Samsung has a strong presence in the smartwatch market with its Galaxy Watch series, which includes the Galaxy Watch 6 and the Galaxy Watch 6 Classic. The company is expected to launch the Galaxy Watch 7 and Galaxy Watch 7 Classic later this year.

While the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 is one of the best smartwatches available — the Classic is a personal favorite thanks to its nifty rotating bezel — a Galaxy Watch 7 Ultra could easily steal the crown, becoming our defacto top pick. That is if the Google Pixel Watch 3 doesn't do it better.

The anticipated August release may follow July's Samsung Unpacked event. We are nearing a year of the Galaxy Watch 6, which means that it's likely time for the latest iteration of this Samsung wearable.

Samsung is expected to launch the new Galaxy Watch 7 and its potential variants at the upcoming Unpacked event a little later this year. While the naming

According to the Korean language publication Pulse, Samsung could announce blood sugar monitoring for the Galaxy Watch 7, a feature Samsung has discussed for some time. The report comes from a new Samsung press release that mentions the feature, though it never actually refers to the Galaxy Watch 7 by name.

Samsung is supposedly beginning to develop its Wear OS 5 version as a new test build was spotted. The firmware is listed for the Galaxy Watch 6 series in the U.S. The timing lines up as Samsung was originally going to begin Wear OS 4 testing in May 2023 but faced a delay that pushed it into June.