Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy Watch 4, the company’s next generation smartwatch, at its Galaxy Unpacked event tomorrow, August 11th. Ahead of the launch, it introduced the Exynos W920, the world’s first wearables SoC that uses 5-nanometer (nm) extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process node. It also has built-in LTE modem.
Highlights of Samsung Exynos W920
- 2 x Arm Cortex-A55 cores for high-performing yet power-efficient processing, Arm Mali-G68 GPU
- Around 20% improved CPU performance and 10 times better graphics performance than its predecessor
- Interactive eye-catching 3D graphical user interface (GUI) on a device’s qHD (960×540) display
- Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FO-PLP) offers the smallest package currently available in the market for wearables
- Incorporates power management IC (PMIC), LPDDR4 and embedded multimedia card (eMMC) in the same package using System-in-Package-embedded Package on Package (SiP-ePoP) configuration
- Always-on-display (AOD) uses low-power display processor Cortex-M55, reducing display power consumption compared to previous Exynos model
- Built-in 4G LTE Cat.4 modem and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) L1 for tracking speed, distance and elevation during outdoor activities
Samsung said that the Exynos W920 supports a new unified wearable platform Samsung built jointly with Google, and will be first applied to the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4. We should know more details about the smartwatch when it goes official tomorrow.