Qualcomm hints at next-generation Snapdragon Wear processors for wearables
Qualcomm earlier announced that it will launch a new generation of Snapdragon Wear platform, which may be the rumored Snapdragon Wear 5100 series processor. However, it is also possible to re-adjust the naming method of the Snapdragon Wear series processors in response to the naming method of the new mobile phone processors.
As for the first wearable device using this processor, it may be Fossil’s expected launch of a new smartwatch, or the new Galaxy Watch 5 series that Samsung is preparing to launch next, and it may also be used in Google’s Pixel Watch, which is expected to be launched in the fall.
The details of the new Snapdragon Wear processor have not yet been confirmed, but it is expected to correspond to higher computing performance and a lower power consumption design, thereby allowing wearable devices to last longer battery life.
Prior to this, it was reported that the new Snapdragon Wear processor will be built on Samsung’s 4nm process, and it is expected to include Snapdragon Wear 5100 and Snapdragon Wear 5100+ SoC. Among them, the Snapdragon Wear 5100 will be designed in MLP form, which will enable the power management IC to operate independently of the SoC design. The Snapdragon Wear 5100+ will be designed in the form of MEP (Molded Embedded Package), which will integrate the power management IC into the SoC.
Both processors are equipped with 4 sets of Arm Cortex-A53 CPUs with an operating clock of 1.7GHz. In addition, it is equipped with an Adreno 702 GPU with a clock of 700MHz and supports LPDDR4X memory and eMMC 5.1 storage components. At the same time, it is equipped with a set of ISPs that can process two sets of lens sensors and 1080P image recording.
