Qualcomm entered the personal computing industry with its Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus last year, and at the latest Snapdragon Summit, the chipset maker’s CEO was joined by Google’s Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, Rick Osterloh, to talk about a new project. In short, there is a possibility that a PC powered by Android is in the works, with even Qualcomm’s Chief Executive making positive remarks about it, without going into too many details, obviously.
Google executive talks about a potential product with the attributes of a PC and a smartphone, possibly a hybrid OS, and powered by Snapdragon chipsets
During the keynote, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon sat beside Osterloh to talk about the future of computing. While no information was provided about a product name or its specifications, it could be something that combines the best of PCs and smartphones. Of course, the head honcho of Qualcomm present likely means that the hardware will feature a Snapdragon chipset.
“In the past, we’ve always had very different systems between what we are building on PCs and what we are building on smartphones. We’ve embarked on a project to combine that. We are building together a common technical foundation for our products on PCs and desktop computing systems.”
Amon appeared excited about the collaboration, and was composed enough to not slip up any crucial details when he admitted that ‘I’ve seen it, it is incredible. It delivers on the vision of convergence of mobile and PC. I cannot wait to have one.’ At the Snapdragon Summit, Osterloh also mentions how Google’s Gemini models and its full stacks can enter the PC space and serve millions.
“This is another way we can leverage all of the great work we’re doing together on our AI stack, our full stack, bringing Gemini models, bringing the assistant, bringing all of our applications and developer community into the PC domain. And I think this is another way in which Android is gonna be able to serve everyone in every computing category.”
Everything talked about on stage has been carefully kept under warps, but we could sense that Qualcomm and Google are working together to ensure that an Android and Chrome OS merger is formed expeditiously. The Mountain View behemoth has already demonstrated that its smartphone platform can expand into desktop mode with improved window management and support for external monitors.
Android has also existed in tablets for years, which means that it was only a matter of time before it branched out to other platforms. Unfortunately, there is no timeline provided for when we will see Google’s new product in action, so we will keep our fingers crossed for that.
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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