It’s the first of a new breed of devices
ASUS has announced the world’s first Gigabit LTE capable laptop oday at the 2nd Annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui, Hawaii. The convertible is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, and has Gigabit LTE capability thanks to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X16 LTE modem, as well as an advertised 22-hour battery life and built-in eSIM.
ASUS NovaGo specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, 4 x Kryo 280 Performance (2.45 GHz) 4 x Kryo Efficiency (1.9 GHz)
- Adreno 540 GPU
- 4GB/8GB RAM
- 13.3-inch IPS display, (1920 x 1080 resolution)
- 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage
- Qualcomm Integrated X16 LTE for data
- WiFi, Bluetooth
- 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Combo Nano-SIM, MicroSD Card Reader (up to 256 GB), HDMI, DX-in
The notebook is armed with a 13.3-inch IPS display, comes with either 4GB/8GB of DRAM, and a choice of 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage.
The notebook also runs Windows 10 S, a version of Windows that relies on Microsoft’s own app store for apps, though it does allow for binary translation for 32-bit x86 applications. 64-bit x86 applications won’t work on it unfortunately, so your app choices are limited to the ones on the Windows Store.
ASUS pegs the price of the NovaGo at $599 for the 4GB/64GB model, with the 8GB/128GB model coming in at $799.
