Last Updated on February 23, 2022 by Anu Joy
Qualcomm has been making its own proprietary CPUs for WearOS devices, with the Snapdragon 4100 and 4100+ being the most recent upgrade. The company is yet to comment on the next-generation chipsets’ arrival, but a recent report claims that it is testing two new chips—the Snapdragon Wear 5100 and 5100+. Let’s take a closer look at the upcoming Qualcomm chipsets, features, specifications and everything we know so far.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 5100, 5100+ Could Run Android In Addition To WearOS
WinFuture reports that the Snapdragon Wear 5100 will employ a Molded Lesser Package, whereas the Snapdragon Wear 5100+ will use a Molded Embedded Package (MEP), combining the SoC and power controller in a single package which includes Bluetooth 5.2 as well as LTE compatibility. This chip can run Android in addition to Wear OS.
The inclusion of a QCC5100 co-processor incorporates an ARM Ethos Machine Learning Core for fall and heart rate variance detection. The chip also supports an “ultra low power deep sleep mode” that still allows for Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity. Dual cameras (up to 13MP and 16MP) with 1080p video recording are feasible with an ISP.
Both chips are said to include four ARM Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.7GHz as well as an Adreno 702 GPU running at 700 MHz. It reportedly includes a maximum of 4GB RAM, LPDDR4X RAM and eMMC 5.1 flash memory. There is also LTE connectivity and 5GHz Wi-Fi (802.11c), but no 5G functionality. The cores are the same as the last-gen Wear 4100+, but the efficiency savings from 12nm should be significant.
The report doesn’t reveal a specific launch date or when one could expect to see the chips in action. However, considering that the Snapdragon 4100 series was announced back in June 2020, we may see Qualcomm debuting the new chips in the month of June and smartwatches being commercially available from September.
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