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What we expect from Wear OS smartwatches in 2025

From a new Snapdragon chip and potential Galaxy Watch redesign to wrist-based Gemini, Wear OS watches could see major changes in 2025.

Anshel Sag, principal analyst for Moor Insights & Strategy, called the potential RISC-V switch "extremely interesting," praising that they'd have cheaper custom chips specialized for the application and that it would "open the door" for new tools. Google could take a similar approach with watches, deciding it doesn't need much headroom and putting more emphasis on a powerful NPU for Gemini tasks rather than pay Qualcomm a premium to license its Snapdragon chips. (Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central)In March 2024, SamMobile reported inside knowledge that Samsung was "looking to bring back the squarish design for its smartwatches," with "enthusiastic" internal support for the plan.

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