Snapdragon Wear Elite Spotted on Geekbench, Will Power Galaxy Watch Ultra 2026

At MWC earlier this month, Qualcomm confirmed the Snapdragon Wear Elite chipset. It also said that the next-gen Galaxy Watch (presumably the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2026) will come with Snapdragon Wear Elite. The next Galaxy Watch models may launch alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 8, Galaxy Z Flip 8, and Galaxy Z Wide Fold.

Snapdragon Wear Elite takes a walk on Geekbench revealing scores

As we inch closer, and there’s already a bulk of information coming out about the Galaxy foldables. Now, the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite has surfaced on Geekbench. LaidBackDev_ on X spotted the upcoming chipset on Geekbench, which lifts the veil off its single-core and multi-core scores.

The Snapdragon Wear Elite’s single-core score is 549 and its multi-core score is 931, which suggests there will be ample power for a smartwatch. Qualcomm had, in fact, said at the announcement that the Snapdragon Wear Elite is fabricated on a 3nm process. It combines a high-performance CPU core with four power-efficient cores.

What’s more, it also brings support for a couple of connectivity features that Galaxy Watch users may have been waiting for. Some of these include GNSS (including GPS), NB-IoT for satellite communication, 5G RedCap, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 6.0, ultra-wideband, and 5G. Obviously, it’s only a matter of time until we see the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2026 or Watch Ultra 2 (whichever name Samsung goes with).

As always, we can’t wait to see how much of this raw power translates to Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 performance. We’ll also pit it against the Galaxy Watch Ultra, so keep an eye on our coverage. And if you plan to shop for anything in the US (including Galaxy Watch bundles with foldables), you may want to sign up for our mystery box promo so we can let you know in advance.