Samsung today unveiled a new Exynos processor, the Exynos W920, which is tailored for wearable devices. It is the successor to the Exynos 9110 chip released with the original Galaxy Watch three years ago. The Exynos W920 will debut in the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic tomorrow. The new Exynos W920 chip guarantees faster performance while saving more power than the previous generation.
Exynos W920 is manufactured using Samsung’s latest 5nm process. It features two ARM Cortex-A55 CPU cores and an ARM Mali-G68 GPU. Samsung claims its new wearable chipset is 20% faster than the Exynos 9110 in CPU tests and offers up to 10 times faster graphics performance. The Exynos W920’s GPU can handle displays up to qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels).
The new Exynos processor comes in the smallest package available in the wearable space today, the Fan-out panel level package (FO-LP). It includes Exynos W920, power management chip, LPDDR4 memory and eMMC stored in the same package to make efficient use of physical space within the wearable. This allows smartwatches to take advantage of the space saved to pack larger batteries.
The chipset also features a dedicated low-power Cortex-M55 display processor for AoD (always-on display) tasks. This reduces the overall power consumption of wearables using the Exynos W920 chip. It also integrates GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), 4G LTE modem, Wi-Fi B/G/N, and Bluetooth 5.0. And, of course, it supports Wear OS, a system developed by Google and Samsung.
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“Wearable devices like smartwatches are no longer just cool gadgets,” Samsung said. They are now an increasingly important part of our way of life, keeping you healthy, safe and alert. With the Exynos W920, future wearables will be able to run applications with visually appealing user interface UIs and a more responsive user experience, while keeping you connected on the go through fast LTE.”