Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite powers the first Googlebook laptops from Dell and HP

Qualcomm says the Snapdragon X Elite powers the first Googlebook laptops, Google’s new laptop category built around its Gemini Intelligence features. According to Qualcomm’s release, the chip provides all-day battery life, NPU-powered tools and connectivity with Android phones. Google’s own announcement says Googlebook runs millions of Android apps, many of them optimized for large screens, mouse and keyboard input. The Snapdragon models are the Dell XPS Googlebook 13 and the HP Googlebook 14.

The Snapdragon X Elite has 12 Oryon CPU cores and a Hexagon NPU rated at 45 TOPS, according to Tom’s Hardware, which Qualcomm has called the fastest NPU for laptops. Dell says the XPS Googlebook runs its local Gemini Intelligence features, including Magic Pointer and Rambler, on that NPU. Magic Pointer brings up Gemini when the user wiggles the cursor over something on screen, and features such as Cast My Apps and Continue On hand tasks and phone apps over between an Android phone and the laptop.

Pre-orders are open, with devices reaching US shelves on October 4 and Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Australia a day later, according to Google. Dell prices the XPS Googlebook 13 with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage starting at $999, while HP prices the Googlebook 14 starting at $1,199.99. Acer, ASUS and Lenovo also build Googlebooks, and Google puts the lineup’s entry price at $899.