12 days ago | By Phone Arena

The Montblanc Summit was sure handsome, but that crazy price tag ruined its mass appeal
After two and a half years of waiting around for Android Wear smartwatches to take off, Qualcomm has finally unveiled a new high-end chipset for Wear OS devices. The timing of the Snapdragon Wear 3100 announcement sure doesn't feel coincidental, as the Apple Watch Series 4 launch is right around the corner, but at the same time, Google still doesn't seem to be taking this endeavor very seriously.
Rumor has it the so-called Pixel Watch is once again ...
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Montblanc Summit 2 Will Release In October With Snapdragon Wear 3100

12 days ago | By Android Headlines

Qualcomm announced the latest wearable chipset today, the Snapdragon Wear 3100. It also announced three brands that would be the first to use this new chipset, which included Montblanc. Now we know what smartwatch Montblanc will be debuting, and when. The Montblanc Summit 2 will be coming in October with the Snapdragon Wear 3100 included. No other information was given however, including features, price, or other specs. So for now, many are left to imagine what the Summit 2 might bring.
With the Summit 2 sporting the new chipset from Qualcomm, customers should expect it to sport better...
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Opinion: Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 Will Help Make Wear OS More Mainstream

12 days ago | By Android Headlines

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon Wear 3100 pretty recently, and it's replacing the two-year-old Snapdragon Wear 2100 that was launched back in February of 2016. The chipset is said to make the Wear OS experience much better. That is because Qualcomm worked hand-in-hand with Google to perfect this chipset and make sure it is the best possible chipset for Wear OS, which is needed because there aren't many choices for wearable chipsets like there are for smartphones. Not only does it improve on battery life, but it also improves performance and so much more.
Starting with the co-processor...
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New Fossil, Louis Vuitton and Montblanc watches first to sport Snapdragon 3100

12 days ago | By Tech Radar

Qualcomm just announced its brand new wearable chipset that's set to power a lot of upcoming Wear OS watches, and we've also heard which devices will be the first to sport it too. The Louis Vuitton Tambour Horizion and the Montblanc Summit 2 are two of the devices that will include the new processing tech. Both of these are new announcements, and we've yet to learn any other details apart from the chipsets inside. We expect them to sit at the higher end of the smartwatch market considering the price of each brand's previous wearable tech products. Fossil Group has also been confirmed as...
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 Announced For Next-Gen Android Smartwatches

12 days ago | By Ubergizmo

Qualcomm had confirmed earlier this year that it's going to launch a new chip for Wear OS smartwatches and it has done just that today. The Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 platform for smartwatches is based on a new ultra-low power system architecture that's aimed at extending battery life while delivering new, personalized experiences. The focus on battery longevity makes sense as the battery life is one of the key selling points for a smartwatch.
The new smartwatch chip from Qualcomm comes after two and a half years. Android smartwatches have been without next-generation silicon for an...
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 3100 smartwatch chipset promises up to 2 days of battery life

12 days ago | By VentureBeat

After a series of false starts and missed forecasts, the smartwatch market has finally started to come into its own. Android Wear, Google's smartwatch operating system, was recently redesigned, relaunched, and rechristened Wear OS. And smartwatches sales have never been better, with shipments hitting a record 10 million globally in Q2 2018. T...
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New Wear OS watches will have much better battery with Snapdragon 3100

12 days ago | By Tech Radar

Qualcomm has launched a new chipset dedicated to the wearable market, and it's set to transform smartwatches as we know them. Dubbed the Snapdragon 3100, this is Qualcomm's third generation wearable chip and improvements over the Snapdragon 2100 are focused in three core areas; fashion, sports and power reduction. The chip is based on a brand new ultra-low power architecture, with a large quad-core A7 processor providing a fast, slick user experience when you're interacting with a watch, while a new ultra-low power co-processor takes over the running when the device is idle. This tiny...
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Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Wear 3100 for next-gen Wear OS w/ improved battery life, performance

12 days ago | By 9to5Google

At an event today in San Francisco, Qualcomm officially unveiled the long-rumored next entry in its latest wearable platform, the Snapdragon Wear 3100. This chipset makes a lot of big promises for the future of wearables, so let's take a look at everything that's new.
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Fossil Group, Montblanc, & Louis Vuitton will launch first Wear OS watches w/ Snapdragon Wear 3100

12 days ago | By 9to5Google

Qualcomm's next wearable processor is set to power the upcoming generation of Wear OS smartwatches. In addition to detailing specs, performance, and new features this morning, the chipmaker announced that Fossil Group, Montblanc, and Louis Vuitton will launch the first Snapdragon Wear 3100 devices.
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Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Wear 3100 smartwatch chipset is all about battery life

12 days ago | By Phone Arena

In sync with its latest teaser, Qualcomm just unveiled a brand new chip, tailor-made for smartwatches, promising to land the next era for Wear OS devices. You guessed it, the long-awaited sequel for the Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform is here, dubbed Wear 3100.
Qualcomm's first shot at wearable chippery came in the form of a repackaged Snapdragon 400 which had neither the performance nor the battery life needed for the task. Then came Snapdragon Wear 2100. It was 30% smaller than the Snapdragon 400, enabling thinner designs, and used less power, too, plus it brought about 4G LTE ...
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Qualcomm Debuts Snapdragon Wear 3100 Chip For Wear OS Smartwatches

12 days ago | By Android Headlines

After plenty of teases, Qualcomm has finally taken the wraps off of its latest wearable chipset, the Snapdragon Wear 3100. This is the successor to the Snapdragon Wear 2100 which was announced back in February of 2016 and is a pretty significant upgrade for Qualcomm and Wear OS smartwatches that will be using it moving forward. Potential customers won't need to wait long for the new chipset to arrive, as Qualcomm has two partners that will be releasing smartwatches powered by Snapdragon Wear 3100 before the end of the year.
The biggest focus for Qualcomm with the Snapdragon Wear 3100 was...
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Fossil, Louis Vuitton & Montblanc First To use Snapdragon Wear 3100

12 days ago | By Android Headlines

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset today, having also named the first customers to use the chipset in their upcoming wearables which the firm expects to be available before the end of 2018. Those include fashion brands Fossil , Louis Vuitton, and Montblanc. It may be a bit surprising that there are no Android manufacturers like LG, Huawei, or even Motorola mentioned on that list. But these are just the first to use the chipset and there will be plenty more down the road, as Qualcomm expects the Snapdragon Wear 3100 to be used in more devices than the Snapdragon Wear 2100...
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100: Out for next-gen Wear OS smartwatches

12 days ago | By Android Community

Over a month ago, we told you about the Snapdragon Wear 3100 being in the works. It was said to launch this month and now the time has come for Qualcomm to release the new processor for wearables. This one follows the Snapdragon Wear 2500 and it's expected to be more powerful than ever. While...
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