Dell's XPS Googlebook, the company's first XPS laptop built for Gemini Intelligence, is priced from $999 and is available today at Best Buy and Google Stores, with Dell.com sales set to follow in October. It is a 13-inch machine aimed at Android phone owners, and it runs Googlebook OS, a platform Dell describes as a new premium laptop category that combines Android with ChromeOS.
The hardware centers on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processor, with memory configurations up to 32GB of LPDDR5X and SSD storage up to 1TB. Dell says a dual-fan cooling system keeps the laptop quiet during long sessions. The chassis is machined aluminum, and the whole machine weighs 2.2 lbs at 12.7mm thin.
The 13-inch 2.5K (2560x1600) InfinityEdge touch display covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and reaches 500 nits of brightness. Its refresh rate shifts between 30Hz and 120Hz depending on what is on screen, dropping low for reading and rising for motion, a trick Dell says stretches battery life. Dell targets up to 16 hours of Netflix streaming per charge, a figure that requires setup and works on supported devices running Android 17 or above.
Dell says the Android integration reaches beyond what most laptop and phone pairings offer. Files, photos and downloads from a paired phone can be browsed and inserted directly on the laptop, tasks started on the phone can be finished on the Googlebook, and phone apps can be opened on the laptop without installing them. Notifications, messages and app context stay aligned across both devices.
A Google-branded Glowbar sits on the lid and shows battery level and charging status while the laptop is closed, so owners can check charge without opening it. The keyboard is a backlit chiclet design paired with a glass touchpad, and the machine comes in a color Dell calls Shimmer. Ports are limited to two USB Type-C 3.2 connections at 10Gbps with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery.
Gemini Intelligence handles voice-to-text that strips filler words and adds formatting automatically, and wiggling the cursor summons the assistant. Dell says Gemini also pulls details from emails and calendars, surfaces suggestions based on screen content, and can work on tasks such as trip planning or price checking while the laptop is closed.
Dell positions the XPS Googlebook as the Android answer to a premium ultraportable, and its own comparison material asks whether it beats a MacBook, arguing that buyers inside the Google and Android ecosystem get tighter laptop-to-phone continuity. The announcement does not disclose battery capacity in watt-hours, and the 16-hour figure is a streaming target rather than a general-use rating.
The launch lands as thin, lightweight laptops remain the center of premium hardware marketing. Ahead of Apple's September 2025 event, previews pointed to an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, reported at about 5.5 millimeters thick and described then as its thinnest to date. Dell's pitch is different in kind: the XPS Googlebook is not chasing the thinnest shell but the tightest link between a laptop and the phone already in a buyer's pocket.
