Snapdragon X2E Review - It CRUSHES Everything, but...

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite series benchmarks are finally here and it just DOMINATES everything. From battery life to all core workloads, Snapdragon can beat the Apple M5, Intel Panther Lake and everything that AMD has for thin and light laptops. But with compatibility concerns from its initial launch, will anyone even care at this point? NOTE: We were told the A14 would have 24GB of memory prior to launch but Best Buy has it listed at 16GB. :( Buy the ASUS Zenbook A14 & A16 at Best Buy at our affiliate links: Zenbook A14 - https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/A14X2E Zenbook A16 (X2E-96) - Coming Soon Zenbook A16 (X2E-94) - https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/A16X2E94 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The Gloves are Off 1:09 - Snapdragon X2E Lineup Explained 2:22 - Testing Setup & Systems 2:57 - A NEW Battery Life Test (Scripted Mixed Use) 3:55 - Battery Life vs Apple M5 & Intel Core Ultra 5:37 - Normalized Battery Life Testing 7:47 - Let's Talk App Compatibility 9:22 - Real World App Benchmarks 10:52 - GPU Accelerated Workloads 11:45 - Game Compatibility = BETTER than I Expected 13:40 - Gaming Benchmarks 15:29 - Performance on Battery 15:50 - Snapdragon X2E is SPECIAL 17:12 - Is this all Too Late? 17:38 - Dropping the Linux Ball BIG TIME 18:01 - Better Pricing? Maybe... 19:09 - The Big Question CORRECTIONS: 18:44 - Best Buy listed 16GB now SUBSCRIBE ►https://bit.ly/SubHWC Review unit provided free of charge as loaners. This video is not sponsored. As per Hardware Canucks guidelines, no review direction was received from manufacturer. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Follow us for more updates! Twitter https://bit.ly/HWC_Twitter FaceBook https://bit.ly/HWC_Facebook Instagram https://bit.ly/HWC_Instagram ----------------------------------------­------------------------ #hardwarecanucks