SA329 & 366/9 (128.2 ov)
AUS429
BAN272 & 79/6 (29 ov)
WI245
NEU1
BFC0
DIR1
NEOM0
HAC
PSG
NICE
REN
SHA
AHL
ELV
M05
VIL
ESP
LILL
RCL
UAE
NED
PAK
SL
ABH1
ITT1
NAM168 (41/50 ov, target 299)
IRE298/8
NZ259/7
IND172/9 (20 ov, target 260)
Fiorentina2
Atalanta2
DEN
JER
RHINO215
MOUNT216/6 (46.4/50 ov, target 216)
EAGLE129 (40.2/50 ov, target 275)
TUSK274/9
BRB
VAG174/4 (17.1/20 ov)
SOA154 & 182/1 (48 ov, target 422)
WA406/5d & 169
TAS335/5 (96 ov)
NSW
AS-W
MS-W
PS-W
MR-W
ND
AUCK
OTAGO
CD
WELL
CANT
MOW
TOK
AFG221/7
ZIM202/5 (20 ov, target 222)
ENG386/5
OMA196
BH-W154/5
SS-W157/6 (20 ov, target 155)
Chennaiyin
Kerala
Chelsea
Man Utd
Al Nassr5
Al Kholood3
Al Riyadh0
Al Qadsiah6
Frosinone5
Lecce1
Al Khaleej4
Al Hazem2
After years of Exynos W-series chips, Samsung just made its most surprising wearable announcement in recent memory. At MWC 2026, Samsung officially confirmed that the next-generation Galaxy Watch will run on Qualcomm’s brand-new Snapdragon Wear Elite — the first wearable chip to carry Qualcomm’s “Elite” designation, and the biggest upgrade in smartwatch silicon in three years.
Snapdragon Wear Elite vs Exynos W1000: What Changes
| Feature | Snapdragon Wear Elite | Exynos W1000 (Galaxy Watch 8) |
|---|---|---|
| Process Node | 3nm | 3nm |
| CPU Config | 1x 2.1GHz + 4x 1.95GHz (big.LITTLE) | 1x performance + 4x efficiency |
| Single-Core CPU | 5x faster than W5+ Gen 2 | — |
| GPU Performance | 7x faster than W5+ Gen 2 | — |
| AI / NPU | Dedicated Hexagon NPU (first on a Wear chip) | No dedicated NPU |
| On-Device AI | Up to 2B parameter models, 0.20s time-to-first-token | None |
| Battery Life | 30% longer day-of-use | — |
| Fast Charging | 50% in ~10 minutes | — |
| Connectivity | 5G RedCap, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, UWB, Satellite | LTE, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Expected Devices | Galaxy Watch 9 / Watch Ultra 2 (July 2026) | Galaxy Watch 8 series |
Why This Chip Matters More Than a Spec Bump
The Snapdragon Wear Elite’s dedicated Hexagon NPU is the real story here — it’s the first wearable chip from Qualcomm designed to run on-device AI models of up to 2 billion parameters. That means real-time voice interaction, health coaching, text summarisation, live transcription, and a “digital proxy” AI assistant — all processed directly on your wrist, with no cloud dependency and no smartphone relay required.
The connectivity leap is equally significant. Moving from LTE to 5G RedCap brings smarter, lower-power 5G to the wrist for the first time, while UWB and satellite messaging add capabilities the Galaxy Watch 8 series simply doesn’t have.
Samsung’s Executive Vice President InKang Song took the stage at Qualcomm’s MWC keynote to personally confirm the partnership — a deliberate, public signal that this isn’t just a component swap, it’s a strategic pivot toward AI-first wearables. Google and Motorola are also confirmed launch partners. As TechnoSports has noted, the Galaxy Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 are expected to launch in July 2026 alongside Samsung’s foldable lineup.
