Today, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced the latest additions to its suite of premium wearable platforms, Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon W5 Gen 1. These platforms are designed to enhance and deliver breakthrough performance for the next generation of connected wearables with ultra-low power consumption focused on longer battery life, premium user experience, and sleek and innovative design. Using this platform, manufacturers can scale, differentiate and develop products faster in the ever-growing and segmented wearables industry.
New enhancements to the flagship Snapdragon W5+ platform offer 50% lower power consumption, 2X higher performance, 2X richer features, and 30% smaller size than the previous generation, enabling manufacturers to provide consumers with a different experience for wearables. Built on a hybrid architecture, this purpose-built platform consists of a highly integrated 4nm system-on-chip and 22nm always-on supporting processor. This technology combines a range of platform innovations including Bluetooth 5.3 architecture with ultra-low power consumption, low power islands for Wi-Fi, GNSS, and audio, and low power states such as Deep Sleep and Hibernate.
“The wearables industry continues to grow and present opportunities in various segments at a rapid pace,” said Pankaj Kedia, Senior Director, Product Marketing, and Global Head of Smart Wearables, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
"The new wearable platforms, Snapdragon W5+ and Snapdragon W5, are our most advanced technologies to date. Tailor-made for the next generation of wearables, these platforms address consumers' urgent needs to deliver products with ultra-low power consumption, breakthrough performance and highly integrated packaging. In addition, we are extending our proven hybrid architecture with low-power innovations such as Deep Sleep and Hibernate states that satisfy consumers with a premium user experience while extending battery life," he added.
"Google and Qualcomm Technologies have a long history of helping our partners deliver great user experiences. We applaud the technological breakthrough Qualcomm Technologies has brought to the wearables industry with the launch of the Snapdragon W5+ platform," said Bjorn Kilburn, GM and Senior Director of Wear OS at Google.
"With the Snapdragon W5+ platform, we can't wait to see what this new technology with performance, capability and battery life can bring to Wear OS smartwatches," he added.
"We are excited to be working with OEMs and partners who are expanding our rapidly growing wearable ecosystem, and are pleased to announce 25 designs across segments using this new platform. Over the past year, we have collaborated extensively with our first OEM, OPPO, and Mobvoi, and waiting for their products to arrive," said Kedia.
"The announcement of the new Snapdragon W5 wearable platform will take smart wearable technology to a new level," said Franco Li, OPPO Associate Vice President, President of IoT Business.
"OPPO and Qualcomm Technologies have been collaborating for a long time, together to enable new product innovations. The OPPO Watch 3 series will be launched in August. As the first smartwatch to be powered by the Snapdragon W5 wearable platform, it will provide a user experience best with better performance," he added.
"Mobvoi has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies in recent years to launch a series of TicWatch smartwatches using the Snapdragon Wear platform," said Zhifei Li, CEO, Mobvoi.
"Our team is excited about the different features in the new Snapdragon W5+ Wearable Platform and have worked closely with the Qualcomm Technologies team to bring innovation to the next generation of TicWatch flagship smartwatches. We are excited to launch our latest offering this fall and Very excited to be the first smartwatch to use the Snapdragon W5+ Gen1 Wearable Platform," added Zhifei.
Qualcomm Technologies also announced two reference designs from Compal and Pegatron, demonstrating the capabilities of our platform and collaboration with our ecosystem partners to help OEMs develop products faster.
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