The Snapdragon X2 Plus offers much of what's in the higher-end X2 Elite, but the Plus versions are destined for more affordable, everyday AI-focused Windows laptops. I've been reviewing hardware and ...

Back in September, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chipsets for Windows on Arm laptops, and today it's introducing the cheaper option in the portfolio, the ...

PCWorld reports that Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 Plus processor targets midrange Windows on Arm laptops with 10-core and 6-core configurations priced around $799. The X2 Plus delivers 35% better ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers the consumer tech beat for Forbes. Qualcomm announced its next-generation Snapdragon X2 Elite chips at the ...

CES tends to bring a wave of news from chipmakers, and Qualcomm has used this year's event to announce the Snapdragon X2 Plus laptop processor. This is a more modest version of the flagship Snapdragon ...

I have immersed myself in the tech world for over five years, focusing my efforts on providing readers with in-depth reviews of gadgets. Exploring the ins and outs of the latest tech has been quite a ...

At CES 2026, the big maker of mobile chips teased details—and some benchmarks—for its new mainstream Snapdragon processor family for laptops, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. Here's how it shapes up versus a ...

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But that doesn't mean they're not worth considering. Even if Qualcomm's performance claims are very optimistic, a CPU single-core uplift of 35% is nothing to be sniffed at. This increase comes about ...

Snapdragon X2 Plus joins Elite and Elite Extreme. Snapdragon X2 Plus joins Elite and Elite Extreme. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 ...

The Snapdragon X2 Series processors, designed to power Windows 11 PCs using Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC brand, are part of Qualcomm’s revitalized push to take CPU market share away from Intel and AMD—and ...

Winners & losers: Qualcomm is expanding its Arm-based Windows laptop push with the Snapdragon X2 Plus lineup and is using new benchmark data to claim the chips can outperform current AMD and Intel ...