- The first smartwatch with Snapdragon Wear 4100 could be Mobvoi's TicWatch Pro 3.
- A deleted tweet indicated blood oxygen monitoring and a debut on September 24th.
- An Amazon listing may have shown what it will look like.
You might not have to wait too long to get a Wear OS smartwatch with Qualcomm's upgraded (and arguably overdue) Snapdragon Wear 4100 chip. Mobvoi appears to be on the verge of releasing a promised sequel to the TicWatch Pro, which could be the first watch with the faster processor.
Reddit users (via Droid life) and 9to5Google discovered a since changed Amazon UK list and a deleted Mobvoi tweet indicating plans to release the Snapdragon Wear 4100-based TicWatch Pro 3 in a few weeks. The sales list had scheduled its release on October 1, but Mobvoi said the watch would debut on September 24.
There weren't many functional details, but Mobvoi said the Pro 3 would offer SpO2 (blood oxygen) monitoring. The Pro 3 may not be a small watch with a 45.1mm case that resembles previous TicWatch Pro models.
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The Amazon listing listed a UK price of £ 300, or around $ 400. This would make it considerably more expensive than previous TicWatch Pro models (the Pro 2020 typically costs $ 260), although we would point out that the listing has been changed to a generic "TicWatch" with a different look and price - wonder not if the final price is different than here.
We wouldn't be surprised if Mobvoi's technological lead (if any) is short. BBK's Xiaotiancai should have a kids' watch out there too, and we'd expect Wear OS advocates like Fossil to have Snapdragon 4100 smartwatches in the pipeline. Still, the TicWatch Pro 3 might be your best bet if you insist on having the most advanced smartwatch with Google support ASAP.
