Chinese manufacturer Mobvoi’sTicWatch Pro 3will be the first Google Wear OS watch with the new chip later this year.
But there’s a catch: These next-generation watches won’t include 5G.
Meanwhile, theApple Watch is adding sleep trackingandalready has always-on modes.Samsung’s smartwatcheslargely do the same.
Sports watches could last for 12 hours of GPS tracking in that ambient always-on sports mode.
Don’t expect5G, though.
It sounds like, right now, 5G performance on a wrist isn’t feasible yet.
For now, the first watches using these new chips are being announced.
