[Q] LG G Watch R dormant WiFi chip?

borfoo3 · Mar 12, 2015

Hey Guys,

Just noticed Android Wear's upcoming update claiming that it will enable the dormant WiFi that "most Android Wear watches already have the hardware for" and I'm hoping this one is no exception! Can anyone confirm if the G watch R's version of the Snapdragon 400 has the WiFi chip on board?

Really want to pull the trigger on this watch, wifi connectivity would push me over the fence to finally justify Android Wear

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ouranos2k · Mar 12, 2015

Peut être, en tout cas,la puce wifi est intégrée au snapdragon 400 normalement.

michiganoao · Mar 12, 2015

Wow that would be really nice

gusano38 · Mar 12, 2015

Take a look here. It looks like the GWR has indeed wifi on board

mdecker79 · Mar 12, 2015

The Snapdragon 400 which is in the LG G Watch R comes with the following on the chip found here:
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/400

LTE:
Integrated 4G LTE Advanced World Mode, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC-HSPA+), CDMA1x, EV-DO Rev. B, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE
CAT4 speeds of up to 150 Mbps
3rd Generation integrated LTE modem, with support for LTE-Broadcast and LTE multimode dual-SIM (DSDS and DSDA)"

WiFi:
Qualcomm® VIVE™ 802.11n/ac† Integrated digital core

GPS:
Qualcomm® IZat™ Gen8A

Unless I'm missing something here those are all included in the chip right per QualComm's website.

ChrisM75 · Mar 12, 2015

They can still be disabled, and Qualcomm need payment for the drivers and license, also antennas are needed. Of course that all might be already covered.

jhosharath · Mar 12, 2015

Nice to hear
And you can see this link too http://www.slideshare.net/jjwu6266/qualcomm-snapdragon-400based-android-wear

borfoo3 · Mar 13, 2015

w w w .notebookcheck.net/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-400-APQ8026-SoC.127990.0.html

My fear was it had a variant of the Snapdragon 400, the APQ8026, that didn't have WiFi capability, or as mentioned earlier, a missing antenna (or some other hardware excuse or limitation) that would not permit enabling WiFi once the update is out... Hope I'm wrong

Zabol · Mar 13, 2015

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 this processor is LG G Watch R

jhosharath · Mar 13, 2015

Zabol said:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 this processor is LG G Watch R

I think its 8026 model you can refer it in wikipedia too

jwadle22 · Mar 13, 2015

jhosharath said:
I think its 8026 model you can refer it in wikipedia too

Darn.. Really hoping its the chipset with wireless built in... Really don't want to have to listen to all the Apple Watch owners at work.. "Well my watch does not need to be connected to the phone".. grr... BTW, I actually switched from an Iphone 6 back to android (been about 4 years) just for this watch.. Lets hope we do have the wireless chipset... Now Now I know some of you may be thinking.. "Why whats the big deal, its supposed to be a companion device".. I agree, just would be nice to have the option..

borfoo3 · Mar 14, 2015

Here's the chipset claims I found so far for this watch:

gsmarena.com/lg_g_watch_r-review-1173.php
Claims "Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226)", article is dated Dec 1 2014.

Source 2, Wikipedia, claims "Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_G_Watch_R

Source 3, claims "MSM8026"
hwbot.org/hardware/device/3727/w110_g_watch_r/

So not sure if it varies by region, or nobody really knows which chipset lurks beneath.. No sign of specs on LG's website, the manual pdf, or Google Store.

Spere · Mar 14, 2015

What if you try to check chipset via adb, does "Hardware:" show anything on android wear?

Code:

adb shell cat proc/cpuinfo

Djblue82 · Mar 14, 2015

Other than updating the time and weather etc, what benefits would WiFi have anyways? The phone is still needed for most interactive services isn't it? And wouldn't any real benefits require the wear api to be updated heavily?

borfoo3 · Mar 15, 2015

Djblue82 said:
Other than updating the time and weather etc, what benefits would WiFi have anyways? The phone is still needed for most interactive services isn't it? And wouldn't any real benefits require the wear api to be updated heavily?

By connecting through the same WiFi network, one would get the benefit of knowing all the notifications, calls, updates, etc. without having to have the main phone on you all the time (in my case, my beloved bulky note 3). Basically keeps the watch functional within the bigger range of a home/office WiFi network rather than just when it's in device Bluetooth range. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

Darnell_Chat_TN · Mar 15, 2015

Using WiFi, the watch would never need to be near the phone for anything, except security if you have a screen lock that turns on when away from the watch.

Everything could be managed via Wifi instead of Bluetooth. No more worries if walking away from your phone and losing connection to everything. Android Wear could be adjusted to manage everything via WiFi instead. Or, use both Bluetooth and Wifi interchangeably as needed.

Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk

ChrisM75 · Mar 16, 2015

For me it would have extremely limited usefulness anyway, about the only place I have a Wifi connection is at home... where my phone will be.

AIDA 64 run on the watch reports the CPU as the 8026.

borfoo3 · Mar 17, 2015

Just a final update on the topic, it seems that another discussion regarding the older LG g watch (with similar internal hardware as newer g watch r), the only radio chipset seen was the BT 4.0, and "no wifi hardware in sight" as explained by fellow member ShadowEO:

http://xdaforums.com/g-watch/help/snapdragon-400-lg-g-watch-gps-t3032275/post59466827#post59466827

And a comparison of both watches confirming that the r version (w110) is identical in processor specs as the previous w100 model, both with the 8026 snapdragon 400, and no WiFi support:

http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacomparer&id1=6694&id2=6405

szaman89 · Mar 17, 2015

"GPS Module Type: gpsOneGen 8A with GLONASS"
Does this mean our watch have gps like SWR3 but disabled?

hutchinsane_ · Mar 31, 2015

borfoo3 said:
Just a final update on the topic, it seems that another discussion regarding the older LG g watch (with similar internal hardware as newer g watch r), the only radio chipset seen was the BT 4.0, and "no wifi hardware in sight" as explained by fellow member ShadowEO:

http://xdaforums.com/g-watch/help/snapdragon-400-lg-g-watch-gps-t3032275/post59466827#post59466827

And a comparison of both watches confirming that the r version (w110) is identical in processor specs as the previous w100 model, both with the 8026 snapdragon 400, and no WiFi support:

http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdacomparer&id1=6694&id2=6405

using adb shell and cat /proc/cpuinfo the CPU reports as Qualcomm MSM 8226 LENOK (Flattened Device Tree)
and the MSM8226 does support WIFI.

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