The tech that powers Wear OS smartwatches is getting revamped
Qualcomm has unveiled the next generation of its Snapdragon Wear 4100+ processors, which could herald new features and performance boosts for smartwatches.
Snapdragon Wear system on chip (SoC) processors have been out since 2016, and predominantly power Google-based Wear OS devices such as the Fossil Gen 5, Skagen Falster 3 and Suunto 7.
A smartwatch’s processor handles all the features of the device, from the continuous heart rate monitoring to the colours displayed on the watch face. It will make or break battery life and is central to the entire experience.
So what does the new Snapdragon 4100+ actually offer? This is going to technical quite quickly, but we’ll try and keep it light.
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