Qualcomm introduced a number of recent services, together with its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, on the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on Tuesday. The firm additionally unveiled a brand new cross-platform know-how that permits for seamless linking of a number of units in a single ecosystem. Snapdragon Seamless, the corporate mentioned, permits Android, Windows and Snapdragon units utilizing different working methods to find one another, share peripherals and knowledge.
While Microsoft Windows features a Phone Link function, Android units and PCs are nonetheless fairly some steps behind the sleek cross platforming linking between an iPhone and a Mac. Over the years, Apple has developed a wholesome ecosystem between its units, so linking two or extra Apple merchandise and proceed utilizing its companies throughout units stays seamless. With Snapdragon Seamless, Qualcomm makes an attempt to convey an identical degree of connectivity between Snapdragon-powered cellular units and Windows PC.
With the know-how, supported units can be simply capable of uncover one another and work as a single built-in system, Qualcomm mentioned in its press launch. The firm mentioned that always units from completely different producers don’t talk with one another easily, thus lowering shopper selection and creating lock-in the place customers really feel caught with one producer so their units can work collectively. “With Snapdragon Seamless, device manufacturers and OS partners can enhance and extend their multi-device experiences for consumers,” the discharge mentioned.
Snapdragon Seamless could make mice and keyboard work easily throughout PCs, telephones and tablets. It may even enable customers to tug and drop information and lively home windows throughout units. It may also enable earbuds to change intelligently primarily based on the precedence of the audio supply.
Qualcomm mentioned that Microsoft, Android, Xiaomi, ASUS, Honor, Lenovo, and OPPO, amongst others, are collaborating with the corporate to create multi-device cross platform experiences enabled by Snapdragon Seamless. The service will arrive on international gadget platforms later this yr, however no particular rollout window was talked about.
According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon Seamless is integrated into its cellular platforms, together with its newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3; its latest PC platform, Snapdragon X Elite, and its wearable and hearable platforms. The cross-platform know-how may even be prolonged to XR, Auto and IoT platforms sooner or later.
At the Snapdragon Summit, the corporate unveiled its newest flagship cellular platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, bringing a number of recent generative AI options and 240 fps gaming help. Qualcomm additionally introduced its new Snapdragon X Elite platform for PCs, exhibiting off spectacular numbers, together with 50 % “faster peak multi-threaded performance” when in comparison with Apple Silicon M2, and as much as twice the CPU efficiency in comparison with Intel Core i7-13800H.
