Snapdragon X Elite Laptops – Complete List of Laptops to Buy (2024)
May. 21, 20241. Surface Laptop 7th Edition and Surface Pro 11th Edition
Microsoft has launched two Copilot+ PCs includingSurface Laptop 7th Edition and Surface Pro 11th Editionfor consumers, powered by Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus processors. While Microsoft has not disclosed the exact SKU of X Elite, it’s likely using theX1E-80-100(12-core CPU) variant (revealed from the Geekbench listing), which is the second-most powerful chip in the lineup.
The X1E-80-100 variant offers a dual-core boost of up to 4.0GHz. The new Surface Pro also features a 120Hz OLED display on the X Elite variant. And both Surface devices have received a design overhaul, having thin bezels, rounded display, and improved haptic trackpad.
Just after the launch of Surface devices, Asus has also joined in and launched its first Snapdragon X Elite laptop aka Copilot+ PC. The Asus Vivobook S 15 features theX1E-78-100variant which offers a maximum frequency of up to 3.4GHz. It also features a 120Hz OLED HDR display.
Lenovo has showcased two Snapdragon-edition laptops including theLenovo Yoga Slim 7xand Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6. They feature the third chipset in the Snapdragon X Elite lineup (X1E-78-100). It also comes with 12 CPU cores, but you don’t get a dual-core boost on any cores.
Samsung has released itsGalaxy Book4 Edgelaptop with the most powerful variant of the Snapdragon X Elite processor. It packs the top-of-the-lineX1E-84-100processor, which is said to consume around 80W. You get a dual-core boost up to 4.2GHz on the top-end variant.
It also has a laptop with the second-most powerful variant, the X1E-80-100. Besides that, it packs 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of eUFS storage. What’s interesting here is that Samsung is bundling a 50-inch 4K TV with the purchase of Galaxy Book4 Edge. In some regions, it’s throwing a Samsung tablet for free.
Dell has announced itsXPS 13 laptopwith the second-most powerful variant (X1E-80-100) of the Snapdragon X Elite lineup. And the new Dell Inspiron 14 Plus packs the Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100). You get 512GB of NVMe SSD and 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. On the XPS 13, you get a beautiful FHD+ 120Hz display.
Apart from that, the company has announced that Dell Latitude 7455 is going to launch pretty soon. It will pack Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100) and Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100) chipsets in different variants.
Acer has released its first Snapdragon X Elite laptop with the Swift lineup. The Acer Swift 14 AI comes in different models packing the third-variant (X1E-78-100) of the Snapdragon X Elite processor and Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100). The X Elite offers no dual-core boost but brings 12 CPU cores, clocked up to 3.4GHz. And the X Plus packs 10 CPU cores, clocked at 3.4GHz.
HP has also developed the next-gen Copilot+ PCs. The HP OmniBook X 14 and HP EliteBook Ultra G1q feature the Snapdragon X Elite processor (X1E-78-100). The laptops are lightweight and thin, as expected from an ultrabook. HP says its Copilot+ PCs offer a battery life of up to 26 hours.
So these are the Copilot+ PCs we have found from various OEMs who have launched laptops with the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors. As more laptop makers introduce their Snapdragon-edition laptops, we will add them to our list. So stay tuned with us!
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