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Qualcomm hints at new chip for Wear OS smartwatches
Qualcomm has taken to Twitter to tease an upcoming chipset. The SoC line will be part of its next Snapdragon Wear series.
We always need more power. Whether it's our laptops, smartphones, or even smartwatches. It looks like the latter category might get a boost soon, as Qualcomm has taken the time to release a ten-second teaser trailer on its Twitter account. The small clip has exciting music and shows us an animated image of a Snapdragon Wear chipset being born. But what does it all mean? Let's dive in.
Fossil's new smartwatches have a better processor, faster charging, and newer sensors
Fossil today unveiled its new Gen 6 smartwatch lineup, featuring Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 4100+ chipset, fast charging support, and new sensors.
Fossil's new Wear OS smartwatches are finally here, and they promise significant performance improvements over the previous generation. The new Fossil Gen 6 smartwatches are based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform, and they feature a 1.28-inch display, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of onboard storage.
Code for new Qualcomm wearable chip, possibly the Snapdragon Wear 5100, appears online
Code suggests Qualcomm is working on a new wearable chip code-named "monaco", and it could be the upcoming Snapdragon Wear 5100.
Qualcomm's reputation was dealt a blow these past few weeks. Back in mid-May, the company had to deal with the news that Google is rebuilding Wear OS with a new partner — Samsung. Just yesterday, Google confirmed its upcoming Pixel 6 series will ship with the company's own silicon rather than Qualcomm's. After news of Google's partnership with Samsung broke, Qualcomm later confirmed it still plans to make new wearable chips. Immediately after Google's Pixel 6 announcement, the company issued a statement stating it "will continue to work closely with Google on existing and future products based on Snapdragon platforms." While Qualcomm hasn't elaborated any further on its future plans, we've spotted code for a new Qualcomm-made Wear OS chipset that could end up being the Snapdragon Wear 5100.
Qualcomm confirms it plans on making new Snapdragon Wear chipsets for smartwatches
Qualcomm has confirmed its plans to launch new Snapdragon Wear chipsets and unveiled a new program called "Wearables Ecosystem Accelerator"
2021 is turning out to be a pivotal year for the growth of the Wear OS ecosystem. Back in May, Google and Samsung got the ball rolling with the announcement of a new unified Wear OS platform for smartwatches. Over on the hardware side, Qualcomm is also getting serious. The San Diego-based chipmaker made a bunch of announcements today to reiterate its commitment to the wearable ecosystem and shared how it plans to help the wearable ecosystem.
Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 3 Review - The Smartwatch Upgrade That Wear OS Needs
The TicWatch Pro 3 is Mobvoi's first smartwatch with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 4100. That spec update is what all Wear OS smartwatches need.
It's been over 6 years since Android came to wearables, and yet smartwatches running Google's Wear OS only account for 10% of the total smartwatch market. With Google themselves declining to launch their own smartwatch, Mobvoi and Fossil have been the two standard-bearers for Wear OS smartwatches. The two brands have done everything they could to cover up the deficiencies in the Wear OS platform and Qualcomm's wearable chipsets, but the gap between the best Wear OS smartwatch and Samsung's Galaxy Watch and the Apple Watch continued to widen. That gap is finally shrinking thanks to the marriage of Qualcomm's new wearable chipset with Mobvoi's TicWatch Pro series. Meet Mobvoi's TicWatch Pro 3.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 Platform is here to bring better battery life to Wear OS smartwatches
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform has been announced. It's the latest chipset designed to bring better battery life to Wear OS smartwatches.
While much of our attention has been focused on the latest smartphone innovations, wearables have quietly been doing great. IDC projects the shipment of wearable devices to double by 2021, and by 2022, smartwatches are projected to account for 40% of all shipments of wearable devices. Much of the growth is thanks to the success of the Apple Watch brand even though the number of smartwatches running the Wear OS platform continues to grow. Wear OS smartwatches just don't offer the kind of battery life you'll get from smartwatches running Apple's watchOS or Samsung's Tizen OS, and that's because Wear OS smartwatches have mostly been using the old Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform. Today, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform has been announced, and the many improvements in Qualcomm's latest wearable platform are poised to bring great battery life to upcoming Wear OS smartwatches.