Microsoft announced its first set of Copilot+ branded PCs, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus chip ahead of its annual developer conference, happening today. Besides, several top personal computer brands such as Dell, Lenovo, and Asus also unveiled their solutions, based on the same chipset. While some of these machines are already on pre-order, most of them will be available for purchase in markets like the US starting June 18, and these PCs will cost at least $999. Here is a look at the new ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite and the Snapdragon X Plus powered Copilot+ PCs launching in the next few days: Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Laptop Higher performance, longer battery life, and blazing NPU speed with AI-powered apps.⚡ Everything you need, all in one place – meet the next generation of Surface Laptop. #CopilotPCs Pre-order Surface Laptop today. pic.twitter.com/pNwOemtub6 — Microsoft Surface (@surface) May 20, 2024 Microsoft has announced two new Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus powered laptops - Surface Pro and the Surface Laptop. The Copilot+ variant of the Surface Laptop is available in two screen sizes - 13.8-inch and 15-inch with touch, both featuring either the new laptop chip from Qualcomm. The 15-inch variant claims to offer 22 hours of video playback on a single charge - the longest battery life ever reported on a Surface Laptop. Other specifications of this machine include support for up to three 4K resolution external displays, a Copilot key, an FHD Surface Studio camera, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and up to 64 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. Compared to the previous generation model, the new Surface Laptop is said to be up to 80 per cent faster. Similarly, the new Surface Pro comes with a 13-inch display with an option for an OLED panel, a detachable keyboard, a quad-HD front-facing camera along with an ultra-HD rear-facing camera. It is said to offer up to 32 GB RAM and up to 1 TB storage. It also gets Wi-Fi 7 with optional 5G connectivity. On a single charge, the Surface Pro is said to offer up to 14 hours of video playback time. Acer’s Swift 14 AI Your new enigmatic ally for work- Swift 14 AI! Crafted in a thin and light aluminium chassis, fitted with your smartest AI assistant- Copilot+ PC, and @Snapdragon X Elite performance prowess 💪 Your daily grind is now supported by @Windows 11 PC! pic.twitter.com/Ry2tbnjbmL — Acer (@Acer) May 20, 2024 Acer is calling its first Copilot+ PC the Swift 14 AI, a 14-inch laptop that weighs 1.36 kg and includes a 2.5K resolution touch display. Available in both Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus variants, this laptop will offer up to 32 GB RAM and 1 TB of storage. ASUS Vivobook S 15 Introducing Vivobook S 15, the first of our new Windows Copilot Plus PCs at #ASUSEvent! 🎉 With impressive performance, battery life, and AI power from Snapdragon® X Elite platform, Microsoft, and ASUS AI features, it's the future of computing! Join #ASUSEvent Live now!👈 pic.twitter.com/P10nWi8FtA — ASUS (@ASUS) May 20, 2024 The Vivobook S 15 is Asus's first Copilot+ PC, a 15-inch notebook with a 3K resolution OLED touch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. According to the company's official website, this laptop can offer up to 18 hours of battery life (video playback) per charge. It also has a single zone RGB keyboard with a full array of I/O ports, including HDMI 2.1 port, microSD slot, USB-A ports, and more. Dell XPS 13, Inspiron 14 Plus, Inspiron 14, Latitude 7455 and Latitude 5455 The whole crew is at #DellTechWorld! 💻 Meet our new, on-device #AI products powered by @Snapdragon X Series and part of our Dell AI Factory portfolio: pic.twitter.com/7ybNvzTYG7 — Dell Technologies (@DellTech) May 20, 2024 Dell has introduced a slew of Copilot+ branded PCs, powered by the latest Qualcomm processors, with the Dell XPS 13 being the flagship model. The Dell XPS 13 is claimed to offer up to 27 hours of multi-day battery life, while the Inspiron 14 Plus comes with a QHD+ resolution display with up to 400 nits of peak brightness. Similarly, Dell has also introduced Latitude 7455 and the Latitude 5455 Copilot+ laptops as enterprise solutions. HP OmniBook X and HP EliteBook Ultra Introducing HP's first next-generation AI PCs - the HP OmniBook X and HP EliteBook Ultra. Learn more: pic.twitter.com/euGqU1ItPr — HP (@HP) May 20, 2024 HP claims these are the world's thinnest next-generation AI PCs, which can deliver up to 26 hours of battery life, and these are also the first set of PCs from the company to feature a new AI Helix Logo. The EliteBook Ultra even comes with a smudge-resistant Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating, and both variants include a 14-inch touch display. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x and ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Level up your creativity with next-gen AI experiences on the new Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x, a Copilot+ PC powered by Snapdragon X Elite processor. Learn more at — Lenovo (@Lenovo) May 20, 2024 Lenovo has also introduced two new Copilot+ PCs - Yoga Slim 7x and ThinkPad T14s Gen 6, powered by the Snapdragon X Elite processor. The Yoga Slim 7x has a 14.5-inch 16:10 3K 90Hz 1000 nits peak brightness PureSight OLED touch panel, while the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6, which is built for business can offer up to 64 GB of RAM and 5G connectivity. Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge Galaxy Book4 Edge: Samsung’s Next-Gen AI PC Expands the Galaxy AI — Samsung Electronics (@Samsung) May 21, 2024 Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge with Galaxy AI capabilities is based on the Snapdragon X Elite Compute Platform, and like the rest of the models, it offers up to 45 TOPS NPU AI computing power and claims to offer up to 22 hours of battery life along with support for super fast charging. Available in two sizes (14-inch and 16-inch), the Galaxy Book4 Edge offers a Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with up to 120Hz refresh rate. In the first phase, there will be at least 13 different Copilot+ PCs, powered by the Snapdragon X Elite and the Snapdragon X Plus processors. As of now, there is no official information on when these machines will launch in India.
