( CNN ) -- Google unveiled a groundbreaking new Chromebook laptop Thursday — one with touchscreen capability , powerful chipset and an extremely high-resolution display . The Chromebook Pixel , available for order on the Google Play store and shipping in April , features a 12.85-inch touch-sensitive Gorilla Glass screen . The resolution is 4.3 million pixels , which works out to 239 pixels per inch . ( The average Windows laptop has about half that ; technically , it also beats the Macbook Retina . ) The Pixel will come in two versions , both boasting an Intel Core i5 processor . The basic model is Wi-Fi only ; a more expensive model has the ability to connect to Verizon 's superfast LTE network . Google claims a battery life of five hours on the device , which has QuickOffice built into the browser and an SD card slot for automatic photo uploads to Google+ . Those features can also be used offline ( uploads queued for later , of course ) . The price , however , is relatively steep : $ 1,299 for the Wi-Fi only version , $ 1,449 for the LTE model . Google was careful to emphasize that the Pixel is n't for everyone . `` This is for power users who live in the cloud , '' Senior Vice President of Chrome Sundar Pichai repeatedly told a select group of journalists at a low-key launch event in San Francisco . Having a touchscreen does n't mean that Google plans to integrate its mobile OS , Android , into the device . But Pichai hoped web developers would start making their interfaces touch-sensitive — so that content on the device would be indistinguishable from Android . `` Touch is here to stay , and I 'm pretty sure every laptop will have touch in the future , '' Pichai said . `` Using a laptop with touch seems strange at first , but your day-to-day browser experience starts changing . In our tests , users started replacing the touchpad pretty quickly . '' The aluminum-coated Pixel was designed and built by Google , with help from other unnamed PC manufacturers . Plenty of thought appears to have gone into the design : For example , there 's an extra laser microphone under the keyboard , complementing the two mics next to the camera , allowing the software to cancel out any noise you might make while typing on a video conference . `` Our goal was to have the hardware disappear , '' Pichai added . Did Google achieve its goal ? We 've got our hands on a Pixel Chromebook and will post a hands on soon . In the meantime , let us know in the comments — would you consider a Chromebook Pixel ? © 2013 MASHABLE.com . All rights reserved .
Google 's Chromebook Pixel is a laptop with a touchscreen . It has an Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM, which can be upgraded to 8GB. It hosts a powerful Intel Core i processor and claims 5-hour battery life . Price is somewhat hefty : $ 1,299 for Wi-Fi only and $ 1,449 for 4G .