Copilot+ PCs announced by Microsoft to compete with Silicon Macs in the premium segment

At yesterday’s event at Microsoft Headquarters, Microsoft announced a new set of PCs, called Copilot+ PCs, based on ARM architecture. Microsoft claimed these devices are 50% faster than the latest Mac M3 processors. These Copilot+ PCs are based on Snapdragon Elite, and plus processors and an additional NPU to perform AI tasks locally.

Copilot+ PC manufacturers

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm will offer processors equipped with AI-based chips to power Windows and its Copilot+ assistant. Major PC manufacturers such as Microsoft, Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Samsung, and Lenovo will also produce Copilot+ PCs.

Advantages of Copilot+ PCs

Copilot+ PCs come with many advantages – some of which are listed below:

1. All-Day Battery life: You can enjoy extended productivity with all-day battery life on Copilot+ PCs.
2. Very Fast: These new devices can execute 40 trillion operations per second.
3. Localized AI features: Several AI features are run locally using an NPU rather than executing on the cloud.
4. Affordable: These PCs start at $999, cheaper than Macs.

Exclusive Copilot+ PC features

To continue, Microsoft announced some exclusive Copilot+ PC features for devices yesterday. Let us discuss them one by one. More features will be added to these devices with Windows 11 24H2 updates.

Recall

First up is Recall. Recall is a new AI-powered feature for Windows 11 that acts like a photographic memory for your PC. It records everything you do on your computer and lets you search through your historical activities. With Recall, you can easily find content from any app, website, or document you’ve opened.

Moreover, Recall allows you to quickly scroll through your timeline to locate content from any app, website, or document you had opened. Forthwith, It uses snapshots to suggest actions based on what it recognizes, making it simple to return to specific emails in Outlook or the right chat in Teams.

Secondly, To utilize Recall on Windows, you’ll need a Copilot+ PC that supports a 40 TOPs NPU, a Snapdragon X chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

Paint Co-creator

In Paint, you can use Cocreator to describe the image you want to create using ink strokes and words. This makes it easier to create, refine, and evolve your ideas in near real time. AI is there to create alongside you and help you express your ideas. During the demos, this feature looked very cool!

Translations of live captions

Next is the Live caption improvements. Live Captions now offers live translation, enabling you to convert any audio that goes through your PC into real-time English captions. Concurrently, This feature ensures a consistent and accurate experience, allowing you to easily understand and follow along with spoken content on your PC.

List of Copilot+ PCs available in the market

Many of the OEMs announced PCs based on Copilot+. Here is a list of them, together with the links:

PCs with Snapdragon X Elite

1. Acer: Swift 14 AI
2. Asus: Asus Vivobook S15
3. Dell: Inspiron 14, 14 Plus, Latitude 7455 and XPS 13.
4. HP: Elitebook Ultra, Ominbook X
5. Lenovo: Thinkpad T14S and Yoga Slim 7X
6. Microsoft: Surface Laptop 13 and 15, together with Surface Pro
7. Samsung: Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14″ and 16″)

PCs with Snapdragon X Plus

1. Acer Swift 14 AI
2. Asus Vivobook S15
3. Dell Latitude 5455, 7455 and Inspiron 14 Plus
4. Microsoft Surface Pro and Laptop 13

To conclude, this is where the PC market is heading to. Are you excited? Let us know in the comments.