Deconstructing the new Apple watch is not a game for amateurs. ABI Research’s TeardownIQ reveals a design centered on a custom Apple Processor (APL 0778) but includes Broadcom (BCM43342), Dialog PMU, NXP (NFC controller), and AMS (NFC booster) connectivity, IDT wireless charger receiver, Elpida RAM, SanDisk / Toshiba Flash memory, STM sensors, and a couple ADI capacitive touch solutions.
The Apple Watch that has supposedly been in development for at least 4 years is insanely compact. This is seriously cutting edge miniaturization in the consumer category. DARPA aside, this technology for $350 is a steal and what if, the 4 years of development was really just Apple waiting for component sizes to shrink enough to fit into what they considered to be the perfect watch sizes. Putting this much tech in a 38mm watch simply wasn’t possible 24 months ago.