The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 could be going back to a square design

It’s “very much on the cards”

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When theSamsung Galaxy Watch 7finally makes an appearance later this year it might be sporting a more rectangular look than we’re used to – not unlike thebest Apple Watches, you might say – as the latest rumor is thatSamsungis planning to go back to its older, square-style form factor for its smartwatches.

This info comes fromSamMobile, whose insider sources report that the idea is “enthusiastically being considered internally” and that it’s “very much on the cards” that the switch will happen – so draw your own conclusions.

As we’re now in February, it’s perhaps more likely that this won’t happen until the Galaxy Watch 8 in 2025, if it happens at all. According to SamMobile, it’s “not known for sure” if the change will be introduced in time for this year’s models.

Samsung has made more angular smartwatches in the past, including theSamsung Gear Live, but that was many years back. All of theSamsung Galaxy Watchmodels have come with round faces, stretching back to 2018.

Shape shifting

Looking around the smartwatch market in 2024, we clearly have theApple Watch 9and theApple Watch Ultra 2(and all their predecessors) as examples of how the rectangular form factor can work, if done right.

Then there are theGoogle Pixel Watch 2andGoogle Pixel Watch, which are as round as round can be – perhaps to distinguish them fromApple’s wearables. We wouldn’t expect to see anything different with thePixel Watch 3either, and the recently launchedOnePlus Watch 2also goes for a round face.

One of the benefits of a circular smartwatch face is being able to add a rotating bezel to it – see ourSamsung Galaxy Watch 6 Classic reviewfor more about that feature. This seems to be popular with users, but perhaps not with Samsung, considering this latest rumor.

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If Samsung decides to follow the same schedule as last year we might see new Galaxy Watch 7 models at some point in July. That’s the waythe leaks are pointing, and it’s likely that we’ll also see theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, and a full unveiling for theSamsung Galaxy Ringat the same event.

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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