Following the announcement of Qualcomm’s new lineup of new wearable chipsets in July, Mobvoi was among the first to confirm that its next-generation smartwatch would come with Qualcomm’s new wearable chipset. While it hasn’t been officially named, leaker Kuba Wojciechowski has posted an alleged render of what it’s calling the “Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5.” For the same reason that smartphone OEMs avoid using the number “4” on their products (tetraphobia), it is believed that Mobvoi will skip the fourth version and simply call it 5.
⌚️ Leak: Mobvoi TicWatch Pro 5 – one of the first watches with Snapdragon W5 (+) and Wear OS 3 pic.twitter.com/FIg8BEcMQR
— Kuba Wojciechowski⚡ (@Za_Raczke) January 20, 2023
The picture shows a new watch case design. Instead of having two crowns, the new wearable has a single crown with a rotating dial and a flush accessory key above it. Other than the layout change, the watch case design retains the overall shape of previous TicWatch Pro models, including the knurled texture around the bezel. The watch band also appears to be made of hard silicone, like Mobvoi has used in previous models. That’s all we can tell from this new render.
According to the leaker, Mobvoi is getting closer to the public release of the smartwatch. Mobvoi teased its next-generation TicWatch Pro in July, right after Qualcomm announced its new range of smartwatch chipsets, and we haven’t heard from the watch since.
Mobvoi’s teaser of its next smartwatch from July 2022
Oppo Watch 3 and Oppo Watch 3 Pro are the first smartwatches launched with Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 and the Mobvoi smartwatch could be the next to arrive with the new chipset. The Snapdragon W5+ is built on the more energy-efficient 4nm process with up to 50% better battery and up to twice the performance in 30% less space than the Snapdragon Wear 4100+ platform.
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