavelength absorption spectroscopy. After analyzing these carotenoids, an antioxidant which reflects fruit and vegetable intake, you are given a score of 0–100, which is categorized into one of three levels. This score shows how diet, UV light, alcohol and stress are impacting your antioxidant levels. With insufficient fruit and vegetable intake linked to major health risks, this non-invasive metric offers meaningful insight and can lead to making healthier choices.
- Bedtime Guidance5: Leveraging the science behind the two-process model of sleep regulation, the Galaxy Watch8 series tracks your circadian rhythm (internal body clock) and sleep pressure (how much your body needs sleep), over three days. It then interprets this data as a differential equation to calculate the optimal bedtime for waking up refreshed. The algorithm uses changes in sleep threshold and individual sleep needs throughout the day to deliver personalized guidance. Developed by Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), this feature helps build healthier sleep routines that lead to deeper, less interrupted sleep and more energized mornings.
Pioneering the Next Era of Monitoring your Health
Samsung’s latest sensor innovation on the new Galaxy Watch8 series helps unify your patterns, expose hidden risks, and deliver real-time actionable insights.
1 Availability and features may vary depending on market, model and the smartphone paired. Available on Android phone (Android 10 or above) and requires Samsung Health app (v6.30 or later). Samsung account login required. Not intended for use in detection, diagnosis, treatment of any medical condition or diseases. Before starting an exercise program, please consult a medical professional for advice. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.
2 IHRN is a component of the ECG feature. Make sure your Galaxy Watch has been updated to the latest software version. The information gathered from your watch, the Samsung Health Monitor app, or related software is not intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate, treat or prevent any diseases or other conditions. The ECG feature is not intended for users under 22 years of age or with known arrhythmias, other than atrial fibrillation. It cannot be used to diagnose cardiac conditions or look for signs of a heart attack. Users should not interpret or take clinical action based on the device output without consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. Results displayed are for informational purposes only. Please consult a medical professional for advice. UI may vary depending on the software version, country, or region. For full terms and conditions of use, please refer to the Instructions for Use on your device. The ECG and IHRN feature has received a Medical Device License from Health Canada as of April 2024.
3 Vascular Load is available on Android phones (Android 10 or above) and requires the Samsung Health app (V6.30 or above). Samsung account login is required. To measure vascular load, it is required to wear Galaxy Watch (Galaxy Watch Ultra, Watch8 and later release Galaxy Watch Series) when sleeping for at least 3 days out of recent 14 days. Vascular load monitoring is for fitness and wellness only. If you have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or are recovering from surgery, be sure to follow your doctor’s treatment plan. Not intended for use in detection, diagnosis, treatment of any medical condition or diseases. This is a Labs feature that you can preview before its official launch. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can turn if off in Samsung Health settings.
4 To measure, place the center of your finger on the sensor at the back of the Watch and hold it for 5 seconds. While Anti-oxidant index can be measured using any finger, the thumb is recommended for most accurate results. Repeat measurement if there is uneven placement of finger. Requires Samsung Account login and Samsung Health app 6.27 or later. Available on devices with Android OS 10 (Q OS) or later. AGEs is supported in Samsung Galaxy Watch7 and later released Samsung Galaxy Watch models only. Not intended for use in detection, diagnosis, treatment of any medical condition. Anti-oxidant monitoring is for your personal reference only. Please consult a medical professional for advice.
5 Bedtime guidance is available on Android phone (Android 10 or above) and requires Samsung Health app (v6.30 or later). Samsung account login required. Bedtime guidance is based on 3 days of sleep analysis of user’s sleep patterns. Not intended for use in detection, diagnosis, treatment of any medical condition or diseases. The measurements are for your personal reference only. Please consult a medical professional for advice. Accuracy of results is not guaranteed.
