The backlit keyboard is comfortable for a thin Chromebook. Similarly, having a world-facing camera is handy for a quick snapshot or document scan but hardly essential. But, since you can use your phone as sort of a proximity sensor to unlock Chrome, it's not the end of the world. The fingerprint reader is useful to have. I tested with a Lenovo pen and it worked fine, although there was a slight flex to the display's glass.Īlong with the S Pen, Samsung also removed the Galaxy Chromebook's world-facing camera from above the left side of the keyboard and the fingerprint reader from the upper-right corner of the keyboard. But leaving it out is a good way to bring costs down because it's not a necessity and if you decide you want a pen, any USI pen will work. Since this is a two-in-one, it's handy to have a pen for writing or drawing on the display. Samsung doesn't make a USI pen and does not have any plans for USI pens at this time, a Samsung representative said.Īny USI pen should work on the Galaxy Chromebook 2's display. Instead, Samsung opted for USI pen support for the Galaxy Chromebook 2. Not only is it not included, but it's not even supported. The other biggish change to the Chromebook 2 is the S Pen included with the first-gen model is gone. By comparison, the first-gen Galaxy Chromebook only made it to 7 hours on the same test, thanks no doubt to its power-draining 4K resolution. Plus, the resolution drop no doubt helped this two-in-one last for 12 hours, 3 minutes on our streaming video test. With the Core i3 chip and 8GB of memory, you have more power to handle basic edits and other tasks.
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With Android app support (as on every modern Chromebook) there's a lot more to choose from, too, when it comes to photo and video editing.
In tablet mode, I used it for reading a couple of graphic novels and the display brought them to life. The screen looked great with streaming videos and games. The QLED panel is bright and covers 100% DCl-P3 color gamut. While it doesn't look as nice as the AMOLED, it's still good, and much better than what you'd find on most Chromebooks.
The Galaxy Chromebook 2 is slightly thicker than its predecessor but still thin and light. On the new model it's been replaced with another first, a full-HD QLED panel. It was the first (and possibly the last) AMOLED display on a Chromebook. It's also complete overkill for most people and didn't do the Chromebook's battery life any favors. The Galaxy Chromebook 2 is nearly as nice and the differences are subtle with one exception - the display.Ĭhromebooks aren't known for their great displays, which made the stunning 4K AMOLED display on the Galaxy Chromebook really stand out. There have been many premium Chromebooks over the years, but the first Galaxy Chromebook really was a cut above inside and out when it arrived last year. USB-C (x2), 3.5mm combo jack, microSD card slotįrom first with AMOLED to first with QLED
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