Qualcomm is introducing the Snapdragon C platform to power entry-tier laptops priced around $300. The target buyers include students, families, and small businesses. The platform is positioned as raising expectations for budget laptop performance, emphasizing all-day battery life, lag-free operation, and fanless, cool-running designs. Snapdragon C is an Arm-based system-on-chip that includes an integrated NPU, but it is not intended to meet Copilot+ PC requirements. Qualcomm has not disclosed CPU core count or GPU details, and it uses custom Kryo-based cores rather than the Oryon cores found in higher-end laptop silicon. A full specification sheet is expected around Computex as vendor partners announce products.
"Qualcomm is adding to its line-up of Arm-based system-on-chip (SoC) processors with the Snapdragon C platform. This is designed to power entry-tier laptops targeting buyers such as students, families, and small businesses, with a starting price stated as "about $300 or so.""
""With Snapdragon C, we're now raising the bar of what budget-conscious laptop buyers should expect," said senior director of product management Mandar Deshpande, promising all-day battery life, lag-free performance, and fanless, cool-running designs."
"Qualcomm is curiously tight-lipped about the chip's specifications, declining to disclose CPU core count or GPU details. Deshpande confirmed only that the cores are a custom design based on the Kryo architecture from its smartphone chips rather than the Oryon cores used in its higher-end laptop silicon."
"Snapdragon C includes an integrated NPU, though Deshpande said this "is not built to scale up to the Copilot+ requirements," something budget buyers are unlikely to lose sleep over."
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