The laptop is said to have a high-resolution, high refresh rate display and an Intel Core Ultra 5 chip.
Google’s official launch of its new Googlebook platform is still planned for the end of the year, but details on at least one of the new Android-based laptops that will be available at launch have come to light. MacObserver reports that the Lenovo Googlebook 15 will feature more than its fair share of premium components, including the latest Intel Core Ultra chips and a high-resolution, high-refresh-rate touchscreen.
Lenovo is reportedly working on several new devices for Google: a tablet with a detachable trackpad and keyboard and a more traditional laptop. The Lenovo Googlebook 15 appears to be the latter. MacObserver writes that it will feature a 15.3-inch 120Hz OLED display, with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,800 and the ability to reach 500 nits of peak brightness. The laptop is also said to be powered by an Intel Core Ultra 5 chip and may come with 16GB or 32GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage.
Overall, it’s a step up even from Google’s Chromebook Plus initiative, which required partners to include at least 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and an Intel Core or AMD Ryzen 700 series processor to unlock exclusive AI features. As promised, Googlebooks feel significantly more premium than their Chromebook predecessors.
Some of this extra processing power is likely needed for the laptop’s Gemini Intelligence features. Google detailed several when it announced the Googlebook initiative, but the most interesting was Magic Cursor, which turns a laptop’s mouse cursor into a context-sensitive prompt tool for Gemini. Google Books also feature exclusive hardware features, like a strip of multi-colored LEDs called a “light bar,” which is also found on the Lenovo Googlebook 15, according to MacObserver.
What these possible specs communicate about the price range for this first wave of Googlebooks isn’t definitive, but it certainly looks like they’ll be more expensive than most Chromebooks. We should know more soon: ChromeUnboxed reported in August that Google would hold a media event on September 15 to preview the first wave of Googlebooks.
