Polar Grit X2 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Polar Grit X2

Polar Grit X2

vsSamsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic

Polar Grit X2Samsung Galaxy Watch8 / Watch8 Classic
Display1.28-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 416 x 416, sapphire crystal glass, always-on optionSuper AMOLED with full-colour always-on display; 1.47-inch (44 mm) or 1.34-inch (40 mm, 46 mm Classic); sapphire crystal; up to 3,000 nits (Samsung claim)
Body44.7 x 44.7 x 12.5 mm; 62 g with wristband (39 g without); plastic case with stainless steel bezel; 22 mm standard wristbands; WR50 water resistance; MIL-STD-810H tested8.6 mm thick and 30-34 g (Watch8); 10.6 mm and 63.5 g (Classic); 5ATM + IP68 / MIL-STD-810H
BatteryUp to 7 days in smartwatch mode; up to 30 hours in performance training mode; up to 90 hours in eco training mode; rechargeable and replaceable Li-Pol battery435 mAh (44 mm), 325 mAh (40 mm), 445 mAh (Classic 46 mm)
Storage32 GB (offline maps)—
SensorsPolar Elixir biosensing: 4th-generation optical heart rate, wrist-based ECG, SpO2, skin temperature; barometer, magnetometer compass, accelerometer, gyroscope—
GPSDual-frequency GPS with GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou and QZSS—
NavigationPreloaded full-colour offline topographic maps, route guidance, Track Back, points of interest—
ConnectivityBluetooth LE, USB-C charging cable (proprietary connector)LTE models, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, NFC, L1+L5 dual-frequency GPS
SoftwarePolar Flow app; Nightly Recharge, Training Load Pro, Orthostatic Test—
ColorsNight Black, Brown Copper—
Sizes—Watch8 in 40 mm and 44 mm (Graphite, Silver); Watch8 Classic in 46 mm (Black, White)
Chipset—Exynos W1000 (5-core, 3 nm)
Memory / Storage—2 GB memory, 32 GB or 64 GB storage depending on model
OS—Wear OS 6 with One UI 8 Watch; Gemini out of the box
Health—Samsung BioActive Sensor, temperature sensor, Antioxidant Index, Bedtime Guidance, Vascular Load, Running Coach