Future Samsung Galaxy Watches could be real square
by Victoria Song from The Verge - All Posts on (#6K9K7)
Circular displays plus the rotating bezel are the Samsung Galaxy Watch's calling card. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 series isn't likely to be the company's most exciting wearable this year. That'll be the Galaxy Ring. Maybe that's why rumor has it that Samsung is looking to shake up its watch design. According to SamMobile, the company wants to go back to a squarish design a la the original Galaxy Gear.
This reminds me of the Samsung rumor mill back in early 2022. Then, there were murmurs that the company would be ditching the much-beloved physical rotating bezel. Which was, in my opinion, a stupid, stupid, stupid idea. It was baffling. No other smartwatch maker had the physical rotating bezel, making it Samsung's signature calling card. Brands kill for iconic designs - why would it voluntarily throw that away? And yet,...