A new report sheds first light on the Google Pixel Watch 2, which is expected to release in the fall alongside the Pixel 8 series. According to this report, Google’s second-generation smartwatch will switch from Samsung’s Exynos chipset to the latest generation Qualcomm Snapdragon W5.
Whether it’s the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 or the Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1, we’re looking at a 4nm chip with four Cortex-A53 cores, a significant improvement over the Pixel Watch’s 10nm Exynos 9110, which has just two Cortex cores -A53. The W5+ has a special co-processor for a more efficient Always-On display and other features.
The bump in specs should give the Pixel Watch 2 a healthy improvement in battery life over its predecessor. Though it is important to note that Samsung’s wearable chips are competitive with the 5nm W920 chip in the Galaxy Watch4 generation and the rumored W980 which will be previewed in the Galaxy Watch 6.
The other major improvement, according to the report, is the addition of the Fitbit Sense 2’s specialized health sensors: a continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) sensor for stress monitoring and a skin temperature sensor.
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