Google partners with Xolo, Nexian to launch 11.6-inch Chromebooks at Rs 12,999 in India

Google India has launched two new Chromebooks in partnership with companies like Xolo and Nexian in India at a price of Rs 12,999. The Xolo Chromebook will be available in a few days via Snapdeal while the Nexian Air Chromebook is now available on Amazon India. Apart from these Chromebooks, Google also announced the Asus Chromebook Flip C201 and a model by Samsung, which will be available later this year. In terms of specifications, the Xolo Chromebook sports a 11.6-inch TFT display which comes with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. The device is powered by a Rockchip 3288 SoC having a 1.8GHz quad-core Cortex A17 processor along with a quad-core ARM Mali 760 GPU paired with 2GB RAM. On the storage front, the Chromebook has a built in storage of 16GB but can be further expanded via SD card. The device will run on Google’s Chrome OS and includes two USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, a 1MP web camera and comes with Bluetooth 4.0. The laptop comes packed in with 4,200mAh battery and offers a backup of 10 hours, claims the company. [caption id=“attachment_267368” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”]  Nexian Air Chromebook[/caption] On the other hand, the Nexian Air Chromebook sports the same 11.6-inch TFT display which comes with a 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. It is powered by the  Rockchip 3288 SoC with 1.8GHz Cortex A17 quad core processor coupled with 2GB RAM. On the storage front, the Nexian Air Chromebook has a built in storage of 16GB but can be further expanded via SD card. The device will run on Google’s Chrome OS and includes two USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI port, a 1MP web camera and comes with Bluetooth 4.0. The laptop comes packed in with 4,200mAh battery and offers a backup of 8 hours, claims the company. Smita Hashim, Global Product Manager, Chrome OS at Google said, “When we introduced Chromebooks 4 years ago, we wanted to build a laptop for the way people use computers today, always fast, easy to use and secure by default. Since launching Chromebooks in India, we’ve been working to ensure that Chromebooks work in an environment where connectivity can be spotty and many people’s first experiences with technology are through a phone rather than a laptop.”