The CEO of Asus confirmed that the tech firm is currently working on the next-gen follow-up of its ZenWatch wearable device.
According to the executive, the upcoming smartwatch from the company will be Android-based and is expected to be unveiled during the third quarter of this year, 9to5Google reported.
Previously, the Asus ZenWatch 2 was rumored to make its debut sometime in 2016. But Asus CEO Jerry Shen told the news site Focus Taiwan that there was a misunderstanding regarding the smartwatch's launch date.
Shen clarified that the Q3 2015 launch window for the ZenWatch 2 is still in effect.
The executive did not go into detail regarding the exact specifications of the upcoming wearable device but he noted that it will run using Google's Android Wear OS. In addition, it will feature significant improvements particularly in terms of the device's battery life, according to Digital Trends.
The battery of the first ZenWatch model, which came out in November of last year, only lasted for around two days on a single full charge. For its successor, the company is targeting to pack the device with more energy-efficient specs so that its battery can run up to seven days.
"The ZenWatch is defined by us as a companion to a smartphone, and we think it still has a lot of room for improvement," Asus executive Jonney Shih told news outlet Taipei Times.
"As a companion device, its central processing unit and operating system should be more simplified that the current version, so that I can use it for up to seven days on one charge, rather than for just two days," he added.
Despite Shih's statements, tests conducted on the ZenWatch 2 revealed that its full-charged battery can only run up to a maximum of four days. Although Asus was not able to meet its 7-day target, a 4-day battery life marks a huge improvement over the first ZenWatch model and other Android Wear-based smartwatches.
