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It is confirmed to use the Snapdragon Wear Elite chip.
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With just three days to go before its official announcement, marketing images of the Galaxy Watch 9 have leaked. They reveal the upcoming smartwatch's design, color options, processor, and some of its fitness and health-tracking features.
Leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks) has revealed several images of the Galaxy Watch 9 through his Substack newsletter. Based on those images, the smartwatch appears to be equipped with Qualcomm's current flagship wearable chipset, the Snapdragon Wear Elite. Earlier reports suggested that only the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 would use the chip. However, it now appears that both upcoming smartwatches will use it.
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Galaxy Watch 9 in Graphite color – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9's colors – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9 in Cream – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9 in Cream – Source: Evleaks
The Galaxy Watch 9 will be available in three colors: Cream, Graphite, and Silver. The Cream and Graphite versions come with color-matched watch bands, while the Silver version comes bundled with a green watch band.
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Galaxy Watch 9's Snapdragon Wear Elite chip – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9's internal hardware – Source: Evleaks
The images highlight several fitness, health, and wellness features, including Energy Tracking, Running Coach, Sleep Apnea Detection, Sleep Score, and Vitals. The Galaxy Watch 9 is expected to run Wear OS 7-based One UI 9.0 Watch software with enhanced Gemini integration.
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Galaxy Watch 9's Workouts screen – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9's Energy Score and Sleep Score features – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9's Running Coach and Sleep Apnea features – Source: Evleaks
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Galaxy Watch 9's Vitals feature – Source: Evleaks
It is expected to feature 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, a 390mAh battery, an accelerometer, an altimeter/barometr, a compass, GPS, a heart rate sensor, and a skin temperature sensor. It could also feature GPS, LTE (in cellular variants), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 6.0, and NFC.