Qualcomm's Snapdragon C Chip Targets $300 Laptops

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C chip at Computex 2026 in Taipei, targeting Windows 11 laptops starting at $300. The chip uses an older Kryo CPU design from smartphone parts, abandoning the Oryon cores of the Snapdragon X family. It runs on laptops with as little as 8GB of memory, marking a shift toward entry-level Arm-based devices. The announcement was made on May 28, 2026, ahead of the event. Rich Woods of XDA reported the news on June 2, 2026, emphasizing its focus on affordable Windows laptops.