Montblanc Summit 2 becomes first smartwatch to launch with Qualcomm’s newest wearable chip

We’re seeing the new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 processor for the first time ever on a premium smartwatch (or any Android Wear smartwatch for that matter). The processor is coming to the new Montblanc Summit 2, which brings a longer battery life and richer ambient display than its predecessor. Montblanc claims this second iteration of the Summit can offer up to a week of battery life if you leave it on Time Only mode. With a starting price of US$995, it comes with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and a 14.3mm-thick case with a 1.2-inch screen. The smartwatch runs on Wear OS 2.1. 

Source: The Verge 

Samsung might be using Wear OS for upcoming smartwatches

Is Samsung ditching Tizen for Wear OS?

The Samsung Galaxy Gear and Gear Live were the last Android Wear-powered smartwatches Samsung released before shifting to its own Tizen operating system. That might change soon, though. According to Evan Blass (a.k.a. @evleaks), Samsung employees have been spotted wearing Gear watches that were Wear OS-powered instead of Tizen-powered.

It has been rumoured that Samsung was planning to rebrand its Gear smartwatches. The company has even applied for trademarks on the names Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit. But with these new rumors, it looks like they might even be thinking of dropping its own operating system in favor of the rebranded Wear OS platform. Samsung hasn't released a smartphone in a while, so it should be interesting to see what they plan to do with this.

Source: Android Central