Chromebooks could get a boost from Snapdragon X Plus chips soon
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Summary
Developers have indicated that they are beginning to prepare ChromeOS for support of the latest Snapdragon chips from Qualcomm, which bodes well for the prospects of improved Arm-based Chromebooks.
A specific processor, the Snapdragon X Plus, is now listed in the Chromium repository, suggesting that active development of devices using this chip is now underway.
While the Snapdragon X Plus is not Qualcomm’s highest-specification processor, it does offer equally strong AI performance, enhancing capabilities such as photo optimisation.
Current Arm-powered Chromebooks have been disappointing, with slow processors offering poor performance, although MediaTek and Intel-powered models have offered improved battery life.