Dell XPS Googlebook
The thinnest and lightest Googlebook yet, Dell’s XPS Googlebook is powered by the Snapdragon X Elite starting with 16GB of RAM.
HP Googlebook 14
HP’s Googlebook 14 comes with the Snapdragon X Elite processor and up to 32GB of RAM.
Now that Googlebooks are out and available to everyone from Best Buy, we’re starting to see which Android apps work and which don’t on this new platform. Google has said a “small handful” of Android apps need developers to tweak them to run well on Intel-based Googlebooks. Of course, that’s after Google already suggested that your “entire Play Store library” is supposed to be on Googlebook.
“The vast majority of Android apps run smoothly across both Intel and Qualcomm Googlebooks right out of the box. Because many Android apps were originally designed for Arm chips, a small handful of complex apps or games need some developer tuning to run their best on Intel-based platforms. We’re working hand-in-hand with app developers, Intel, and Qualcomm to continuously optimize performance and expand compatibility across the entire portfolio.”
It makes sense that most of these apps work well on Snapdragon-based Googlebooks like the Dell XPS Googlebook and HP Googlebook 14, since the Snapdragon X Elite is an ARM-based chip, like those that run Android phones. So the real culprit here is Intel and x86.
This is likely a very small number of apps that most of you probably don’t use or wouldn’t use on a laptop. But if you are worried about getting a Googlebook that doesn’t support all your apps, it’s a good idea to get a Snapdragon-powered Googlebook. Currently, those options are the Dell XPS Googlebook and the HP Googlebook 14, with more coming soon.
Googlebooks run on Android 17
The Googlebook is essentially a spiritual successor to the Chromebook. It’s still using mostly the same UX as a Chromebook, but the base is now Android. This is what lets all these Android apps work (for the most part). Google has also infused Googlebook with Gemini because, of course, they did. Google wants you to use Gemini as much as possible.
They still feel like “premium” Chromebooks to me.
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