LG Announces 11.6-inches Android Tab Book Hybrid With Intel Core i5 CPU

LG on Monday introduced an Android hybrid device called LG Tab Book. The tablet-cum-notebook was unveiled in LG's home country, though the company did not unveil the pricing, availability and global roll-out details of the device.

On the design front, LG Tab Book with Android OS looks similar to the Tab Book 2 that was launched at CES earlier this year, which runs Windows.

Just like the Tab Book 2, the new Android hybrid (model number 11TA740-GA50K) sports 11.6-inch full-HD IPS display touchscreen with support for 10-point touch control and slide-out QWERTY keyboard. LG has just replaced the Windows home button with the Android home button in Tab Book.

The LG Tab Book runs Android 4.2.2 out-of-the-box. It packs a fourth generation Core i5 4200U (Turbo 2.6GHz, Cache 3MB) with Intel HD Graphics 4400. The device comes with one RAM slot packing 4GB memory with it, while there is no word on the maximum support size.

LG Tab Book (11TA740-GA50K) comes with a 128GB SSD hard drive storage with support for microSD card (unknown). Other ports on the device include two USB 3.0 ports and a standard HDMI port for connectivity. Dimensions of the Tab Book are almost similar to the Windows variant at 286x192x16.7mm. The tablet hybrid weighs 1.05 kg.

(Also see: CES 2014: Hybrids, laptops, ultrabooks, PCs, all-in-ones roundup)

LG has said that the product will be available in only one colour - Snow White.