Information about Samsung's Galaxy Watch 7, a wearable that is expected to launch this summer, is finally taking shape after a sudden flurry of information about it

Earlier this week we learned that the shape could even be square for the first time And now we know that the changes to the Galaxy Watch 7 will not be limited to aesthetics, but that the new processor could significantly improve both power and stamina

"The Exynos W940 processor in the Galaxy Watch 7 series will apparently be 50% more efficient and 30% faster than the previous model," leaker @TheGalox_ wrote in a He wrote in a post

On the other hand, it is not particularly big news that the device will upgrade its chipset But things move more slowly in wearable technology, where speed is not as demanding as in smartphones In fact, there were no processor changes between the Galaxy Watch 1 and 3 (Exynos 9110) and the Galaxy Watch 4 and 5 (Exynos W920); improvements were made elsewhere

While a 30% speed improvement would be welcome for smooth operation, a 50% efficiency improvement may be more important The original Galaxy Watch was powered by the Tizen operating system and had a long battery life of four days, but recent models have less than half that

Rivals like the OnePlus Watch 2 have achieved 100 hours of battery by utilizing a hybrid interface on the Wear OS

Elsewhere, leaker @kro-roe claims that Samsung will release three different Galaxy Watch 7s this year; in a translated post on X, a tipster source says the Classic and Pro models will be joined by "new ones" This suggests something different from the usual sporty models, perhaps indicating that the square watches are more than "being considered internally"

It will be some time before we know; beyond the Galaxy Active wearable (which has not received an update since 2019), Samsung has always released new members of its Galaxy Watch series in August In recent years, wearables have appeared with new foldables (hello Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6), and there is talk of Samsung's Galaxy Ring appearing at the same time in 2024