Samsung Galaxy Watch7 Pro tipped to have a larger battery

South Korean regulators certified the EB-BL705ABY battery with a rated capacity of 578mAh, which will clearly be used in an upcoming smartwatch. For reference, this is slightly bigger than the Galaxy Watch5 Pro, which has a rated capacity of 573mAh and a typical capacity (the number you usually see) of 590mAh.

That is quite a bit larger than the second largest battery on a recent Galaxy Watch, the Watch6 Classic at 425mAh, nearly a 40% gap.

Does this mean that there will be a Samsung Galaxy Watch7 Pro? Maybe, recent reports claim that there will be three models this generation with both classic and a Pro. And one of the three should be a rectangular watch, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Galaxy Live a decade ago.

New battery for Samsung Galaxy Watch7 • Galaxy Watch5 Pro battery (iFixit)

If we assume that the Classic will stick to the trademark rotating bezel, then either the Pro or the vanilla model will be rectangular. A rectangular battery like the EB-BL705ABY fits much better in a rectangular watch, though the 45.4mm Watch5 Pro managed to fit its battery just fine.

Anyway, the new Exynos chipset that will be inside the Watch7 series will be 50% more efficient, so we may see a WearOS with truly impressive battery life. The Watch7 series might be unveiled at the same Galaxy Unpacked event that brings the next-gen foldables too (though it's possible that the watches will get a separate event later on).

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Reader comments

  • Deividas

As always they are trying to fix the result and not the cause, poor battery life is due to crap optimization, bloat etc. after using numerous galaxy watches throughtout the years I thought maybe its time for a change, got myself Amazfit Balance, batt...

The screen was always protected by the raised bezel on the Watch5 Pro. Can you even see?

Most likely smaller size than Watch 6 Classic 47mm. Only issue with my Watch 6 Classic purchased in USA is not allowing Blood Pressure monitor feature in my region though I already bought cuff based OMRON BP Measurement tool for calibration purpose. ...