Amazon is clearing stock of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 with this absurd price cut on the 4.5-star smartwatch
THE SO WHAT
Deep clearance on Galaxy Watch 8 ahead of Watch 9 is another reminder that last-gen wearables can be bought at a steep discount with most of the same sensors. For health and fitness app builders, that widens your addressable base — optimize for multi-generation hardware, not just the latest SKU.
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