Samsung rumoured to launch a square Galaxy Watch in the near future

An earlier report stated Samsung could unveil the Galaxy Watch7 series sometime between July 7 and July 14 this year. Among other things, it will get Wear OS 5.0 based on Android 14 and the first 3 nm Exynos SoC manufactured by Samsung Foundry. Sammobile now reports there's yet another surprise in store for us.

Sources familiar with the matter have told the publication Samsung plans to bring back square smartwatches. This radical design shift is "enthusiastically being considered internally" and could be seen in a future model. Whether or not Samsung plans to implement it on the Galaxy Watch7 remains unknown. It is also possible for Samsung to keep a circular design for flagship Galaxy Watch models and use the square form factor on other SKUs.

Rumours about a Galaxy Watch FE (or Galaxy Watch4 2024, depending on who you ask) have been gaining traction, and Samsung could very well experiment with new designs on its mid-range smartwatches; otherwise, it runs the risk of alienating hardcore fans with such a radical aesthetic switch. Then again, Samsung already knows a thing or two about square watches thanks to the Galaxy Gear and Gear 2.

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