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Most Smartwatches come in two popular shapes: Square and round. Square smartwatches existed before the Apple Watch, but the Apple Watch made the shape ubiquitous and mainstream, so much so that there are entire lineups of knock-off “smart” watches built to the exact shape. Round smartwatches are easier to imagine as they build off the conventional wristwatch shape, and it’s significantly easier to style them for different occasions. However, which shape you prefer comes down to personal choice and even the presence of options in the first place.
We have two clear camps when it comes to the shape of popular smartwatches. The first is the Apple camp, thanks to Apple sticking with the same square shape for its smartwatches since the original Apple Watch. A decade later, a square-shaped smartwatch is instantly recognizable as an Apple smartwatch. Apple even launched the Apple Watch Ultra in a similar shape, doubling down on the squared-off aesthetics for an even sharper design.
