The Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic (not the Galaxy Watch 4 Active) are right around the corner, and if you thought you knew everything about Samsung’s next-gen Apple Watch alternatives before today, two new reports have added a bunch of previously unknown details to this very exciting equation within hours of each other.
The first big processing upgrade in years
The OG Galaxy Watch uses the same chip as the Galaxy Watch 3
At long last, the dual-core Exynos 9110 silicon powering all these 2018, 2019, and 2020-released gadgets will reportedly be replaced with an Exynos W920 chip inside this year’s Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic.
Will Wear OS 3.0 require so much extra power?
The honest answer to that question is… we have no idea. At least for now.
It remains to be seen if the next wave of Wear OS smartwatches from companies like Fossil, Mobvoi, and Suunto will continue to rely on the Snapdragon Wear 4100 processor or if Qualcomm has a powerful replacement for that thing planned for a launch in the near future as well.