Did Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Wear Elite chip nuke the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2’s battery gains?

Credit: Zac Kew-Denniss / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung introduced the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite chip and a massive 800mAh battery (up 35% from 590mAh), yet official estimates still quote the same “up to 60 hours with Always-On Display” as the original Watch Ultra model. The Galaxy Watch 9 models also increased battery sizes and switched from Exynos W1000 to Snapdragon Wear Elite, but Samsung continues to quote up to 40 hours of runtime without Always-On Displa