Upcoming Samsung Orbis smartwatch to sport Exynos 7420

More details continue to surface regarding Samsung’s next venture into the smartwatch category, the Orbis. Today we are hearing that it could be powered by the 14nm Exynos 7420.

Immediately you have to ask yourself, why in the world would Samsung utilize an octa-core processor in a smartwatch. Samsung wouldn’t be using the Exynos for speed, but is instead focusing on battery life. Higher end processors are simply more efficient in consuming power.

Apple is already getting slack for the Apple Watch’s 18 hour battery life, and that’s with the display off most of the time. My G Watch R will easily last 24 hours with the screen on all the time and 2 days with it off. Exactly what is Samsung targeting here is anyone’s guess, but if they can get 4 or 5 days battery life, it would be a feather in their cap.

Now it remains to be seen if Samsung will actually use all 8 cores on the watch itself. They might manufacture a toned down version of it because it would simply be overkill.

Still no word on when Samsung will release the Orbis, but my guess is over the summer when Samsung Pay is officially launched.

sources: dt.co.kr / tizenindonesia
via: G4Games

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