Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon Wear 4100 based on new ultra-low power hybrid architecture in 2020. Now the company is said to be working on the successors – Snapdragon Wear 5100 and 5100+. The Snapdragon Wear 5100 is said to use Molded Lesser Package (MLP) that will feature SoC and PMC separately, and the Molded Embedded Package (MEP) in the Snapdragon Wear 5100+ is said to combine them.
The Snapdragon Wear 5100 and 5100+ will reportedly pack 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.7GHz along with Adreno 702 GPU clocked at 700 MHz. Other features include up to 4GB LPDDR4X RAM, eMMC 5.1, storage, LTE connectivity, Bluetooth 5.2 and dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11c. The 5100+ will feature dual-band Glonass positioning via an optional chip.
These will also feature an integrated image processor that supports two cameras, each with a maximum resolution of 13MP and 16MP, respectively, and also support 1080P video for calls, dual encode/decode, a maximum of 720p at 30fps.
The Snapdragon Wear 5100+ is also expected to come with a QCC510 coprocessor designed to support always-on experiences: enhanced ambient mode, sports mode, and traditional watch mode.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 5100 and 5100+ might take a few months to release, so we can expect these sometime later this year.