- An enterprising Reddit user discovered a reference to the Snapdragon Wear 4100 chipset in a promotional image of a Moto watch.
- Theoretically, this next Moto watch could have that advanced chip, Wear OS and wireless charging.
- So far, there is only one watch on the market with the SD4100, so this would be a welcome competition.
Earlier today, on Reddit, a Wear OS fan found some interesting information (h / t 9to5Google) Using an investor package launched last week around the upcoming Moto branded smartwatches, the user discovered that one of the unprecedented watches could boast Qualcomm’s newest wearable processor: the Snapdragon Wear 4100.
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The Reddit user “TheMacJezza” found this information using Photoshop. They used one of the promotional photos from the investor kit and increased the contrast and highlights. Once that was done, they could better read the text around the rear sensors of the watch.
If you look at the featured image above, you can see what they found. The blank text was added by the Reddit user to better clarify what you are seeing. If this image is accurate, it is very likely that this watch may have the Snapdragon Wear 4100.
Moto Watch with Snapdragon Wear 4100
This Moto watch and the other two seen in the investor kit are not manufactured by Motorola. Instead, the Canadian company eBuyNow creates the watches and marks them with the name Moto, which it has licensed from Motorola.
So far, we haven’t seen anything very incredible from eBuyNow when it comes to Wear OS watches. However, a watch with the Snapdragon Wear 4100 would put you in direct competition with the only other watch released commercially with the processor: the TicWatch Pro 3. This watch has a very distinct design that may or may not be your preference. A different watch with the same power can be a real winner.
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In addition to the processor, the clock shown in the image above also has wireless charging coils. This is another feature missing from most Wear OS watches – they are usually blocked by proprietary charging cables. Not even TicWatch Pro 3 has wireless charging, for example.
Hopefully, eBuyNow will be making some announcements about this Snapdragon Wear 4100 watch soon, as Wear OS fans now have something to be very excited about.