Samsung Chromebook Pro, Chromebook Plus with pen support announced

Samsung has announced two new Chromebooks at CES 2017 with identical design ― Chromebook Pro and Chromebook Plus ― featuring convertible design, touchscreen, quad-HD display, stylus support, lightweight metal body and support for Google Play Store and Android apps.

Both Chromebooks sports a premium look with an all-metal design. They come with a pressure sensitive stylus pen with 0.7mm tip that can be used with Google Keep for note-taking and Samsung Art Canvas for sketching. There's also a 360-degree hinge that lets users to use the Chromebook as tablet, or in tent mode and stand mode.

The only difference is the processor utilized. The ChromebookPlus is powered by an ARM based OP1 hexa-core processor, while the Chromebook Pro features an Intel Core M3-6Y30 Skylake processor.

Both feature 12.3-inch 2400 x 1600 pixels LED touch display, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC storage and weighs 1.08kg. They comes with 1.5 watt speakers, 2 x USB Type-C ports, micro-SD card slot, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and headset jacks. Samsung says that the Chromebook can offer up to eight hours of battery life.

The Samsung Chromebook Plus will be available starting in February for $449, while the Chromebook pro will ship this spring. Price is not known yet.

Samsung Chromebook Pro with 12.3-inch touchscreen, Pen support announced

Samsung has unveiled Chromebook Pro, its latest premium Chromebook with metal body in home market Korea. The main highlight of the Chromebook is that it has stylus support and comes with a Galaxy Note like stylus to take notes, paint, doodle and more. Samsung is calling the stylus just Pen, instead of S Pen and says it provides "true-to-life, natural PEN experience."

The ChromeBook Pro features 12.3-inch touchscreen display bearing a resolution of 2400 x 1600 pixels with 234 ppi and has 360-degree hinge that lets you use the Chromebook as a tablet when the screen is folded back.

Under the hood you will find a 2GHz unspecified hexa-core ARMv8 processor ( 2 x ARM Cortex A72 CPU cores and 4 x Cortex A53 CPU cores), 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC storage, microSD card slot and 2 x USB Type-C ports.

The Chromebook supports WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1 for wireless connectivity. It runs Chrome OS and should support Play Store and Android apps The built-in non-removable battery is rated to offer up to 10 hours of usage time on a single charge.

The Samsung Chromebook Pro is priced at $499 (Rs. 33,290) and is up for pre-order from Adorama. Shipping is expected to begin later this month.

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