Qualcomm will introduce a new smartwatch chipset in the coming days

OUR Qualcomm released a promotional video on their social media saying that a new one would be launched soon smart watch chip. Even without revealing his name, it is assumed that wearable processor be baptized from christening Snapdragon Wear 5 Gen 1, following the company’s new nomenclature proposal. The latest chipset in this segment was released in 2020.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear is a chip for wearable devices

publication Qualcomm on his Twitter account, he loosely translates as “the clock is turning towards something big.” The video shows small chips forming a branded square Snapdragon and ends with the so-called “Wear what matters” – wear what matters. “Wear” and Twitter’s own text make it clear it’s new to the lineup chipsets for wearable devices such as smartwatches and smartbands. OUR Qualcomm use name Clothing Snapdragon for the SoC of this segment.

However, it is assumed that American manufacturer change the name of this line chipsets. Last year Qualcomm adopted a new nomenclature in Mobile SoCs for smartphones, omitting the numbers and using more descriptive names. when mobile chipsthe numbers came out in the hundreds – like Snapdragon 778, 888 – and entered the default name Snapdragon X Generation Ywhich are used, for example, in 1st Generation Snapdragon 8 Processorsuccessor 888as well as Snapdragon 7 Generation 1which replaces the line SD 7XX. Yes, successor. Clothing Snapdragon 4100 must be called Snapdragon Wear 5 Gen 1.

Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+ failed

Last wearable chipsets launched Qualcomm did not break into the market, with several products using Snapdragon Wear 4100 and 4100+. A combination of launching on an unfortunate date (mid-year) and a partnership between Google and Samsung in Wear OS considered as one of the factors of failure Qualcomm with your wearable processors. Perhaps numerology will affect the new name and the situation will improve.

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Source: Droid Life