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I still don't understand why smartwatches need their own OS and power hungry processor... Why not make it an accessory for a smartphone that simply displays ev

I still don't understand why smartwatches need their own OS and power hungry processor... Why not make it an accessory for a smartphone that simply displays everything from it and inputs to it, using its processing power mostly? At least then they would last a bit longer...

tannedNerd 10y ago
Probably because the power hungry processor is less power hungry then the amount of power that would be required by the wireless chipset if it needed to offload everything to the phone.