Qualcomm has teased the arrival of a new chipset for wearable devices. The chipmaker shared a teaser of its next release with a ‘coming soon’ text on Twitter. Apart from the confirmation, the teaser doesn’t shed any light on the name of the next-generation wearable chip or its specifications. We can expect Qualcomm to make an official announcement about the same in the coming weeks.
The clock is ticking on something big. 👀⌚ pic.twitter.com/0bYaGf3SrF
— Snapdragon (@Snapdragon) July 12, 2022
Qualcomm offers chipsets for smartwatches under its Snapdragon Wear lineup. These include the Snapdragon Wear 2100 launched way back in 2016, the Snapdragon Wear 3100 in 2018, and lastly the Snapdragon Wear 4100 that debuted in 2020. These chipsets have long powered a vast majority of Wear OS devices. Currently, the Wear 4100 is based on a 12nm architecture whereas Samsung’s Exynos W920 is built on a 5nm process. The latter is far better in terms of performance compared to the Wear 4100.
Considering the tradition, we can expect the next generation chipset to be called Snapdragon Wear 5100. The processor is tipped to come with significant improvements and overall performance over its predecessor. Search giant Google is also focussing on Wear OS and the company’s own smartwatch is expected to debut later this year.
Qualcomm’s next-generation chipset for smartwatches is certainly something to look forward to since Google’s Wear OS 3 is also not available on many devices. Additionally, it will take some time for brands to jump onboard with the new chip.
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