RE: Lenovo And Qualcomm Introduce A Laptop That Has An ARM But No Leg

clem57 — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 19:10:26 GMT

I am impressed to say the least. Here are the specs:

Latest DirectX 12 API

Advanced Camera and Video capabilities: Cinema core with VP9 & H.265 decoder and 2nd Gen HDR Playback; High efficiency video encoder
Dual 4K external displays
Connected Standby / Instant On
Multi-gigabit speeds for virtually seamless cloud connectivity/computing: up to 2Gbps LTE
Location Aware for app accuracy
Wi-Fi: MU-MIMO, Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi, Dual-band simultaneous (DBS), Integrated baseband
4th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine
Enhanced voice assistant experiences for Alexa and Cortana with Qualcomm Aqstic technology
Supports all versions Windows 10 (Enterprise, Pro, Home)
Improved crypto-security
Remote management and location awareness for enterprise efficiency
Advanced location features:
Low Power Geofencing and Tracking
Sensor-assisted Navigation
Pedestrian Navigation
Sensors: Qualcomm All-Ways Aware[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] technology
Charging: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Quick Charge[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] 4+ technology

Specifications

5G Chipset: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Snapdragon[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] X55 Modem

5G Technology: 5G NR

5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G/4G spectrum sharing

5G Modes: FDD, TDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone)

5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO

5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO

5G Peak Download Speed: 7 Gbps

5G Peak Upload Speed: 3 Gbps

5G RF: 100 MHz envelope tracking, Adaptive antenna tuning

CPU

CPU Cores: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Kryo[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] 495 CPU, Octa-core CPU

CPU Architecture: 64-bit

Process

Process Technology: 7 nm

DSP

DSP Technology: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Hexagon[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] 690 Processor, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] technology

Cellular Modem

Modem Name: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Snapdragon[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] X24 LTE modem

LTE Category

Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 20

LTE Downlink Features

Downlink LTE Streams: Maximum 20 spatial streams

Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 7x20 MHz carrier aggregation

Downlink LTE MIMO: Up to 4x4 MIMO on five carriers, Full-Dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO)

Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM

LTE Uplink Features

Uplink Technology: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Snapdragon[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] Upload+, Uplink Data Compression (UDC)

Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation

Uplink LTE Streams: Up to 2x 106Mbps LTE streams

Uplink QAM: Up to 256-QAM

LTE Speed

LTE Peak Download Speed: 2 Gbps

LTE Peak Upload Speed: 316 Mbps

Cellular Technology

Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ad, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 60 GHz

MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0

NFC

Near Field Communications: Supported

Location

Satellite Systems Support: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS

Location Support: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Location

Global Emergency Services Support: Assisted GPS, OTDOA (LTE-based positioning)

RFFE: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] RF Front-End (RFFE) solution, High-power transmit (HPUE), Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Adaptive Antenna Tuning

USB

USB Version: USB 3.1

Camera

Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm Spectra[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] 390 image signal processor, Dual 14-bit ISPs

Dual Camera: Up to 16 MP

Single Camera: Up to 32 MP

Video Capture (30 FPS): 4K HDR video capture, 4K Ultra HD video capture

Slow Motion Video Capture: 720p @ 480 FPS

Video

Video Playback: Up 4K HDR @ 120fps

Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP9

Video Software: Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture, Up to 10-bits per color video capture

Display

Max On-Device Display: 4K Ultra HD

Max External Display: Two 4K Displays

General Audio

Audio Technology: Qualcomm TrueWireless[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] Technology, Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Broadcast Audio technology, Qualcomm Aqstic[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] audio technology, Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] aptX[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] audio technology

Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] aptX[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] audio playback support: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] aptX[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733], Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] aptX[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] HD

Audio Playback

Channel output: Surround Sound

Speaker protection: Speaker protection

GPU

GPU Name: Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Adreno[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] 680 GPU

API Support: DX12

Memory

Memory speed: 2133MHz

Memory Type: LPDDR4x, 8 channels

Storage

SSD: NVME SSD

UFS: UFS 3.0

*Requires network connection and compatible network.
** Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors
Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Adreno, Qualcomm Aqstic, Qualcomm Kryo, Qualcomm AI Engine, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware, Qualcomm Quick Charge, Qualcomm Hexagon, Qualcomm Snapdragon Upload+, Qualcomm Spectra, Qualcomm RF Front End, Qualcomm Adaptive Antenna Tuning, Qualcomm Location, Qualcomm Spectra, Qualcomm TrueWireless, Qualcomm Broadcast Audio and Qualcomm aptX are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

From: https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-8cx-compute-platform

My summary:

Qualcomm[emoticon:6abd1cb2558648488dbea31d006afc59] Kryo[emoticon:7d377b609b6f44bf9290e3d8a0b9a733] 495 CPU, Octa-core CPU.

A 7nm process tech chip with incredible 7-watt TDP allowing multiple days on 1 battery charge.

The new Adreno 680(GPU), which doubles the memory interface from 64 bits to 128 bits.

Clem

RE: Lenovo And Qualcomm Introduce A Laptop That Has An ARM But No Leg

jomoenginer — Thu, 30 May 2019 06:49:59 GMT

Aren't many Chromebooks using an ARM processor?

The Snapdragon 8c is interesting and the Adreno 680 GPU is impressive supporting OpenGL-ES 3.2 and Direct3D 12 for Windows. It has been interesting to see the evolution of the ARM processor where even HP took a shot, or Moonshot, at creating an ARM based server. I think it is just a matter of time when these start taking a bigger chunk out of the Intel hold on the CPU market. I do believe they have an ARM fab somewhere I suppose just to be ready.

At a lower end, I've had my eye on a Pinebook Pro which sports a Rockchip RK3399 SOC with Mali T860 MP4 GPU at a $199 US price range.