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Jul 18, 2026SM-109Right

What chip does the Galaxy Watch 9 use?

Abhinav Anand: Galaxy Watch 9 drops Exynos chip

Snapdragon Wear Elite, shift from Exynos

Abhinav Anand reported that leaked Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 marketing material named the Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, moving away from Samsung's own Exynos processors, 4 days before Samsung announced the watch.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedSnapdragon Wear Elite, shift from Exynos
  2. Who said it, and whenAbhinav Anand reported it on Jul 18, 2026.
  3. What happened, and whenSamsung Galaxy Watch 9 was announced on Jul 22, 2026, 4 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.No reason has been written for this verdict.
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Right
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Partly right
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Wrong
It did not turn out this way.
Moving target
This was right about the plan at the time. The company then changed it.
Never settled
The company has announced the product and nobody ever confirmed or denied this.
Not comparable
This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.
No outcome yet
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Checked means the company has since given an answer and we compared it with what was reported. Details still waiting on an answer, details nothing can settle, details where the plan itself changed, and details we have not finished reviewing are all counted separately and are not part of that number.
Moving target
A moving target is a report that described the plan accurately at the time, on a product the company then changed. We count these on their own: it would flatter a reporter to call them right, and it would blame a reporter for a decision that was not theirs to call them wrong.
Reported by
Abhinav Anand
Published by
Abhinav Anand
Product
Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 · reported as “Galaxy Watch”
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The story of this report

  1. Jul 10, 2026WinFuture · reported the same thing
  2. Jul 18, 2026Abhinav Anand reported it · Abhinav Anand
  3. Jul 22, 20269to5Google · reported the same thing
  4. Jul 22, 2026Android Headlines · reported the same thing
  5. Jul 22, 2026Digital Trends · reported the same thing
  6. Jul 22, 2026Engadget · reported the same thing
  7. Jul 22, 2026Samsung Newsroom · reported the same thing
  8. Jul 22, 2026Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 was announced
  9. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Abhinav Anand · Journalist

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Questions about this report

What chip does the Galaxy Watch 9 use?
Right. It turned out the way this report said.
Who reported it first?
Abhinav Anand reported it on Jul 18, 2026.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 4 days before Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 was announced on Jul 22, 2026.