Samsung Unveils Its New ChromeBook, To Go On Sale Next Month

Samsung’s faux leather obsession trickles over to its latest Chrome-OS powered device – the Chromebook 2. The Chromebook will be available in either an 11- or 13-inch version and will sport the same faux leather design as other smartphones in Samsung line-up. The 13-inch model will have a 1920 x 1080, 250-nit screen, an octa-core processor similar to the one installed on the Galaxy S5 and 8.5 hours of battery time…



Samsung’s faux leather obsession trickles over to its latest Chrome-OS powered device – the Chromebook 2.

The Chromebook will be available in either an 11- or 13-inch version and will sport the same faux leather design as other smartphones in Samsung line-up. The 13-inch model will have a 1920 x 1080, 250-nit screen, an octa-core processor similar to the one installed on the Galaxy S5 and 8.5 hours of battery time.

The 11-inch model on the other hand will have the same setup but with a slightly lower resolution display at 1366 x 768 pixels. Both models will have 4GB of RAM and 16GB of local storage.

In terms of software, the two Chromebooks will get Google Hangouts and Samsung’s AirDroid service for an entire year. The Samsung Chromebook 2 13-inch version will be available next month for $400 while the 11-inch model will be priced at $320.

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