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Future Pixel Watches have three potential hardware paths, but I hope Google doesn't go with the most likely one
A Pixel Watch 5 leak suggests Google might copy Samsung rather than risk RISC-V or go back to Qualcomm.
It's fully open-source — escaping Arm's licensing — very modular, and capable of supporting specialized platforms with better performance and efficiency than traditional cores originally designed for phones with a "full feature set." If Google made a Tensor chip with custom RISC-V silicon instead of Arm cores, that would be an exciting change, giving the Pixel Watch 4 a unique path to compete with Samsung's self-made Exynos tech. Another problem is less technical and more political: the New York Times reported in January that RISC-V "has become a central tool for Chinese companies and government institutions hoping to match U.S. prowess in designing semiconductors."
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