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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Recently, Google and Samsung announced that they would be merging their respective Wear and Tizen OS to better compete in the wearables market. And now, it seems that Qualcomm will play a major role in increasing the competitiveness in the smartwatch segment by releasing new Snapdragon Wear processors soon.

For those unaware, Wear OS smartwatches have received criticism in the past were the outdated Qualcomm chips that powered them. But with Google pushing to refresh its Wear OS platform through the new merger, the American chip maker is also seeking to launch new and more powerful wearable based processors as well. At the moment, one of the newest chips includes Snapdragon 4100 and 4100+, but many OEMs have yet to adopt these chips.

In other words, many vendors still lag behind Apple who dominates the segment with its Apple Watch. Although, the chip maker announced that it plans on expanding its wearable chip portfolio by launching new Snapdragon Wear processors “across segments over the next year.” Furthermore, the company also announced its new Wearables Ecosystem Accelerator program, which would seek to have Qualcomm be at the center of the new wave of Wear OS devices.

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Recently we had reported of Rollme Hero which is claimed to be the world’s first full-screen display smartwatch. The official renders indeed elevated the curiosity as none has so far achieved frameless display on a smartwatch. Now it seems, the Rollme Hero, or at least the Rollme Hero Pro is going to be the first to be powered by Snapdragon Wear 4100+ SoC – the new processor for wearables by Qualcomm.

The Rollme Hero Series release should be around the corner as we’ve been seeing a lot of tidbits nowadays. While the real-life product may differ, the renders depict literally no visible frame on the smartwatch making it one of the best looking smartwatches out there.

Snapdragon Wear 4100+ – An Efficient Engine for Smartwatches

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