What Is a Smartbook?

Smartbook, also known as "smartbook", is a small-sized thin and light portable notebook advocated by ARM processor manufacturer Qualcomm. Based on the Snapdragon chipset, it strives for light, thin, low power consumption, long battery life and "always on" terminal products. Our vision, the industry calls it "smart book". At present, more than 15 manufacturers are developing Snapdragon-based products. More than 40 smartphones and "smart books" based on this platform are in the research and development stage, and the commercial time of these terminals is scheduled for the second half of 2009.