Sims 4

Please see here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-Feedback/Can-I-Run-The-Sims-4-On-Qualcomm/td-p/9354706

No, is the answer to your question

@kirstey08  No, this laptop can't run the standard version of Sims 4.  While it can run 64-bit Windows, the ARM processor doesn't support 64-bit games compiled for Intel and AMD processors.  There have been indications Windows will add in an emulator to address this for a while now, but that hasn't happened yet, and running a game in an emulator can hurt performance by a significant degree anyway.

If you'd like advice on a new laptop, feel free to ask.  Just post your budget and country as well as any other considerations, for example size or weight or a particular store you want to buy from.

@puzzlezaddict 

Thank you for your reply.

My budget is around 500 pounds.

Country : United Kingdom

I don't have any specific requirement for size, weight or particular store.

Do you have any recommendation? ( a laptop that can run standard version of sims 4 )

Thanks 

@kirstey08  There are lots of laptops for under £500 that would run Sims 4 (the standard version) quite well.  You may not be able to play on ultra graphics settings, especially if you install most or all expansion packs, but medium-high or high settings should be fine.  For example, this laptop is £450:

https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=30A26EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

These laptops all have the same or equivalent hardware and should have roughly equivalent performance, plus or minus a few percentage points.  However, they only have half the storage, still enough for Sims 4 and all the custom content you could ever download, but not necessarily enough for storing a large amount of data.  Still, if you don't like the one above for whatever reason, these are perfectly viable alternatives.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/hp-14sdq2512na-14-laptop-intel-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-silver-10222231.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-m515ua-15.6-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-256-gb-ssd-silver-10230027.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/dell-inspiron-14-5415-14-laptop-amd-ryzen-5-256-gb-ssd-silver-10230731.html

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9527584?clickPR=plp:76:96

These two are £500 and have slightly better processors and graphics chips, which means performance should be a bit better.  They also have 512 GB storage like the first one.

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-ideapad-3i-14-laptop-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-blue-10228904.html

https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=4H2A8EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

Since all of these laptops are in the same overall category, it's totally reasonable to pick the one you like best based on whatever other criteria matter to you.  Whichever one you choose, Sims 4 should run very well.

If you have more questions, please feel free to ask.

@puzzlezaddict 

The laptop that i am using now is a macbook air 2017  ( apple ) and I want to buy a new laptop which is better than my current laptop.

I want to ask which one ( recommended laptop)  is better than my current laptop ? 

Or do you have any other recommendation? 

Thanks 

@kirstey08  All the laptops I listed are significantly better than a 2017 MacBook Air.  It's not even really a fair comparison.  And the laptops I listed are the best I could find for under £500.  And this is the best category, performance-wise, that exists at all until you get into the category of gaming laptops, which generally start around £700.

@puzzlezaddict 

Thank you for your reply.

If i want to buy samsung laptop ( instead of other brand), do you have any recommendation ( that can run sims 4 standard version ) ? 

Thanks 

@kirstey08  This is the best I could find:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Windows-Storage-Version/dp/B091TZ1GB7

It has the same hardware as the group of four other laptops I listed and should therefore be in the same performance category.  The Amazon site doesn't list the processor, which is strange and very unhelpful, but I looked up the product number and found its specs.

https://www.samsung.com/ie/computers/galaxy-book/galaxy-book-lte-15inch-i5-8gb-256gb-np755xda-ka1uk/

The next-cheapest option I found is the same thing but sold by Currys:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/samsung-galaxy-book-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-mystic-silver-10225755.html

Other than that, Galaxy Books are either closer to £700 or have ARM processors, those models I mentioned as not supporting 64-bit gaming.