Qualcomm Snapdragon C Targets $300 Arm Laptops With Older Kryo Cores
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon C SoC targets $300 Arm Windows laptops using older Kryo cores, with Acer, HP, and Lenovo models shipping later in 2026.
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Qualcomm QCC74xM Evaluation Kits Arrive at $13 for Wi-Fi 6, Thread, and Zigbee Development
Qualcomm's $13 QCC74xM evaluation kits pack Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Thread/Zigbee around a 325 MHz RISC-V core that is essentially a rebadged Bouffalo Lab BL618.
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon Wear Elite With On-Device AI for Smartwatches
Qualcomm's new wearable chip brings on-device AI with 12 TOPS performance and support for 2 billion parameter models, plus 5x faster CPU and 7x faster GPU than its predecessor.
Qualcomm Unveils Wi-Fi 8 Chips for Smartphones and Routers
Qualcomm's FastConnect 8800 and Dragonwing platforms bring Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn) to smartphones and routers with 4x4 radios, peak speeds up to 33 Gbps, and features designed for dense IoT deployments.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Compares Itself to Two-Year-Old Chip
Qualcomm's newest flagship mobile chip benchmarks itself against 2023's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, conveniently skipping comparisons to last year's Elite model in a curious marketing move.
ASUS Ascent QN10 Brings 18-Core Snapdragon X2 Elite to a Mini PC
ASUS's Ascent QN10 packs Qualcomm's 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite into a 130mm-square chassis, making it the first mini PC to ship with the new Arm desktop silicon.
Radxa Plots 22 Qualcomm-Powered SBCs and NAS Systems for 2026
Radxa unveiled the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3-based Dragon Q8B and Dragonwing QCS6690 Q5E SBCs, plus DragonStation and DragonBay NAS systems, as part of a 22-product Qualcomm roadmap for 2026.
Acer Swift Spin 14 AI Convertible Runs on Snapdragon X2 Silicon as Linux Kernel Patches Arrive
Acer's 14 inch convertible pairs Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Plus or X2 Elite with a garaged Wacom stylus, WiFi 7, and a promise of zero performance throttling on battery.
RedMagic 11S Pro Launches With Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RedMagic's 11S Pro and 11S Pro+ pair an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 running at 4.74GHz with a 24,000 RPM internal fan and up to 16GB of RAM.
Xiaomi's Redmi Pad 2 9.7 Brings 120 Hz Display and Optional 4G Starting at $125
Xiaomi's Redmi Pad 2 9.7 packs a 120 Hz display, Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2, and 7,600 mAh battery starting at $125 with optional cellular connectivity.
Poco M8s Arrives as a Rebranded Redmi 15 With a Massive 7,000 mAh Battery
Xiaomi's Poco M8s pairs a Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 with a huge 7,000 mAh battery and 144 Hz display, starting at $189.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Brings Snapdragon X2 Plus and OLED to 15.3-Inch ARM Laptops
Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 5x Gen 11 pairs the new Snapdragon X2 Plus with an optional OLED display and 70 Wh battery, starting at $900 with improving Linux kernel support for Qualcomm's ARM platform.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x 13Q8Y11 Brings Snapdragon X2 Plus and 28-Hour Battery to a Compact 13-Inch Chassis
Lenovo's 13-inch Snapdragon X2 Plus ultraportable claims over 28 hours of battery life in a 1.2 kg chassis, with up to 32 GB LPDDR5X RAM and a 120 Hz display.
Asus Zenbook A16 Becomes First Laptop With Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme
The Asus Zenbook A16 debuts Qualcomm's 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, which early benchmarks show outpacing Apple's M5 in multi-core tasks inside a 1.3 kg chassis with a 16-inch OLED display.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x Ships With Snapdragon X2 Processor, 165 Hz OLED Display
Lenovo's first Snapdragon X2 laptop pairs Qualcomm's 3 nm Oryon Gen 3 processor with an optional 165 Hz OLED display and claims up to 30 hours of battery life.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen 11 With Snapdragon X2 Elite Delivers 25-Hour Battery Life, But Linux Support Lags Behind
The Snapdragon X2 Elite powered ultrabook achieves 25 hours of battery life while matching or beating Intel, AMD, and Apple competitors in performance benchmarks.
RedMagic 11 Air Adds Trace Finish, Starts at $599
RedMagic's ultra-thin gaming phone gets a new Trace colorway, though only in the higher-spec 16GB/512GB configuration at $599.
OnePlus 15T Launches in China With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 7,500 mAh Battery, and Day-One Linux Kernel Patches
The OnePlus 15T packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and massive 7,500 mAh battery into a 6.32-inch flagship with upgraded periscope telephoto camera.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra First Smartphone With APV Codec for 8K Video Recording
Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra debuts APV codec support with 8K 30 fps recording, external USB storage, and better quality retention through editing than standard smartphone formats.
Lenovo Legion Y700 Gen 5 Launches in China With 24GB RAM and 1TB Storage
Lenovo's new 8.8-inch gaming tablet debuts in China with up to 24GB RAM and 1TB storage, double the specs of its global Legion Tab Gen 5 counterpart.