By Kevin Lee
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 might be known as the latest and greatest mobile platform powering the Samsung Galaxy S8, but at Computex 2017, it’s the catalyst for the next wave of Windows 10 devices.
But, beyond seeing a ton of new laptops, tablets and 2-in-1s, Qualcomm’s vice president of global product marketing Don McGuire claims the Snapdragon 835 will cause a fundamental shift in the way we use our PCs.
“We came up with these basic principles, the next generation of the PC should be beyond fast, easy to use, portable, convenient and connected like a smartphone,” McGuire tells TechRadar. McGuire also believes that solving the PC battery life pain point is critical.
“We’re about to change the rules of a longstanding game by shifting the entire dialogue from CPU/GPU centric peak benchmarking and speeds and feeds, to the concept of ubiquitous connectivity, anywhere, anytime combined with beyond all day battery life and the Windows 10 experiences people know and love,” he says. “The days of being LAN dependent for your connection, unsatisfied by overpromised and under delivered battery life and of ‘not so’ connected standby will be over.”
The key behind this fundamental change is the integrated design of Snapdragon 835, …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components