Lenovo Googlebook 15 Review: Your Android Phone's New Best Friend

Engadget · Sam Rutherford · 2026-10-30 12:00 UTC

Despite Lenovo providing excellent hardware for Google’s new laptop platform, Googlebook OS will only impress Android die-hards.

Lenovo’s hardware is great, but Googlebook OS still needs some polishing.

The launch of a new operating system presents a lot of challenges, but also the opportunity to install significant upgrades to the status quo. With its new family of notebooks, Google is trying to combine the best features of Android and Chrome OS on a line of PCs that are smarter, easier to use and more mobile-friendly than anything that's come before. However, while Lenovo has done an excellent job of providing premium hardware for the Googlebook 15, Google's latest laptop platform suffers from a number of growing pains you often get from first-gen software.

For die-hard Android fans, some of these issues might be worth overlooking for the increased synergy you'll get between your phone and laptop. But for other users, it's probably worth waiting for a more mature version of Googlebook OS before making the switch.

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