The Windows 10 on ARM project is pretty interesting in itself. Microsoft is aiming to bring the full Windows 10 desktop experience–which was, since its initial launch, an x86-only OS–to ARM-based SoCs, including support for full, desktop-grade apps and games. It was initially demoed with last year's Snapdragon 835 processor, and while it worked fine for most use cases, it was still not quite perfect, having a whole lot of limitations like a lack of OpenGL support and primarily serving as a proof-of-concept. Asus seems to be ready to take the lead when it becomes more mature and usable for the wider audience, however, and Qualcomm wants to begin setting the ground as well with the alleged Snapdragon 1000.
Since 2013, Qualcomm has featured 4 main SoC lines under the Snapdragon moniker: 2xx, which is for the rock bottom spectrum of the market, 4xx, meant for budget phones, 6xx, meant for midrange devices (and further extended with the new 7xx line) and 8xx, meant for flagships. There's very little information regarding the Snapdragon 1000 at the moment, but it looks like it wouldn't be a successor of the current Snapdragon 845 or an extension of the 8xx line. Rather, it'd fit into an entirely new line focused solely on ARM-based laptops. Maximum power dissipation for the Snapdragon 1000 is allegedly hovering 6.5 watts versus 5 watts for the 845, either suggesting a higher number of cores or a brutal increase in performance–putting it right in the laptop ballgame.
Asus is apparently looking into becoming the first Snapdragon 1000 supplier. Working directly with Qualcomm on a Windows 10 on ARM device codenamed "Primus" and powered by this rumored SoC. It's still very early to have verifiable rumors and leaks regarding this device. We don't know for sure whether it's a laptop, a convertible notebook, or a tablet. We also don't know when will it actually be coming to store shelves, but if it'll serve as the first SD1000 device, then it might come shortly after Qualcomm officially unveils it.
Source: WinFuture
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