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This Laptop Runs Android, Not Windows or Linux

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 20, 2022

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You’ve heard of Android phones, tablets, TVs, cars, and smartwatches, but have you ever considered it for your laptop? The closest thing is Chromebooks, as they support Android apps. But what about actual Android? India-based Reliance will start selling a laptop powered by Google’s world-famous mobile OS.

Reliance has launched the JioBook, a laptop that’s running an Android-based OS called JioOS that’s, according to the company, “optimized for superior performance.” It supports many local Indian languages, and it starts at 15,799 rupees, or $190. As it runs Android and it’s priced similarly to entry-level Android handsets, you can expect pretty modest specifications. Laptops running Android are nothing new, but they have fallen out of style as Windows and Chrome OS became more optimized for low-end hardware.

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