Here’s a list of Snapdragon X Elite-powered laptops: Samsung, HP, Microsoft, & More

Sean — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:14:39 +0000

Over the last couple of months, various PC brands have unveiled new laptops that feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip. This processor was launched last year and promised to offer impressive energy efficiency, great performance, and advanced AI capabilities. So here’s a list of all the notebooks from various brands that feature this chipset.

Acer

Back in May 2024, Acer unveiled the Swift 14 AI which is a new laptop model. This features Qualcomm’s high-end laptop chipset, the Snapdragon X Elite SoC. It arrives with a 14.5-inch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 120Hz refresh rate. The symbols on the trackpad and the laptop’s display lid are illuminated when Microsoft Copilot is being used. This model was announced for a 1,099 US Dollar price tag and is set to go on sale in August 2024.

ASUS

ASUS also has its very own Snapdragon X Elite offering. The company unveiled the Vivobook S 15 OLED last month. Previous iteration of this model ran on the Intel Meteor Lake-H chipset, but now, it also comes with the flagship ARM chipset for notebooks. This model is the brand-new ASUS AI PC, bringing a personalized AI experience based on the needs of the user. As the name suggests, it sports a 120Hz OLED HDR display.

Dell

Dell recently expanded its laptop offering with a new range of laptops with new Snapdragon X series chips. These models span across XPS, Inspiron, and Latitude series that target various needs and budgets. While the XPS 13 and Inspiron 14 Plus are powered by the Snapdragon X Plus, the Latitude 7455 and Latitude 5455 models have the Snapdragon X Elite options as well. The Latitude 7455 sports a QHD+ touchscreen display and cutting-edge Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 technology, with optional 5G network support for seamless connectivity. These are set to launch later this year.

HP

Earlier today (19th June 2024), HP unveiled two new AI-powered laptops in India. This is the new EliteBook Ultra and the OmniBook X which first launched in the global market earlier this year. Both of these offer Snapdragon X Elite processor with Adreno graphics.

The duo comes with a dedicated NPU to accelerate AI related tasks locally on the system. HP’s Snapdragon X Elite powered notebooks feature the PolyCamera Pro which offers virtual interactions and AI filters like spotlight and auto framing. HP’s EliteBook Ultra has a 1699 US Dollar price tag, while the OmniBook X costs 1,149 US Dollars.

Lenovo

Similar to HP, Lenovo also has two notebooks that feature Snapdragon X Elite. This includes the Yoga Slim 7x 14 Gen 9 and the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6. The former is a thin and light notebook that weighs 1.28 kilograms, while the latter is built for working professionals and also has an ultra light weight of 1.24 kilograms. The Yoga Slim 7x 14 sports a 14.5-inch 3K 90Hz OLED panel.

Meanwhile, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 sports a 14-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS panel. Talking about the pricing, the Yoga model is currently on pre-order on Lenovo’s website for 1,289 US Dollars. The upcoming ThinkPad option is also on pre-order on the brand’s website for 2,699 US Dollars. There is also a Yoga Air 14s Q8X9 in the works with the same chipset.

Microsoft

Microsoft unveiled two Copilot+ PCs in the market, which include the Surface Laptop 7th Edition and Surface Pro 11th Edition. These are powered by the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus chips. The Pro model is expected to offer a 120Hz OLED panel and both entries may come with an overhauled design, thin bezels, and more improvements.

Samsung

The South Korean tech giant just announced its first Snapdragon X Elite laptop this week. It is the new Galaxy Book 4 Edge, which features a 14-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x touchscreen display. This model promises to offer great battery life and portability for those who need performance on the go. It promises to offer up to 18 hours of battery life on a single full charge. It has a starting price tag of 1,349 US Dollars and is available for purchase.

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Some Redmi G Pro 2024 Notebooks Could Feature Snapdragon X Elite Processor

Simranpal Singh — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 08:57:23 +0000

Xiaomi is all set to renew its Redmi G Pro Series laptops with the latest hardware and features. Surprisingly, the new notebooks in the same series could come with the recently launched Snapdragon X Elite processor. As per the Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the new Snapdragon processor could launch on thin notebooks. Whereas, the remaining laptop series will bundle Intel processors with dedicated graphics card units.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite seems quite promising if we consider the recent leaks and the company’s claims. It marks the company’s bold entry into the laptop SoC market. This chip aims to have a significant impact on the Windows laptop market thanks to the unique Qualcomm CPU core, Oryon. Qualcomm compared the Snapdragon X Elite to Intel, AMD, and Apple CPUs in a benchmarking session. The SoC has a mix of high-performance and efficiency cores, and early findings show competitive performance in single-threaded tasks. The chip’s success will depend on real-world usage and competition in the evolving landscape.

Redmi G Pro 2024 Specifications (Rumored)

Featuring some exciting advancements, the source also reveals the presence of an Intel i5-14500HX processor coupled with 16GB of DDR5 RAM and the RTX 4060 GPU. There’s also a Redmi G Pro 2024 model that comprises the high-end Intel i9-14900HX coupled with the same 16GB DDR5 RAM and the RTX 4050 GPU.

Well, we expect more details to surface before the official announcement of the Redmi G Pro 2024 Series laptops. However, it was recently spotted on Geekbench featuring the Intel 05-14500HX processor with the RTX 4060 graphics card. It managed to get an 87385 score on the benchmarks.

Further, the benchmark detailed the processor, the Intel i5 – 14500HX which coupled 6 big cores and 8 small cores with a turbo boost up to 4.9 GHz. The model that appeared on Geekbench packs 16GB of DDR5 RAM.

Moreover, the same Redmi G Pro 2024 was spotted on Geekbench last month with the Intel i9 – 14900HX processor, which carries 24 cores.

The new Xiaomi Redmi G Series 2024 laptops will see a full design overhaul. We await some renders and live photos before the launch to see the detailed changes in design. Xiaomi introduced the Redmi G Pro laptop in 2022 with a 16-inch 2.5K LCD and 240Hz refresh rate. It has an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H CPU an RTX 3060 GPU, 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 512GB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

As per the benchmarks and the leaks, major improvements and changes are coming to the Redmi G Pro series this year.

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