Chinese tech giant Lenovo is expected to launch a new device which apparently will be a Snapdragon-powered machine. Although it has not been confirmed whether it will be a laptop or a tablet, it is certain that it will be a powerful machine. Now, thanks to the Geekbench listing, we’ve learned some significant details of this rumoured model called Lenovo QRD.

According to the Geekbench v5 results, the Lenovo QRD uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chipset, however, it isn’t the old Gen chipset. Rather, it is the Gen 3 chipset that is much more powerful than the Gen 2 chipset.

For starters, the original Snapdragon 8cx was launched back in 2018 and later in 2020, the Gen 2 SoC was announced. Now, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 will soon launch and will power many upcoming laptops and tablets.

Coming back to the QRD, the laptop boots on the latest Windows 11 Home out of the box and has scored 1010 single-core points, 5335 multi-core points. As of now, we aren’t sure about the device’s other specs and design. But, since the laptop/tablet has passed the Geekbench certification, the launch seems to be in the pipeline.

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In April, Samsung held a launch event to announce a couple of notebooks such as Galaxy Book, Book Pro, Book Pro 360, and Book Odyssey. The South Korean company was also expected to announce the affordable Galaxy Book Go notebooks at the event, but they were skipped for the reasons best known to the company. Today, the company officially unveiled the Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G.

Samsung Galaxy Book Go 5G/4G specifications and features

The Samsung Galaxy Book Go 4G and its 5G variant have identical specs, and they only differ in the chipset department. The Galaxy Book Go features a 14-inch TFT display that delivers a Full HD resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a 16:9 aspect ratio.

The 4G variant of the Galaxy Book features the 8nm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 that tags along with Adreno 618 graphics. Its 5G variant has the 7nm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2.5 chip. Both models come with 6 GB / 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM. For storage, the Galaxy Book Go offers eUFS storage choices such as 64 GB and 128 GB.

The Galaxy Book Go runs on Windows 10 Home/Pro and it is flanked by Dolby Atmos-powered 2 x 1.5W stereo speakers. It promises up to 18 hours of battery life through its 42.3Whr battery, which supports 25W rapid charging. The Galaxy Book Go offers other features such as an HD camera, a microSD card slot, nano-SIM slot, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 2 x 2 MIMO, Bluetooth 51, USB 2.0, USB-C, and a 3.5mm headphone/mic combo jack.

Samsung Galaxy Book Go 5G/4G pricing and availability

The Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Book Go costs $349. There is no word on the pricing of the 5G and LTE variants of the device. The Wi-Fi model will be up for purchase in the U.S. starting from June 10. The 5G variant will arrive in the U.S. by fall 2021.

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Early this month, Roland Quandt of WinFuture.de said that Qualcomm is working on a next-gen Snapdragon 8cx internally named SC8280 with an aim to take on the Apple M1 chip. Today, the third-gen chipset might have appeared on the Geekbench benchmarks.

A Geekbench 5 listing shows a benchmark of a device codenamed “Qualcomm QRD”. The device has a processor that is shown as  “Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3”. It is an octa-core chipset and has a base frequency of 2.69GHz.

This is in line with Roland’s report who said that the chipset would be clocked at 2.7GHz. That is, if this is the third-gen 8cx, then it would have 4xGold+ cores at 2.7GHz and 4xGold cores clocked at 2.43GHz.

Anyway, the listing shows that the device scores 982 on single-core and 4,918 on multi-core categories. According to the Notebookcheck report, these scores match only 56% of Apple M1 performance. While the overall performance has improved, it looks like Qualcomm still needs a lot of catching to do with Apple.

That said, this particular benchmark isn’t necessarily verified as the third-gen Snapdragon 8cx chipset although it has the identifier ‘ARMv8’ on it. And even if this is the one, the sample could be of a prototype so let’s wait for an official word on the performance data.

The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chipset is said to be used primarily in Windows notebooks including the 2-in-1 machines. It will probably have an integrated NPU to handle AI-based tasks with up to 15 TOP(Trillions of Operations) of performance.

All these are hinting towards a competitive iteration from Qualcomm and only time will tell if it will up the ante and play a tug of war with its rivals in 2021.

