Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite is described as the “world’s first Personal AI wearable platform”, and features an NPU for on-device AI delivering up to 12 TOPS of performance at low power, supporting 2B parameter models.
It delivers up to 5x single-core CPU improvement and up to 7x faster GPU compared to the previous-generation Snapdragon W5+ Gen 2 Wearable Platform while offering up to 30% more battery life for multi-day battery life, thanks to a 3nm architecture. The new Snapdragon Wear Elite platform also supports fast charging with up to 50% charge in under 10 minutes.
Snapdragon Wear Elite specifications:
- CPU – Up to 2.1 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 3D GPU supporting OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, and OpenCL 2.0 APIs
- 2.5D GPU co-processor clocked at up to 500 MHz
- ISP – Qualcomm Spectra
- AI accelerator – Qualcomm Hexagon NPU; up to 12 TOPS of AI performance; support for up tp 2B parameter models
- Memory – 16-bit LPDDR5 @ 6400 MHz
- Storage – 32GB eMMC flash
- Display – TBD
- Camera
- 2x CSI 4-lane DPHY/CPHY
- Features – Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR), Motion Compensated Temporal Filter (MCTF), Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS)
- Wireless
- Qualcomm RF Front-End (RFFE) solution
- Cellular Modem-RF modem optimized for wearables with 5G RedCap, 4G LTE (TDD/FDD), NB‑NTN
- Tri-band WiFi 6 1×1 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.3, Bluetooth 6.0
- UWB support for proximity‑based interactions, including device finding and interactions
- NFC supported via third parties
- GNSS – Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, NavIC; dual-band (L1/L5)
- USB – USB 2.0
- PCIe – PCIe 3.0
- Other interfaces – QUP5, SDIO
- Security – Qualcomm Processor Security, Qualcomm Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite SoC/Platform supports Android, FreeRTOS, Wear OS, and Linux operating systems.
Built-in agentic intelligence enablesthe users to receive personalized interactions and assistance based on their preferences and behaviors, while keeping their data on-device without the need for cloud connectivity. The chip can also handle a range of advanced health and fitness tracking metrics from continuous heart rate monitoring to advanced sleep analysis, thanks to compatibility with over 50 sensors.
The first commercial devices powered by Snapdragon Wear Elite are expected to be available in the next few months, and the next-generation Galaxy Watch will be one of the first wearables to make use of the new SoC. More details can be found on the product page and in the press release.
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