According to information from the SamMobile site, Samsung is considering moving its watches to square screens, like the Apple Watch.
Apple is today one of the rare manufacturers of connected watches to offer a design with a screen that is not round, but square. While most of its competitors have for years adopted round Amoled panels on their bezels, in order to give them the appearance of a traditional watch, it seems that the American manufacturer will soon be joined by one of its main adversaries.
Indeed, according to the information on the site SamMobilegenerally well informed, Samsung would consider once again offering high-end connected watches no longer equipped with a round screen, but with a square screen, like the Apple Watch:
We learned that Samsung wanted to once again offer square designs for its connected watches. They would be similar to previous models like the Galaxy Gear, Gear 2 and Gear Live. These models were launched over a decade ago and have since been eclipsed by Samsung’s circular watches […]. We have learned that the idea is being considered with enthusiasm internally and that it is very likely that the switch will take place.
Samsung already has a history with square watches
As recalled SamMobile, Samsung has offered square screen watches in the past. This was particularly the case with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, one of the very first watches on the market running Android Wear, the Samsung Gear S, the Samsung Gear 2 and the Samsung Gear Live. However, since 2015’s Gear S2, Samsung has since stuck to round screens on its high-end smartwatches.
However, some could consider that the Korean manufacturer is now moving closer to the format of watches with its connected bracelets and in particular its recent Galaxy Fit 3 equipped with a large rectangular screen. This is precisely one of the outstanding questions on Samsung’s side: would the manufacturer offer square screens on its next Galaxy Watches, or would it reserve them for a new range of connected watches, retaining its round screens on its iconic range.
Remember that the main advantage of square screens is the wider space granted to display elements. With a round screen, users lose readability and developers must automatically adjust software interface elements.
For now, however, it seems that this is still only a project under study at Samsung. Given the time required to develop a new product, it therefore seems unlikely that we will be entitled to a square screen watch from Samsung this summer, or even next year. If Samsung were to offer watches with a square screen, we will certainly have to wait until 2026 to discover them.