The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 has landed, and heralded new health and AI features for Samsung's flagship smartwatch.
Samsung has refreshed its entire smartwatch range, and the Galaxy Watch 7 is now the latest generation of its Wear OS lineup.
The real focus of the Unpacked launch event is the full launch of the Samsung Galaxy Ring and the all-new Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, so the Galaxy Watch 7 takes something of a back seat this time around.
That’s similar to how the Apple Watch Series 8 was a sideshow to the Apple Watch Ultra two years ago.
There’s not a great deal new here, so let’s get down to business with a rapid-fire hands-on review.
Price and availability
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 will start at $299/£289 when it goes on sale on 24 July.
This is for the 40mm version, and the price jumps to $349 / £339 for the LTE edition.
If you want the larger, 44mm version, that begins at $329/£319 and, again, is $50/£40 more expensive ($379/£369) for the cellular equivalent.
Design and display

With all the excitement of the new Galaxy Watch Ultra, as we say, nothing has really changed for the Galaxy Watch 7.
It still comes in 40/44mm case sizes, with a slim, bezel-less design that’s fairly unisex without any particular flair.
It benefits from 5ATM water resistance and an IP68 rating, which means it’s good for the pool. There’s also MIL-STD-810H certification for dust and shock resistance.
There are a few color options depending on the case size:
- 44mm: Green, Silver
- 40mm: Green, Cream
The screen is a 480 x 480 Super AMOLED, Full Colour Always On Display on the larger 44mm version, with 432 x 432 for the 40mm version. That’s the same as the previous generation, so don’t expect too many changes here.

The Galaxy Watch 7 runs on Wear OS 5 and the new One UI 6, but, again, all of this is set to roll out to Galaxy Watch 4-6, which will all get the latest features.
The GW7 also gets the same processor as the bigger Watch Ultra, which is an Exynos W1000 that Samsung claims is 3x faster than the previous generation.
The sensor array has been improved, according to Samsung, for better accuracy. However, it retains the same core sensors including Samsung BioActive Sensor (Optical Bio-signal sensor, Electrical Heart Signal, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), temperature sensor, accelerometer, barometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic Sensor, and light sensor.
So, what is new?

Samsung has added a double-pinch gesture for the Galaxy Watch 7, which mirrors the same innovation added to the Apple Watch Series 9.
It enables people to control elements of their smartwatch without using the small touchscreen – something we expect to see expanded in the coming years, aided and abetted by AI.
Then there are the new Galaxy AI features, which are a big part of the Samsung smartwatch experience.
The main way that’s implemented here is via quick replies, enabling you – in theory – to quickly reply to incoming messages with context and personalization.

Galaxy AI will extend to health and fitness features, too, and Samsung says that its Health platform will offer suggestions based on user-defined goals.
Some examples offered to Wareable during the session didn’t fill us with confidence that Galaxy AI will be immensely insightful, with alerts that the user climbed fewer stairs or got less sleep than the week before.
Still, it’s good to see focus being put on data trends within Samsung Health.
And users of the Galaxy Ring will enjoy 30% better battery life when worn with a Galaxy Watch 7, which will take over heart rate tracking.
Otherwise, the health lineup is unchanged. You still get blood pressure tracking (which must be calibrated with a cuff every couple of weeks) and ECG, but you need a Samsung smartphone to access these features.

A new metric is AGE tracking – a new metabolic health metric heading to Galaxy Watch.
It will track advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs are molecules that form through a chemical reaction between sugars and proteins or fats in the body. The accumulation of AGEs in the body is strongly influenced by diet and lifestyle factors such as high sugar intake, smoking, and lack of exercise.
The presence of AGEs is associated with various aging-related diseases and conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cognitive decline. By measuring the AGEs Index, the Galaxy Watch 7 attempts to arm users with insights into their overall biological aging process and metabolic health.
We’ll be trying that out and seeing how effective and insightful it can be.
While not new, the body composition analysis via the BIA sensor has also been improved here. This is another unique Samsung metric that can offer an incentive to maintain health, with an analysis of your body fat percentage and muscle mass, shown on a healthy scale.
Sleep tracking was an excellent part of the Galaxy Watch 6 and remains unchanged, meanwhile, but it’s possible we could see even better accuracy given improvements with the array of health sensors. It’s something we’ll be keeping an eye on in full testing.
Wareable’s early verdict

On the surface, there’s not too much change for the Galaxy Watch 7 – and it’s still a crowd-pleasing Android smartwatch that offers all of Samsung’s core features in an easy-to-wear package.
The launch of AGE tracking, Wear OS 5, and Galaxy AI are eye-catching features, but these will all roll back onto older Galaxy devices. However, the new gestures, hardware, processor, and sensor array keep the Galaxy Watch 7 best in class.
This year, the focus is on Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Watch Ultra, and software improvements in Samsung Health. But the Galaxy Watch 7 is an all-around better smartwatch, even if it’s evolutionary by nature.