Shortly after the launch of its new premium laptops, it seems that the firm wants to stretch the spectrum by announcing a new set of Windows running Arm-based processors. Dubbed, the Galaxy Book Go and Galaxy Book Go 5G, the duo uses Snapdragon chips from Qualcomm. This does come as a slight surprise considering the emphasis Samsung has been carrying on its in-house Exynos processors.
One can tell that both laptops are designed as a budget PC with the Galaxy Book Go retailing at $349 (roughly KES 37,500). The processor is among Qualcomm’s latest being the updated Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 chip. The laptop also features either 4GB or 8GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of eUFS storage.
The Galaxy Book Go then features a 14-inch 1080p LCD which might not be much but enough for that price range. Additionally, the laptop is not your ultraslim PC standing at 14.9mm thick and 1.8kg weight.
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On the other hand, the 5G model is set to offer a slight spec bump running on a more powerful Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 chip. This is despite the fact that you won’t be getting that high-level performance from either.
As the name suggests, the laptop features 5G connectivity, unlike the Galaxy Book that is Wi-Fi only despite the Snapdragon having an integrated LTE modem.
The laptops also offer a number of ports including a USB-A port, two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, a 720p webcam and a MicroSD card slot. There is no information on what the 5G model will cost although we would expect to retail slightly higher than the regular model.
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