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Nickolas Diaz

Qualcomm allegedly working on new Snapdragon chip to supercharge Wear OS

Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1.

What you need to know

  • A report claims that Qualcomm is in the "early testing" stage of a new Wear OS chip, codenamed "Aspen."
  • This chip is reportedly "all-new" and could feature a 1+4 core setup based on a TSCMC node, and with a RAM controller upgrade to the benefit of its battery life.
  • An interview between Android Central and Qualcomm spoke about its future Wear OS chip, and it seems the company wants to lean into RISC-V or Oryon cores, but more work is needed.
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