The Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Classic bring several notable improvements to Samsung‘s smartwatch lineup. From bigger and brighter screens to a slimmer design and improved health tracking, there’s plenty to talk about. The new Samsung watches also get an improved processor, the Exynos W930. While the company didn’t tell us much about the chip during the official announcement on Wednesday, it has now bared it all.
Samsung Semiconductor has published a microsite detailing the specs and features of the Exynos W930. As revealed by prior leaks, the new chip is based on a 5nm process node and features a dual-core CPU arrangement. It has two Cortex-A55 CPU cores clocked at 1.4GHz. That’s an 18% boost in CPU performance over the Exynos W920 (1.18GHz), which powers the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 series.
Samsung has kept everything else unchanged, though. The new chip still packs the same Mali-G68 MP2 GPU that supports up to qHD display resolution (960×540). It can handle 21fps (frames per second) video playback, enabling smoother UI animations, transitions, and graphics. The dedicated low-power display (LPD) core helps save when using AOD (always-on display).
The latest Galaxy watches boast 33% more RAM (2GB LPDDR4 RAM) than the previous models. Samsung says this enables a 25% faster watch performance when switching between apps. The 16GB of eMMC storage gives you ample space to store music files and some photos locally on your Galaxy Watch 6, while also letting to install necessary apps and watch faces.
The integrated LTE modem offers up to 150Mbps of download speed and up to 75Mbps of upload speed. The Exynos W930 also supports GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, and Galileo satellite navigation systems. Other connectivity options include Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, and NFC.
The Exynos W930 is a minor upgrade over the Exynos W920
By the looks of it, the Exynos W930 is nothing but an overclocked version of the Exynos W920 with slightly more RAM. Samsung doesn’t specify if the new chip is fabricated on the same 5nm EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography process as its predecessor or an improved fabrication process.
If history is any indication, Samsung could use this chip on the Galaxy Watch 7 series next year. However, since it’s a minor upgrade over the previous solution, the company may come up with something more powerful for its 2024 smartwatches. Plenty of time for those, though. The Galaxy Watch 6 series is currently available to pre-order, with general sales beginning on August 11.
2023-07-29 15:05:57