Samsung to make rectangular Galaxy Watches again

Back in 2013, Samsung made the Galaxy Gear - a smartwatch with a rectangular screen. It was followed by the Gear 2 and the Gear Live in the same form factor, but from then on, the company seems to have fully committed to round smartwatches. And yet, if a new report that surfaced today is to be believed, that's set to change soon.

Allegedly, the Korean company will once again make square or rectangular smartwatches, though this time they will of course be branded Galaxy Watch.

Samsung Galaxy Gear from 2013

This idea is now "enthusiastically" being considered internally at Samsung and "it's very much on the cards that the switch" (to a square / rectangular shape) "is going to happen", the report claims.

What unfortunately isn't known is whether the new rectangular Galaxy Watch will be the Galaxy Watch7 that's due to launch in early to mid July alongside Samsung's next-gen foldables, or if we will instead have to wait a year until 2025 to see it.

If this is actually happening, then expect to hear a lot more about it in the near future, so stay tuned.

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Reader comments

  • Jimmy

Why Samsung don't give their customers a choice of both; round and square version of a smartwatch and let them decide what they prefer? Why there has to be only one shape available? Some people go for Apple watch only because they prefer a squar...

This will be Worst mistake Samsung will ever make on a productifsqauredqatches from them comes back!! Nothing good will come of this!

  • Spike

I vote No. I guess after all I won't buy a Smart watch, smart move Sami!