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World's first Snapdragon 850-powered laptop with 25 hours back-up unveiled
Meet Lenovo Yoga C630 - the world's first laptop to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor. The key highlights of the Windows 10-based laptop are its massive 25-hour battery life, constant Wi-Fi connectivity, and inbuilt LTE support. Announced at the ongoing IFA 2018 in Berlin, the Yoga C630 comes at a starting price of EUR 999 (approx. Rs. 80,000). Here's our roundup.
Lenovo Yoga C630: At a glance
Measuring at 12.5mm, the Lenovo Yoga C630 WOS (Windows-on-Snapdragon) features a 13.3-inch full-HD IPS touchscreen and runs Windows 10 S out-of-the-box. It powered by a Snapdragon 850 CPU, paired with 4GB/8GB RAM, and 128GB/256GB internal storage. The laptop also comes with SIM card slot and Snapdragon X20 LTE-A modem (Cat.18) to offer maximum download speeds of 1.2Gbps and upload speeds of up to 150Mbps.
Connectivity options on the Yoga C630
The Lenovo Yoga C630 comes with are two USB Type-C ports with USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort video output. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11a/c, Bluetooth 5.0, and GPS. Further, the laptop packs stereo speakers and comes with an optional Lenovo Pen.
About Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850 chipset
Announced in June 2018, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 is a variant of the Snapdragon 845 processor but designed for the laptop form factor. Manufactured using a 10nm process, the chipset comes with eight custom Qualcomm Kryo 385 cores clocked at up to 2.96GHz and Adreno 630 GPU Further, the Snapdragon 850 has dedicated blocks for artificial intelligence, image signal processing, audio, sensors, and security.
