Qualcomm had an event in Hawaii a few hours ago. While it talked about its achievement over the years, the highlight of the event was the unveiling of the ASUS NovaGO  – the world’s first Gigabit LTE PC.

ASUS NovaGO

The ASUS NovaGO is the first PC to be powered by a Snapdragon 835 processor which also brings Gigabit LTE to a device other than phones, thanks to the Snapdragon X16 modem.

The ASUS NovaGo is a 2-in-1 hybrid laptop as its hinges let you fold the laptop completely into tablet mode. The bezels are pretty big though and it is a bit heavy, coming in at 1.39kg. It measures 316 x 221 x 149 mm.

The NovaGo has a 13.3” FHD LED touchscreen display. It runs Windows 10 S but can be upgraded to Windows 10 Pro for free as long as you do so before September 30, 2018. It also has support for Windows Ink, Windows Hello, and Cortana.

It comes in two configurations – a 4GB + 64GB model and an 8GB + 256GB. Both are UFS 2.0. For connectivity, the NovaGo uses eSIM and nano SIM. The latter will most likely be the variant available in most markets since eSIMs are still unpopular.

The NovaGo has a SIM tray, HDMI port, a 3.5mm audio jack, volume rocker and a power button on the right side. The left houses two full sized USB ports and the DC power jack. The keyboard is standard without a dedicated number pad and the touchpad is home to a fingerprint scanner.

The battery capacity is currently unknown but ASUS says it should offer up to 22 hours of battery life and 30 days on standby.

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The 4GB variant of the NovaGO is priced at $599 while the 8GB RAM variant will sell for $799. It will be available in the US, China, Italy, UK, France, Germany, and Taiwan.

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Just before the end of 2016, Qualcomm and Windows announced that 2017 will see the launch of Snapdragon 835-powered notebooks. At the Computex event currently holding in Taipei, Microsoft and Qualcomm have announced partner manufacturers that will launch notebooks powered by the SD835 running full Windows 10.

These notebooks will take advantage of the chip’s Gigabit LTE modem for constant connection to the internet hence the tag “always connected PC”. The small size of the chip will allow for a better designed laptop. Since the chip is no larger than a penny, the PCB is smaller, allowing for larger batteries or other additional components.

The notebooks will also be able to enjoy superior battery life thanks to the chip. Qualcomm claims that battery life will last up to 4 or 5 times longer when in standby mode compared to other laptops. Aside that, when your device is in standby mode, emails and other data will still sync just like a smartphone.

All Snapdragon powered notebooks will come with LTE built-in via a technology called e-SIM (embedded SIM). AT&T, T-Mobile, Vodafone and a number of international carriers will support the technology. Data plans can be simply added from the Windows Store.

There was a demo on display and a number of office programs like Excel, Word and PowerPoint were tested out. There was also a video download test from YouTube to show how fast Gigabit LTE is. The 1080p video downloaded at a speed of 370Mbps and took roughly 30 seconds. The highlight was the download and installation of a 32-bit legacy app, 7-Zip.

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There were questions about the support for VR and AR since the Snapdragon 835 chip is what Google used for its Daydream Standalone VR headsets. Microsoft is working on mixed reality headsets, so there might be a chance the SD835 will play a part. However, no details were provided regarding that.

Lenovo, HP, and ASUS are the three partner companies announced to release laptops powered by the Snapdragon 835.

(Sources: 1, 2)

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