Leaks don’t usually take the wind out of my sails, but the latest details about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch lineup came close. According to renders posted by trusted leaker Evan Blass, the Galaxy Watch 8, Galaxy Watch 8 Classic, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2025 will each feature the same squircle design that debuted with the original Galaxy Watch Ultra, and, to put it softly, that’s a massive disappointment.
I wasn’t a fan of the Ultra’s shape at launch (or months later on my wrist), but I held out hope that it would stay confined to just one SKU for a certain type of buyer. To my dismay, it looks like Samsung is going all-in on the squircle.