Interesting news that we received today for the UMPC GPD Pocket 2 Amber black, the economical version of the GPD Pocket 2, which at the request of many of its potential buyers updates its RAM up to 8GB, a much better figure than the scarce 4GB of its initial version. The change of RAM also reaches the price and is that now its starting price increases $ 100 to $ 540. By the way, the delivery date of this UMPC continues to be delayed since shipments are now theoretically scheduled at the end of March and the rest of its hardware remains unchanged.
Processor, RAM and storage
The UMPC GPD Pocket 2 Amber black integrates a powerful Intel Celeron 3965Y a low power processor that has two cores and two threads with a speed of 1.5 GHz and integrated GPU lntel HD Graphics 615 with 24 EU and a speed of up to 850 MHz. Consumption is only 4.5W TPD and to have the temperatures controlled we have an active fan inside that we can deactivate by means of a key. In terms of memory we have 8 GB of non-expandable LPDDR3 RAM and 128 GB internal storage in eMMc 5.0 format that we can expand thanks to the included SDXC card reader.
Screen and other features
The screen is a 7-inch H-IPS touch with a resolution of 1920 × 1200 pixels in 16:10 format. At the level of wireless connectivity includes an internal adapter with WiFi aC and Bluetooth 4.1. In terms of connectivity we have a 3.5mm audio jack, a USB Type-C port that is used to charge it and two USB 3.0. The battery is 6800 mAh, capable of lasting up to 8 h.
This small laptop has a QWERTY keyboard and on its upper right side it has an optical touch control system.
Price and availability
- GPD Pocket 2 Amber black can be purchased at the moment in Indiegogo.com from $540 with shipment at the end of March 2019.