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Apple recently started shifting away from Intel chips for its Mac devices and has started transitioning to its in-house Apple Silicon, starting with the Apple M1 chipset. The move has been well-received by the customers and the company plans to completely shift to its own Apple Silicon platform soon.

Now, as per the reports, Qualcomm is also working on a next-generation Snapdragon 8cx chipset with an aim to take on the likes of Apple M1. It will be used for Windows notebooks as well as 2-in-1 devices.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx hasn’t matched up to the performance offered by Intel and AMD and thus the devices powered by the said chipset could be used for light workloads only. The Microsoft Surface Pro X is powered by the SD8cx SoC.

With the next-generation Snapdragon 8cx chip, we are expecting the company to make it more powerful. As per the reports, the chipset is currently being developed and has at least two different variants.

The Snapdragon SC8280XP, one of the two variants being tested, reportedly has four absolute high-end cores called “Gold +” running at 2.7GHz. These cores are paired with four more high-end cores, which are referred to as “Gold” cores clocked at 2.43Ghz.

This means that the company is ditching the energy-saving cores in favor of higher performance. This leads us to believe that the chipset may not score much points when it comes to power efficiency.

The chipset is also said to include an integrated NPU to handle AI-based tasks with up to 15 TOPs of performance. The testing is being carried out on devices with 14-inch display and 32GB of RAM, running Windows operating system.

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In the IFA 2020 event, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8cx 2 5G, the next generation of the company’s ARM based chips for Windows laptops. It arrives two years after the original Snapdragon 8cx and arrives with incremental improvements across the board.

Unfortunately, exactly what areas Qualcomm made improvements on is currently unknown, but the company did promise that the successor offers “generational performance and efficiency gains.” Furthermore, the company also focused on the chip’s capabilities, especially in terms of rivaling chips from Intel. According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8cx 2 5G offers significant performance gains over 10th Gen i5 processors, and even Intel’s Lakefield chips, which were made to rival Qualcomm’s efforts in the laptop market.

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The 8cx offers an improved battery life with the ARM powered laptops lasting a full 25 hours on continuous use. This is quite an impressive feat if it actually holds up in real world tests. Notably, Qualcomm is also offering the Snapdragon 8cx with other features like Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 support, Qualcomm’s Aqstic audio technology, and support for dual external 4K monitors at 60 fps.

While the branding does have “5G” in it, the 2nd gen 8cx doesn’t actually change a lot in terms of connectivity. The chip still offers the same X24 LTE modem and X55 5G modem options like the original 8cx. The ultrabook market is going to face stiff competition, with Intel launching its 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors, the thin and light laptop category will have some heated rivalry in the market.

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In December 2018, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8cx processor for always-connected laptops and 2-in-1 convertible PCs running on Windows. The 7nm chipset few notebooks like the Lenovo Flex 5G and Samsung Galaxy Book S. Fresh information shared by Winfuture.de publication reveals that the U.S. based chip manufacturer is working on an enhanced version of Snapdragon 8cx. It is expected to fuel upcoming Windows on ARM devices.

The ’SC8180X’ internal model number is associated with the Snapdragon 8cx. The publication claims that the ‘SC8180XP’ model number that has appeared in the import and export databases suggests that it could be an enhanced version of the Snapdragon 8cx. It is unclear whether the ‘P’ letter in the model number stands for ‘Plus’ edition.

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The publication claims that the SC8180XP is an octa-core processor with four Kryo 495 Gold (Cortex-A76) CPU cores clocking at 3.15GHz and four Kryo 495 Silver (Cortex-A55) CPU cores working at 1.8GHz. The SoC will include 718MHz Adreno 680 graphics which is also available with the Snapdragon 8cx. It is unclear whether there is any change in the speed of the GPU as Qualcomm has never revealed the clocking speed of the Adreno 680 graphics.

In October 2019, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro X 2-in-1 convertible PC. The device came with a slightly improved version of the Snapdragon 8cx. The custom chip was dubbed as Microsoft SQ1 since it was exclusively made available on the Surface Pro X.

The Snapdragon 8cx Plus is expected to deliver faster performance than Microsoft SQ1. Since there is no official information available on the Snapdragon 8cx Plus, it is advisable to digest the report with a grain of salt.

