Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 5100/5100+: Eine neue Chip-Generation für Wear OS

[.mo]

Qualcomm hat eine neue Chip-Generation für die Wear OS-Plattform angekündigt: 5100/5100+

Snapdragon W5 Plus Gen 1 Wearable Platform | Qualcomm
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon W5+ and W5 Platforms for Next Generation Wearables: Our Most Advanced Leap Yet | Qualcomm

Ein paar Details dazu:

The chipmaker starts by dropping its previous naming scheme (e.g., Wear 2100, 3100, 4100+) for “W5+” followed by the “Gen,” which is in line with the convention for smartphones.

• Oppo and Mobvoi announce first smartwatches based on these new platforms, with 25 designs in the pipeline across segments
• Ultra-low power platform is based on 4nm process technology and is purpose-built for next generation wearables with ultra-low power, breakthrough performance, and highly integrated packaging
• New enhancements to wearable hybrid architecture offer 50% lower power, 2X higher performance, 2X richer features, and 30% smaller size compared to previous generation

Notably, the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 has a 4nm SoC (system on a chip) in a big upgrade from the 4100+’s 12nm (and 28nm before that)

As a result, the W5+ uses 30-60% less power than the 4100+ in common use cases. This includes the always-on display (42% less), background notifications (-57%), Bluetooth music (-36%), GPS location (-42%), display scrolling (-41%), and VoLTE calling (-34%). Besides 50% longer battery life, the W5+ is a physically smaller chip by 30% that allows for thinner designs and even a single global LTE modem SKU.

Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 is a big boost for Wear OS with 4nm SoC and outsized co-processor role

 

[TB99]

Interessant wäre es zu sehen, wie er sich verhält zum Vorgänger und vor allem zum Exynos W920, welcher ja moderner Kerne hat.

 

[Romulix]

Und wann kann man Uhren in Deutschland erwarten können?