Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite chip is made for smartwatches and AI devices

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by Steve Dent

March 2, 2026

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Qualcomm has unveiled its Snapdragon Wear Elite processor, marking a significant leap in performance for smartwatches and AI-powered wearable devices. Designed as part of the Elite series, which previously targeted premium Android phones and laptops, this new chip promises a fivefold increase in single-thread CPU performance. Built on a cutting-edge 3nm process, it features five cores—one high-performance core at 2.1GHz and four efficient little cores at 1.9GHz—along with a sevenfold boost in GPU speed. This advanced architecture is tailored for seamless

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Originally published on Engadget on 3/2/2026