--- title: Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel on... description: Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon C chip, an 8-core Kryo CPU with single-core speeds up to 3GHz and multi-core up to 2GHz, aimed at budget laptops around... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel on battery power for $300 laptops | daily.dev og:description: Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon C chip, an 8-core Kryo CPU with single-core speeds up to 3GHz and multi-core up to 2GHz, aimed at budget laptops around... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jdYsTOXOA.png og:image:alt: Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel on battery power for $300 laptops og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel on battery power for $300 laptops **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon C chip, an 8-core Kryo CPU with single-core speeds up to 3GHz and multi-core up to 2GHz, aimed at budget laptops around $300. Qualcomm claims major battery efficiency gains over Intel's N250 chip, including 106% better efficiency on Netflix, 99% on Teams calls, and 86% on YouTube. No pricing or release date has been announced, but Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo are already developing devices using the chip. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon C chip and what are its specs? The Snapdragon C is Qualcomm's new chip targeting budget laptops around $300, featuring an 8-core Kryo CPU with single-core clock speeds up to 3GHz and multi-core speeds up to 2GHz. It is designed to compete with Intel's N250 chip in the entry-level laptop segment, with Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo already developing devices using it. _Track how new budget chips like the Snapdragon C stack up before choosing your next laptop, with daily.dev._ ### How does the Snapdragon C compare to Intel N250 in battery life? Qualcomm claims the Snapdragon C delivers significantly better power efficiency than Intel's N250 chip: 106% better efficiency while watching Netflix, 99% better during a 1-to-1 Teams call, and 86% better while watching YouTube, all on battery power. No independent benchmarks confirming these figures have been released yet, and pricing or a release date remain unannounced. _Compare vendor battery-life claims like these on daily.dev before betting on a budget laptop chip._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Qualcomm Snapdragon C Announced For $300\+ Laptops](https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-snapdragon-c-announced-for-300-laptops-unzhmnbgm) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Qualcomm's Snapdragon C is a new chip for just awful laptops](https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-s-snapdragon-c-is-a-new-chip-for-just-awful-laptops-j2wcnkczv) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [These are the specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon C, its chip for budget Windows laptops](https://daily.dev/posts/these-are-the-specs-of-the-qualcomm-snapdragon-c-its-chip-for-budget-windows-laptops-42mbcdpue) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon X2 laptops are here — and they brought a new friend](https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-s-next-gen-snapdragon-x2-laptops-are-here-and-they-brought-a-new-friend-lvndaleff) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#intel](https://daily.dev/tags/intel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel on battery power for $300 laptops","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa"},"datePublished":"2026-08-13T19:23:44.799Z","dateModified":"2026-08-13T19:31:39.690Z","description":"Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon C chip, an 8-core Kryo CPU with single-core speeds up to 3GHz and multi-core up to 2GHz, aimed at budget laptops around...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3477c02330e4e7430ac9739aa46ff911?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/3477c02330e4e7430ac9739aa46ff911?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"hardware,intel","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon C chip beats Intel on battery power for $300 laptops"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/qualcomm-claims-its-snapdragon-c-chip-beats-intel-on-battery-power-for-300-laptops-jdystoxoa#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the Qualcomm Snapdragon C chip and what are its specs?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Snapdragon C is Qualcomm's new chip targeting budget laptops around $300, featuring an 8-core Kryo CPU with single-core clock speeds up to 3GHz and multi-core speeds up to 2GHz. 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