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The original Google PixelWatch was widely regarded as an imperfect smartwatch, but a decent foundation for Google to build on. But can Google achieve true greatness with its next-generation Pixel Watch 2 ? We won't know for sure until a few months from now when it finally launches, but thanks to a source inside Google, we can preview some changes and improvements to the Pixel Watch 2's spec sheet right now. Pixel Watch 2 specs: Newer and more efficient SoC The Pixel Watch 2 replaces the Pixel Watch's Exynos 9110 SoC with a Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1. The new processor comes with improved performance. The Exynos chip has two Arm Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.15GHz, while the new Snapdragon chip has four of them clocked at 1.7GHz. GPU performance is also greatly improved thanks to the more modern W5 Adreno 702. However, the biggest improvement is probably the efficiency of the chip.
The original Pixel Watch suffered from poor battery life, partly due to the old and inefficient Exynos 9100, announced in 2018 and built on the 10nm process (released in 2017). Not to mention, the chip itself was basically just a reworked Exynos 7270 (2016, 14nm) ported to a new lithography process. Both outdated manufacturing technology and Samsung's outdated component designs incorporated into the SoC contributed to the chip's overall inefficiency. A more efficient chipset should help solve the Pixel Watch's battery problems. The Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 is built on Samsung's same 4nm process as most of the 2021 and 2022 smartphone chips, giving it improved performance over the older chip. While Qualcomm also reuses the design of the Country Email List previous chip and simply attaches it to a newer process node (W5 is the 4nm port of Qualcomm's QCM2290 IoT chip), it's still a much newer and more efficient chip. It also supports new low-power states such as Deep Sleep and Hibernation, which should improve the Pixel Watch 2's battery life. Google decided not to use the W5 Plus version of the W5 platform. The only practical difference between the plus and non-plus variants of the chip is the presence of the QCC5100 QCC5100. Instead, Google decided to use a custom processor based.
on an NXP chip similar to the first generation Pixel Watch. UWB is coming to Android devices UWB ultra-wideband transmission Robert Triggs Android Authority One of the most important updates to the Pixel Watch 2 will be the inclusion of ultra-wide (UWB). The device includes an NXP SR100T UWB module to enable new applications. Our source couldn't confirm any of the software's features, but we can speculate. The obvious use case is to find the exact device, whether it's a watch or another device you're looking for. This makes a lot of sense, especially considering that Google is working to improve the Find My Device network, which also supports UWB devices, such as First-party content controller - codename grogu. Another use case could be unlocking your car using a Digital Car Key. The technology is already supported by BMW, and several other brands, such as GM, Honda, Volkswagen and Hyundai, are working on their implementation. Having support on your watch means you can unlock your car without using your phone and enable UWB features, even if your phone doesn't support them. UWB support is currently only available on a small number of Android phones .
The original Pixel Watch suffered from poor battery life, partly due to the old and inefficient Exynos 9100, announced in 2018 and built on the 10nm process (released in 2017). Not to mention, the chip itself was basically just a reworked Exynos 7270 (2016, 14nm) ported to a new lithography process. Both outdated manufacturing technology and Samsung's outdated component designs incorporated into the SoC contributed to the chip's overall inefficiency. A more efficient chipset should help solve the Pixel Watch's battery problems. The Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 is built on Samsung's same 4nm process as most of the 2021 and 2022 smartphone chips, giving it improved performance over the older chip. While Qualcomm also reuses the design of the Country Email List previous chip and simply attaches it to a newer process node (W5 is the 4nm port of Qualcomm's QCM2290 IoT chip), it's still a much newer and more efficient chip. It also supports new low-power states such as Deep Sleep and Hibernation, which should improve the Pixel Watch 2's battery life. Google decided not to use the W5 Plus version of the W5 platform. The only practical difference between the plus and non-plus variants of the chip is the presence of the QCC5100 QCC5100. Instead, Google decided to use a custom processor based.
on an NXP chip similar to the first generation Pixel Watch. UWB is coming to Android devices UWB ultra-wideband transmission Robert Triggs Android Authority One of the most important updates to the Pixel Watch 2 will be the inclusion of ultra-wide (UWB). The device includes an NXP SR100T UWB module to enable new applications. Our source couldn't confirm any of the software's features, but we can speculate. The obvious use case is to find the exact device, whether it's a watch or another device you're looking for. This makes a lot of sense, especially considering that Google is working to improve the Find My Device network, which also supports UWB devices, such as First-party content controller - codename grogu. Another use case could be unlocking your car using a Digital Car Key. The technology is already supported by BMW, and several other brands, such as GM, Honda, Volkswagen and Hyundai, are working on their implementation. Having support on your watch means you can unlock your car without using your phone and enable UWB features, even if your phone doesn't support them. UWB support is currently only available on a small number of Android phones .