Google Pixelbook Specs Leaked On Reseller's Website; 'Google Clips' Accessory Discovered

Details on Google’s new Pixel 2 smartphones have been leaking nonstop and now the specs for its next Chromebook have also surfaced online. Just mere hours before Google’s official announcement, specs for the Pixelbook briefly appeared on a reseller’s webpage.

The specs for Google’s Pixelbook were first spotted by 9To5Google on the Synnex website. The page has already been taken down, but it looks like almost everything about the upcoming laptop have already been uncovered.

The Google Pixelbook is listed as having a 12.3-inch display, but no information was given on the screen resolution. Android Central pointed out that the last two generations of the Google Chromebook Pixel featured a slightly larger 12.85-inch display with a screen resolution of 2,560 x 1,700 with a 3:2 aspect ratio. It’s being speculated that the new Pixelbook might feature the same screen resolution and the same aspect ratio despite the smaller screen size.

Inside, the Google Pixelbook is equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor with storage configurations of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The listing didn’t show if there are different processor configurations, nor did it give the amount of RAM. Another thing to point out is that the clock speed of the Core i5 wasn’t given, nor did the listing say if the three different storage configurations have any other differences.

Like Google’s previous Chromebook Pixel, the new Pixelbook seems to be an expensive premium laptop. The Pixelbook starts at $1,199 for the 128GB model and costs $1,749 for the 512GB model. IBT previously reported that the Google Pixelbook that it will have an optional Pen stylus which will cost an extra $99.

Droid Life reported a couple of weeks ago that the Pixelbook Pen will be pressure-sensitive and will have tilt support. The stylus is also believed to have no lag when using it on the Pixelbook. There’s really no way of telling how useful the Pen stylus will be, but it’s very likely that it work similarly with the stylus on the Samsung Chromebook Plus and Pro works.

Another interesting tidbit that was found in the Pixelbook listing is another product that’s simply known as “Google Clips.” The device is listed as a computer accessory, but no other information was given as to what it actually is.

Judging by its name alone, Google Clips could possibly be a wearable of some kind or an attachable camera. It might be a clip-on camera accessory that’s akin to the Essential Phone’s 360-degree camera accessory. The listing doesn’t offer much info on Google Clips, but its product number is in line with the Walmart’s listing for the Google Home Mini.

Leaks on Google’s upcoming new devices have been popping up for months and has accelerated as the company’s official announcement nears. The appearance of this Google Clips device is straight out of left field and it looks like Google may still have something to surprise its fans.

Google’s Pixel 2 launch event will start at 9 a.m. PT/ 12 p.m. ET and company is also expected to launch the smaller Goole Home and the second generation Daydream View VR headset.