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A few weeks ago, Lenovo announced the Yoga Duet 7i and the Ideapad Duet 3i which are sort of its answers to Microsoft’s own Surface Pro and Surface Go respectively. If you want something along the line of the Surface Pro X, then the new Lenovo Flex 5G has got you covered.

The Lenovo Flex 5G as the name says has support for 5G connectivity but that is just one of its key features. Powering it is the Snapdragon 8cx, the most powerful chipset made for Always-On, Always-Connected PCs. The chipset is paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage.

You get a 14” FHD touch-display with 400 nits of brightness. As you can see in the images, the Lenovo Flex 5G boasts pretty slim bezels and has a 360° hinge, so you can use it in tablet mode. The 2-in-1 device ships with Windows 10 Pro.

For ports, the device has two USB-C 3.1 ports and a headphone + microphone combo port. It also has a nano-SIM slot and a fingerprint reader. The keyboard has a backlight and Lenovo says the 60Wh battery can last up to 24 hours. The 2-in-2 supports 45W charging over USB-C.

The Lenovo Flex 5G will be sold via Verizon in the US for $1399 or $58.33 per month for 24 months. The carrier will include a USB-C Hub, Incase Sleeve, and a Logitech Pebble mouse along with the computer. You will also get a free year of Microsoft 365 too.

Lenovo says other markets such as the UK, Switzerland, and China will get the Lenovo Flex 5G later but as the Lenovo Yoga 5G which actually is its real name.

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A new Lenovo laptop has been spotted on GeekBench database. The device is listed with the name Lenovo Invalid which is obviously a codename. The most spectacular feature of the device is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx SoC which it packs. The new chipset was announced by Qualcomm for laptops in December last year. The chipset is touted to bring twice the performance of its previous chip, the Snapdragon 850. It also comes with 60% better battery life and a number of new features such as H.265 and dual 4K monitor support.

The Lenovo Invalid is also listed to have a massive 16GB of RAM onboard. On the single core test, the device scores 3154 points while on the multi-core, it reaches 10533 points.

While we can’t say for sure which device this is, it looks like Lenovo’s first 5G Always Connected PC dubbed “Project Limitless”Project Limitless”. The laptop is the product of a partnership between Qualcomm and the world’s largest laptop manufacturer. It is said to run on a 45 watt-hour battery and will have a 5G modem alongside the Qualcomm 8cx SoC.

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Samsung’s event for announcing the Galaxy Note 10 series of premium flagship smartphones was also used to unleash the Galaxy Book S notebook. It has arrived as the successor for the Galaxy Book 2 laptop. The super-slim device is backed by the Snapdragon 8cx mobile platform and it runs on Windows 10.

Samsung Galaxy Book S Specifications and Features

The lightweight Galaxy Book S that features an aluminum body only weighs 0.96kg and it measures 305.2 x 203.2 x 6.2 – 11.8mm. The device houses a 13.3-inch TFT touchscreen display that supports an aspect ratio of 16:9 and full HD resolution. The display is surrounded by slim bezels to users with more screen space.

The Snapdragon 8cx is a 7nm chipset that fuels the Galaxy Book S along with 8 GB of RAM. The SoC was announced in December 2018 and the Galaxy Book S is the first device to feature it. It comes in two storage models such as 256 GB and 512 GB. There is a microSD card slot on the device for more storage. There is a 42Wh battery on the device that can last for up to 23 hours of video playback. The laptop supports Quick Charge 2.0 and Power Delivery 2.0. By charging the device once, the laptop can last almost for a day.

The Galaxy Book S runs on Windows 10 Home/Pro OS. The connectivity features that are available on the device include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C and GPS. There are no other connectivity ports on the device. With LTE connectivity onboard, users can always stay connected to the web even when Wi-Fi is unavailable. Users can securely sign into the device through a fingerprint scanner that is powered with Windows Hello feature.

The Galaxy Book S notebook has an HD camera for video calls. It is fitted with AKG tuned stereo speakers. For immersive audio experience, the laptop is equipped with Dolby Atmos technology.

Samsung Galaxy Book S Price and Availability

The Galaxy Book S comes in two color option such as Earthly Gold and Mercury Gray. It carries a starting price of $999 and it will be made available for buying in the US by fall.

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