Alongside right this moment’s Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC announcement, Qualcomm can be unveiling a brand new Windows 10-focused improvement package. Collaborating with Microsoft, the 2 corporations have put collectively the Snapdragon Developer Kit for Windows 10, which true to its identify, is designed to function a dev package for software authors to extra simply take a look at Windows 10 on Arm applications. The pint-sized PC is predicted to be out there this summer season.
Overall, whereas units based mostly on Qualcomm’s Windows-capable Snapdragon SoCs have been round for a few years now, neither Qualcomm nor Microsoft have put collectively an official improvement package for the platform. And although the concept of a improvement package is considerably overseas within the PC panorama the place there isn’t any one PC platform (x86 or in any other case), Qualcomm’s Windows on Arm (WoA) efforts hail from the cell world, the place dev kits and reference units are frequent. So in an effort to raised meet the wants of WoA software builders, whom till now have been caught doing testing on laptops and tablets just like the Surface Pro X, Qualcomm and Microsoft are placing collectively a correct mini-PC for developer testing.
At this level, Qualcomm isn’t saying an excessive amount of in regards to the PC itself, partially to present Microsoft one thing to announce as a part of their Build convention later this week. However, given the timing of the announcement – in addition to Qualcomm’s personal feedback on making certain the dev package stays inexpensive – it wouldn’t be too stunning to see the package based mostly across the new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC. Though the slowest of Qualcomm’s choices, the 7c Gen 2 can be the most affordable possibility, and greater than adequate for fundamental compatibility testing.
Meanwhile a side-shot of the PC no less than offers us a fundamental concept of what to anticipate for I/O. The proper aspect of the field ha a single USB port, together with a SD card slot and a 3rd, unknown card slot (SIM?).
The Snapdragon Developer Kit will go on sale this summer season, with Microsoft promoting the dev package straight by way of their on-line retailer.
