Asus NovaGo

This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we'll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info. 

The Asus NovaGo is future of laptops, even if it looks a lot like other 2-in-1 foldable notebooks on the outside.

It the first 'Always Connected' Gigabit Windows laptop and boasts better than all-day battery life thanks to its Snapdragon 835 chipset and Snapdragon X16 LTE modem.

This means we're now seeing a laptop capable of 1Gbps speeds, which are three to seven times faster than your broadband speeds at home, depending on where you live.

No need to tether with a smartphone, and no need to deal with offline mode in documents as this always-connected Windows machine has a built-in eSIM, plus a battery that's capable of up to 22 hours of video playback.

It almost sounds too good to be true, so we've gone hands on with the NovaGo to see if the early signs are positive.

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Asus Nova Go price and release date

The Asus NovaGo price starts at just $599 for the 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage variant, while you’re looking at $799 for the 8GB/256GB model.

Asus tells us that it will also offer a 128GB of storage option, and there may be a 6GB of RAM configuration available too, but it will vary depending on regions and what retailers want in terms of spec.

What it does mean is the Asus NovaGo is cheaper than some of the flagship Android smartphones that also feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 chipset, which puts it into a reasonably affordable category.

There's currently no firm Asus NovaGo release date, but an Asus spokesperson told us that it's expected to arrive in early Spring in the US, while it's likely to arrive in Europe (the UK, France, Germany and Italy) during Q2 of 2018.

Design

Asus NovaGo hands on gallery

Display

The Asus NovaGo features a 13.3-inch full HD display which is bright and clear thanks to the LED backlit panel, although it’s not going to blow you away.

We found the screen glass to be pretty reflective, which could well cause trouble in bright light, but the 1920 x 1080 resolution is good enough for most tasks on the device, including touch screen input, text entry and even stylus usage.

This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we'll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info.