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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8C and 7C. These products are for Windows laptops. Mainly by expanding the entry-only lineup, it appeals to the fact that it has smart phone power-saving performance and always-on mobile Internet connectivity to notebooks at various price points.
Snapdragon 7c sms for $400 laptop. It is mainly trying to replace the low-cost notebook CPU with the Snapdragon platform. Compared to competing models such as Intel, the battery life is up to double, and the X15 LTE modem provides always-on LTE connection at the level of a smartphone. In addition, Windows 10 supports the latest AI acceleration, so the AI processing power is 5 TOPS, so it can execute 5 inquiry commands per second.
Snapdragon 8c is for $700 laptops. Compared to the Snapdragon 850, the performance increased to 30% and the AI performance increased to 6 TOPS. LTE connection is supported up to 2Gbps. Qualcomm announced last year to suppress the performance of the Snapdragon 8cx lower version, and it does not support 5G connection such as X50 modem.
However, in the case of an application program operating by adopting the ARM architecture on a smartphone, only the basic window application program for ARM and the 32-bit window application program are available. 64-bit Windows applications do not work. Therefore, applications that only provide 64-bit for professional use, such as Adobe Lightroom, cannot work. It can be said that it is for casual notebook users rather than professionals.
Meanwhile, Qualcomm also announced Snapdragon XR2, a SoC for AR and VR that supports 5G. It is said that several OEMs are already planning to commercialize it by installing it on an AR VR headset.
Snapdragon XR2 is the brain of a standalone AR/VR headset. The previous model, the Snapdragon XR1 and its base, the Snapdragon 835, have been installed in various VR headsets such as Oculus Quest. Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 is also equipped with Snapdragon 850.
The characteristics of Snapdragon XR2 are that it raises specifications and supports 5G. The CPU and GPU performance has doubled compared to the previous XR1 or 835, and it is said to be able to process up to 11 times faster than the previous model, such as object recognition and 3D reconstruction depth detection with a new AI engine.
Not only that, it can also drive 7 cameras simultaneously. In addition, it is also equipped with a processor dedicated to computer vision, which a computer identifies with a camera image, for the first time on an AR/VR platform. This can be used to precisely track the movement of the user’s head, eyes, and hands. You can also place virtual objects in AR space to touch or move them.
Display quality also supports 3K, 90 frame display on one side, and 8K 60 frame video playback is possible. 4K supports 120 frames, HDR10 and +. In addition, it has a function that alerts you to changes in the virtual space when external changes occur during the game. For example, if the baby is crying next to you, it will alert you that the baby is crying even in the virtual screen. This is the use of a technology that identifies the user environment from external sounds through deep learning.
It is explained that the Snapdragon XR2 supports 5G and can greatly expand the processing power of the main body by linking the edge and the cloud with 5G’s unique large-capacity low-latency communication. It can be used in games and telepresence. 5G is a form of non-standalone, 5G NSA that additionally builds a 5G network on top of an LTE control base.
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