It's well known that Windows laptops powered by ARM CPUs can run more efficiently than traditional CPUs from Intel or AMD. The latest PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon continue that trend with models that can last for well over 10 to 15 hours of constant WLAN browsing on even small to moderately sized battery packs.
The latest example is the EliteBook 6 G1q 14 powered by the Snapdragon X Plus series. Our test unit can last for almost 16 hours of browsing on a medium-sized 56 Wh Li-Ion battery to be a few hours longer than the majority of 14-inch EliteBook models currently in the market as shown by the comparison graph below. Older models with aging CPUs like the EliteBook 840 G9 or EliteBook 645 G9 can barely crack the 10-hour mark.
Nonetheless, newer CPUs from Intel are showing great strides in efficiency particularly those from the Lunar Lake-V series. Models like the EliteBook X G1i 14 AI can last for over 18 hours when running the same WLAN test and on the same 150-nit brightness level as the EliteBook 6 example above. It should be noted, however, that the EliteBook X also ships with a 21 percent larger battery pack and so those extra hours carry extra weight and costs.
More benchmark comparisons with the Snapdragon-powered EliteBook 6 G1q 14 can be found on our review of the model here.
Allen Ngo - Lead Editor U.S. - 5457 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2011
After graduating with a B.S. in environmental hydrodynamics from the University of California, I studied reactor physics to become licensed by the U.S. NRC to operate nuclear reactors. There's a striking level of appreciation you gain for everyday consumer electronics after working with modern nuclear reactivity systems astonishingly powered by computers from the 80s. When I'm not managing day-to-day activities and US review articles on Notebookcheck, you can catch me following the eSports scene and the latest gaming news.
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