Samsung’s three-variant Galaxy Watch 7 series is likely going to bring back 2022’s “Pro” model, with one variant shipping with a battery near-600 mAh battery.
In 2022, Samsung launched the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro in place of the “Classic” model. The new variant had a big focus on battery life, with a huge battery inside. In our review, Damien Wilde called the smartwatch a “mammoth multi-day wearable” and the best Wear OS watch available at the time.
Fast-forward a year later, and Samsung left that “Pro” tier out, instead reviving “Classic” for the Galaxy Watch 6 series with a smaller battery.
Leaks this year have suggested Samsung will release three versions of the Galaxy Watch 7, and it seems that “Pro” is among the lineup. That’s according to evidence spotted by GalaxyClub.
A regulatory listing shows off a “EB-BL705ABY” battery destined for a coming Galaxy Watch 7 which has a rated capacity of 578 mAh. That’s ever-so-slightly larger than the 573 mAh rated capacity of the battery found in Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, which was later advertised as 590 mAh.
As such, this battery is likely headed for a Galaxy Watch 7 Pro, and likely to be advertised at or near 600 mAh.
That’d be among the biggest Wear OS has even seen, too. Previous big batteries include the TicWatch Pro 3 at 577 mAh, and Xiaomi’s Mi Watch at the same figure. Then, of course, there’s the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro at the aforementioned 590 mAh. The only watch to beat this figure on Watch 7 Pro would be the TicWatch Pro 5 and its 628 mAh battery.
This huge capacity would likely lead to multi-day battery life for the smartwatch, probably even going toe-to-toe with the OnePlus Watch 2 which employs a 500 mAh battery and a dual-OS architecture to extend its battery life. Samsung is not expected to do the same, but it seems likely the Galaxy Watch 7 series could debut Wear OS 5, as we previously reported.
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Watch 7 in July.
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Update: Post updated to correct that TicWatch 5 Pro has a bigger battery.
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