At Computex, Qualcomm fully unveiled its collab effort with Lenovo called Project Limitless, which it coins as the world's first Snapdragon-powered, 5G-capable PC.
The device, purpose-built for PCs that offers 5G connectivity, says the two companies, runs on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform, which supports both 4G and 5G connectivity, pairs a Qualcomm Adreno 680 GPU with the Qualcomm Kryo 495 chip. It's got a battery life that can last for several days on a single charge, adds Qualcomm.
Project Limitless
The laptop should perhaps come as little surprise, as it was teased back earlier this year during the Mobile World Congress. What makes this different from other Snapdragon-powered laptops released previously is the aforementioned 8cx platform, which is supposed to offer "ultra-low latency, remarkable performance, battery life and 5G connectivity that will revolutionize the way we work and play," according Johnson Jia, SVP of Lenovo's PC Business Group.
Qualcomm says Project Limitless will pave the way for "new, transformative user experiences for both consumers and enterprise." That gives a rough idea on who Qualcomm is positioning this device toward — regular users and those in business.
Project Limitless 5G
While 5G is still largely an "on the cards" type of innovation, its arrival is becoming more and more imminent. Which is why Qualcomm aims to future-proof Project Limitless by making it compatible with potential 5G implementations that might come in the future. In one of its examples, Qualcomm says Project Limitless could use its built-in artificial intelligence and combine that with 5G connectivity to translate foreign languages in real time.
Why would one need 5G on a PC, exactly? Well, one of the most crucial facets of 5G is speed, of course, and if properly implemented, bandwidth-heavy tasks could become more seamless, including downloading large files or sending them to colleagues. Project partners, for instance, can collaborate online while editing video footage and then upload the finished film almost instantly. Downloading a full-length film might take just a few minutes, as is downloading an entire season of one's favorite show on Netflix.
"The Snapdragon 8cx's ultra-low latency, extreme performance, and extreme connectivity work together to make this possible," says Qualcomm.
Project Limitless Price And Release Date
Neither Qualcomm nor Lenovo has hinted at a possible release date or pricing, however. More information will come in early 2020, as XDA Developers reports.
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