It's no secret that Qualcomm has been working on entering the PC market for some time. Their first major attempt at doing so was with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 system-on-chip for the Always Connected Windows 10 on ARM devices. We've seen hints that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845may be coming to detachable Chromebooks for which Qualcomm has teased. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 was announced earlier this month as a successor to the Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC System, but we haven't yet seen it in action on laptops. Now, we're hearing that Qualcomm's goals are even bigger than before: They're reportedly working on a Snapdragon 1000 SoC that could even end up in desktop PCs.
According to an earlier report by WinFuture, ASUS was working in tandem with the company to release a Windows 10 on ARM device powered by it (codenamed Primus). Windows 10 on ARM aims to bring a full-fledged Windows experience to ARM chips, and we first saw it in a tech demo powered by the Snapdragon 820. Now WinFuture has shared more details on the upcoming Mobile PC platform. The report states that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 series may rival the Intel Y and U series for Windows 10 PCs—beating the Intel Atom and Intel Celeron processors.
Qualcomm's latest Mobile PC platform: the Snapdragon 850
The Intel Y and Intel U series are both aimed at ultrabooks. The Intel Y series tend to have significantly lower clock speeds than the Intel U series, but both are aimed at providing great performance with low power draw. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000 reportedly reaches about 12w of power draw, which puts it in the territory of stronger x86 processors. Interestingly, the Snapdragon 1000 would be the first ARM chip to be socketed and not soldered to a board. This could mean that, in theory, you could build your own computer with a Qualcomm chip on board.
A Windows 10 on ARM device running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 platform.
The Snapdragon 1000 isn't ready for market yet, but it's clear what direction the company is taking with these chipsets. Though there is one curveball and it's called "Andromeda." We've heard that codename thrown around before when there were rumors about a potential Android and Chrome OS merger. The name here references a similar project for what could be a planned hybrid smartphone and PC.
Finally comes the size of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1000. Bigger than any other ARM processor to date, the Snapdragon 1000 is around 20mm by 15mm. Other Snapdragon chips are around 12.4mm by 12.4mm, so it's significantly bigger. That explains the larger power draw, and why heat may be an issue depending on the size and design of the device it's running on, though it might not be necessary to have an active coolant on board.
After the Redmi 6 Pro smartphone, now official images of Mi Pad 4 from Xiaomi surfaces online in China. The handset is set to be introduced on 25th of June along with Redmi 6 Pro. The company already confirmed 8-inch display on the device and now it also confirmed that the Mi Pad 4 will be featuring AI Face unlock. The handset is rumored to be priced at 1499 Yuan in China (approx US$ 230) for the 4GB RAM variant while the bigger 6GB RAM variant could be priced at 1999 Yuan (approx US$ 307).
The tablet will feature 16:10 aspect ratio on its 8-inch screen although earlier news suggested it to be 18:9. Under the hood, there will be an Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) coupled with Adreno 512 GPU. This tablet will be available in 4GB + 64 GB storage option as well as 6GB + 128 GB. Out of the box, this device will be featuring Android 8.1 Oreo with the companies own MIUI on top.
On the camera front, there is a 13MP camera sensor on the rear with an f/2 aperture size and it will be accompanied with a 5MP camera on the front with f/2.0 aperture while the sensor used here is Samsung S5K5E8 sensor. The tablet will feature a big 6000mAh battery on the rear and will also support 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11.ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.0 and many more. There is a Type-C USB port and nothing is mentioned if it will be featuring fast charging technology.
Well, we need to wait for few more days for the company to officially announce this tablet into the market, where we will get the exact pricing of the device and also about the global availability. Are you interested in getting this Tablet? Comment in the section below and stay tuned to Android Advices for more news and updates.
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