Published 14:25 IST, November 19th 2024
Google May Revive Pixel Laptop With New High-End Pixelbook
An Android-powered laptop could allow Google to offer better synchronisation and connectivity with Android phones, tablets, and other devices.
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Google stopped making Pixel laptops after Pixelbook Go -- a trimmed-down version of Pixelbook -- came out in 2019. However surprising a move that was, Google's quest to take on Apple in laptop category failed to take off. While Google focused more on revamping its tablet lineup to counter iPs in following years, re was always a MacBook-sized hole in market, especially with success of ChromeOS. Google may now have revived its plan to launch a MacBook rival.
As reported by Android Helines, Google has approved plans to build a high-end, premium laptop with Pixel branding. While laptop's name is unclear, it could arrive as Pixelbook 2 -- successor to original Pixelbook. report ded that Google has assigned a team for dedicated development of laptop under a project called 'Snowy'. upcoming Pixel laptop could compete with likes of Apple's MacBook Pro and Microsoft's Surface laptops. However, that is extent of information in report as it does not reveal what hardware next Pixel laptop could come with.
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However, Google's choice for Pixelbook 2's software could be interesting. report said while company could use popular Chrome OS, it is "not 100 per cent confirmed right now." So, re is a chance next Pixel laptop could run Android, which falls in line with Google's plan to unify ChromeOS and Android. company has doubled down on its commitment to standardise Android across its product categories, so an Android-powered laptop is likely. However, it could be a heavily tweaked version of Google's mobile platform.
An Android-powered laptop could allow Google to offer better synchronisation and connectivity with Android phones, tablets, and or devices. However, it would need to pack several ditional features to be on par with macOS and Windows -- world's leing computer operating systems. We will find out more about Google's next laptop in coming weeks.
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14:25 IST, November 19th 2024