Galaxy Watch 9 powered by Snapdragon Wear Elite, leaked images confirm
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– Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 9 will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, confirmed by leaked images.
– The Snapdragon Wear Elite is a 3nm chipset promising faster performance and enhanced AI capabilities.
– This marks a shift from Samsung’s long-standing use of Exynos chips in the Galaxy Watch series.
– Leaked images from Evan Blass show the Galaxy Watch 9 explicitly labeled as “Powered by Snapdragon Wear Elite.”
– The Galaxy Watch 9 is expected to launch next week alongside Samsung’s new foldable devices.
Samsung is officially making the switch. The upcoming Galaxy Watch 9 will run on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Wear Elite chipset, according to leaked images that have surfaced online. This marks a major departure from the company’s long-standing reliance on its own Exynos processors.
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon Wear Elite earlier this year, touting it as a 3nm chip built for speed and advanced AI capabilities. The silicon promises significantly faster performance and a major boost for on-device artificial intelligence tasks. Rumors had already pointed to Samsung adopting the chip, and now those whispers are confirmed.
For years, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch lineup stuck with Exynos chips. That decision actually worked in its favor during a period when Qualcomm’s wearable processors were, to put it politely, lackluster. The big question was whether Samsung would abandon Exynos entirely for its smartwatches. Based on this leak, the answer is a clear yes.
The leaked images come from Evan Blass, who resurfaced via his “Leakmail” newsletter. Among the batch of photos is one that explicitly labels the Galaxy Watch 9 , not the Ultra 2 model , as “Powered by Snapdragon Wear Elite.” While the news isn’t shocking, it’s a welcome confirmation.
What Samsung plans to do with all that extra horsepower remains to be seen. The Galaxy Watch 9 is expected to launch next week, alongside Samsung’s latest foldable phones.
(Source: 9to5google.com)
