HP Chromebook 11 G5 with touch screen display is ready for Android apps

HP has launched the Chromebook 11 G5, the company's first Chromebook to come with touch screen display (optional), a feature that will be useful, when Android apps for Chrome OS will be available later this year.

The HP Chromebook 11 G5 sports a 11.6-inch display bearing the resolution 1366 x 768 pixels and is powered by Intel Celeron N3060 Braswell processor. HP will offer models with 2GB RAM or 4GB RAM and 16GB or 32GB eMMC storage.

The touchscreen model offers 11 hours of battery life and the non-touch model will run for up to 12.5 hours of time. Both model feature 2 x USB 3.1 port, HDMI 1.4 port, microSDXC card reader, HD webcam, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 and a headset jack.

The HP Chromebook 11 G5 prices start at $189 and will be available through channel partners in July. It will be available from retail stores in October.

Note that, while, HP Chromebook G5 won't run Android apps at launch, Google will be bringing support for Android apps and Google Play Store to all Chrome OS devices later this year. Currently Asus Chromebook Flip can run Android apps, and Google will roll out the support for Acer Chromebook R11 and Google Chromebook Pixel soon.

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