Google don launch Googlebook, a new line of premium laptops wey dem design to sync well with Android phone. Pre-order open now, and device go land shelves October 4 for U.S., October 5 for Canada, U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Australia. Price start at $899. Dem get advanced AI tools like Gemini, high-end hardware, and secure architecture. You fit pre-order for Google Store or select retailers.
Googlebook no be just ordinary laptop. E built on Android technology stack, but e carry desktop foundations from ChromeOS. Google tok say dem design am for Gemini Intelligence and engineer am to work with your Android phone right out of box. The idea na say people dey start task for phone, finish for laptop. Google team with laptop makers: Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
Every Googlebook use premium materials like aluminum, magnesium alloy, and carbon fiber. Screen na responsive touchscreen, up to 2.8K OLED. Trackpad na haptic glass, keyboard dey backlit. Under hood, processors from Intel and Qualcomm dey paired with dedicated NPUs wey pass 45 TOPS. Battery fit reach up to 14 hours. Glowbar also return: e dey exterior, e light up at startup, e sweep to show battery charge, and e react with playful animations when you talk to Gemini.
If you use Android phone, laptop no go treat am like stranger. When you sign in, your phone settings, saved passwords, Wi-Fi networks, and messages go move with you, backed by end-to-end encryption. Googlebook make am easy to move between phone and laptop. Googlebook OS bring together Android, Gemini AI, desktop functionality, and robust security of ChromeOS. E also designed for Gemini Intelligence to simplify workflow.
Googlebook bring best of web and Play Store. You get desktop-class Chrome browser with extensions, plus millions of Android apps, many optimized for large screens, mouse, and keyboard. You fit run native creative tools like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and CapCut. You fit watch shows on Netflix and HBO Max, with offline viewing. For games, thousands of Android games dey, and you fit play AAA PC titles you own with one year complimentary GeForce NOW wey come with every purchase.
For builders and makers, Googlebook include Antigravity, na AI agent development platform. E allow you build, test, and deploy apps right on device. Developers also get full terminal environment to run tools like Claude Code or Antigravity CLI and do serious agentic coding. Security architecture na same as ChromeOS, anchored with Google Titan hardware root of trust, defense-in-depth architecture, and on-device malware detection. E also get first for laptop category: Level 5 security-certified pKVM hypervisor. That hypervisor power isolated Linux environment with full terminal access, so you fit safely run Linux developer tools, pull code repositories, or execute autonomous agents.
Starting at $899, every Googlebook include 12 months of Google AI Pro, wey normally cost $200. E come with 5TB cloud storage and higher usage limits in Gemini. You also get three months of YouTube Premium, Adobe Photoshop, and more. Googlebook OS go get regular feature drops and updates for up to 10 years. Pre-order dey open for Google Store, Best Buy, and other select retailers now.
CNET hands-on tok say integration between Android phone and Googlebook fantastic, like how MacBook and iPhone work together. The reviewer use MacBook Pro and iPhone for work, but Chromebook and Pixel for personal. After using Googlebook, e talk say e likely go swap Chromebook for one. Google announce Googlebooks back in May, but e no talk much about actual devices, mainly say dem go be premium laptops, a departure from Chromebooks budget-friendly identity.
First five Googlebooks get specs wey include high-quality materials, haptic touchpads, backlit keyboards, OLED touchscreens, and Intel Panther Lake and Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processors. Dell XPS Googlebook na smallest, same high-end look and feel as XPS 13 Windows laptop, full aluminum body, 2.2 pounds. Unlike Windows version, e start at $1,199, not $799. Dell XPS Googlebook currently $999 at Best Buy. Lenovo Googlebook 15 get 15.3-inch OLED touchscreen, largest of launch models. Made from magnesium-alloy and carbon fiber, e light for size at 2.8 pounds. Pricing start at $1,299, but Lenovo Googlebook 15 currently $1,099 at Best Buy.
The lone two-in-one for the group look like sleeker, slimmer version of Chromebook Plus 714. Na only $899 model, though like others, na limited-time offer at Best Buy. Made from magnesium and aluminum, e weigh only 2.5 pounds. HP model start at $1,299, 14-inch laptop, all-aluminum build, weigh 2.7 pounds. E get sturdy build, similar to HP OmniBook Ultra 14, one of CNET favorite premium Windows laptops. Asus Googlebook follow design path of ExpertBook Ultra, a $3,600 business laptop. Body made from aluminum and magnesium with ceramic finish wey feel incredible, and e weigh just 2.2 pounds. Like Lenovo and HP, e start at $1,299.
Chromebooks no dead. For now, dem go coexist with Googlebooks because dem serve different users. New Chromebooks get 10 years of software support, and that no dey go anywhere. Millions of students dey use them daily, plus enterprise users. Since Googlebooks premium, e unlikely say dem go replace Chromebooks for education or commercial use anytime soon. CNET expect ChromeOS development to slow somewhat over time, with at least some higher-end Chromebook Plus models eventually transitioning to the new operating system.
