Samsung and Qualcomm announce Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G, starting at $349

The promise of more affordable Windows on ARM PCs took a giant bound today as Samsung has simply announced its Milky way Book Go featuring the make-new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen ii. The 14-inch budget-friendly laptop will be available this month with optional LTE, merely information technology is the $349 starting cost has the states excited.

In addition to the Galaxy Book Go announcement, a more powerful version of the laptop with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 with 5G is coming subsequently this summertime.

Category	Galaxy Book Go/5G
Operating System	Windows 10 Home or Pro
Display	14-inch TFT Total HD (1920 x 1080) non-bear upon
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2
Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno
Memory	4 or 8GB LPDDR4x
Storage	64GB or 128GB eUFS
Expandable Storage	microSD
Camera	720p Hard disk drive Digital Mic
Connectivity	Wi-Fi five AC 4G LTE (optional
Ports	2x USB Type-C 1x USB 2.0 Headphone/Mic Nano Security slot nano SIM
Audio	2x Dolby Atmos
Bombardment	42.3WHr
Power	25W USB Blazon-C Fast Charger
Dimensions	323.9 ten 224.eight 10 14.9 mm
Weight	1.38 kg (3.04lbs)
Colors	Silver

The regular Galaxy Volume Get with the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 weighs around 3lbs (1.38kg) and comes in an all-silver finish. To hit that starting cost of $349, some premium features were reduced. For instance, the display is merely thin-film-transistor (TFT) instead of a higher-end in-plane switching (IPS) one with better viewing angles. (Although, it is a similar display Samsung used in its well-received Galaxy Volume S, besides running ARM).

Likewise, storage is express (64GB or 128GB) and is eUFS instead of faster PCIe and RAM is either iv or 8GB (at to the lowest degree it's zippy LPDDR4x). That entry price is besides for the Wi-Fi-just model, making sense as not anybody will need 4G LTE. Wi-Fi is also the older type of 802.11 ac (Wi-Fi v), though information technology is totally fine for virtually at this price.

Only there are some surprising features like Dolby Atmos speakers, plenty of excellent ports including two Type-C and microSD, Type-A, a decent size battery, and all of Samsung's hardware expertise and software enhancements.

Performance of the 7c Gen ii is currently unknown, though as nosotros noted during its announcement last calendar month:

… Qualcomm notes Snapdragon 7c Gen two "is up to x percent faster arrangement performance over most competing platforms," referring to Intel's upkeep line of processors like the dual-core Celeron N4020, quad-core Pentium Silverish N5030 as well as MediaTek's octa-core ARM-based MT8183 used in Android-based tablets. Additionally, Qualcomm boasts nigh information technology getting "up to 2 times the battery life of well-nigh competing platforms."

We practise not know yet the cost of the Milky way Book Go 5G with the college-finish Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2, nor its complete spec listing (still), but it is going to be priced college with a faster processor, Wi-Fi 6, and probably some other perks. Information technology will have the same all-silver finish, probable the aforementioned port layout, and overall a like blueprint, but presumably some beefier components.

Both versions of the laptop feature access to Samsung'southward full ecosystem of software and hardware, something that was fabricated evident recently in our recent Milky way Book Pro x360 review. That includes Link to Windows, 2nd Screen (use a Samsung tablet as a wireless display), Galaxy Book Smart Switch, Quick Share, SmartThings Dashboard, SmartThings Find, and Easy Bluetooth Connexion that effortlessly pairs your Galaxy Buds for deeper integration.

The Qualcomm and Samsung news follows a cord of recent announcements including a new Snapdragon Programmer Kit for Windows, and an ARM-optimized Zoom app for video calls, both set to arrive this summertime. There is also now ARM-support for Adobe Photoshop and World of Warcraft, with Windows 10 x64 emulation due subsequently this twelvemonth.

Expect for the Samsung Galaxy Book Go with and without LTE to striking store shelves sometime in June with that starting price of $349. Details, pricing, and total specs for the Galaxy Book Go 5G will be appear later on this summer.

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