Qualcomm, a chipset vendor, is making a fresh drive into smartwatches with its new and improved Snapdragon W5 platform. The W5 component range is smaller, faster, and with longer battery life than ever before. This is what consumers (and device makers) want.

If pricing is not too expensive for W5, Qualcomm can expect to increase its global smartwatch chipset marketshare in 2023. The signs are positive for the firm. Qualcomm is finally getting serious about wearables.

Clients of our Wearables (WDE) tracker can read the full report here.