As promised, Qualcomm has announced a new processor dedicated to Windows in the form of the Snapdragon 850. We’ve got all the details from Computex 2018 in Taipei.<\/b>
\nNow a year into its foray into the world of Windows, Qualcomm has announced its first Snapdragon processor dedicated to Microsoft\u2019s world famous operating system. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the Snapdragon 850 Mobile Compute Platform.
Until now, we\u2019ve only seen a handful of devices running Windows on a Snapdragon chip. While they were a sort of proof of concept, we now have a brand-new (sort of) chipset optimised for running Windows instead of Android.
The Snapdragon 850 will usher in the second-generation of the \u2018always on, always connected PC\u2019. It\u2019s something Qualcomm promised at its 5G Summit last year.
While a new processor doesn\u2019t exactly have a release date, we do know that devices running the Snapdragon 850 are expected to launch \u2018towards the end of the year\u2019, according to Qualcomm.
So the models running the 835 – the HP Envy x2, Asus NovaGo and Lenovo Miix 630 – are still relevant, but consumers may well want to wait for the next ones.
Price tags for these Snapdragon 850 laptops and tablets remains a mystery for now but Qualcomm says there will be a \u2018range of prices\u2019.
At the Qualcomm press conference in Taipei, Samsung made an appearance to say that it will make a device with the Snapdragon 850. Whether or not it will launch in the UK is another matter.
Although this is a new model number of Snapdragon, the processor \u2013 or Mobile Compute Platform as Qualcomm prefers to call it \u2013 is actually a Snapdragon 845 that\u2019s been tweaked and optimised for Windows.
One of the headline features of the 850 is better performance, with Qualcomm promising a 30 percent jump, no less, when compared to the 835 .
That makes sense considering the age of the 835 but the 850 is a supped up version of the 845, built on the 2nd-generation of 10nm process.
It\u2019s got even higher clock speeds, with the Kyro 385 CPU going up to 2.95GHz \u2013 and there\u2019s less throttling, too.
Included in the performance is 20 percent faster LTE speeds thanks to the X20 modem \u2013 2nd-gen to be precise so up to 1.2Gbps, but that\u2019s all theoretical so we\u2019re more fussed about the next upgrade, longevity.
Soldering on for hours and hours was a real highlight of Windows devices running on Snapdragon 835 \u2013 our benchmark on the HP Envy x2 went over 20 hours \u2013 but that\u2019s going to get even better with the 850.
Qualcomm says to expect a 20 percent increase in battery life so we could see results of over 26 hours. The firm says up to 25 hours so describes it as \u2018multi-day\u2019 compared to \u2018beyond all-day\u2019.
Aimed at being for play as well as work horses, device with Snapdragon 850 will have enhanced entertainment.
This includes virtual surround sound, native DSD support, aptX HD as well as 4K capture \u2013 thanks to Qualcomm Aqstic.
The Snapdragon 850 devices will launch with Windows 10 April Update (RS4) and you\u2019d hope so considering they aren\u2019t arriving for a few months.
This means increased app compatibility and the platform will be compatible with the 64bit Win32 SDK to enable native ARM64 programs.
Last and hopefully not least is some artificial intelligence with support for the Microsoft Machine Learning SDK. This will enable developers to create with AI in mind.
This will also be hardware accelerated for a smoother experience.<\/p>\n

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