Samsung Ativ Q laptop runs both Windows 8 and Android

New Delhi, June 23: Samsung has unveiled a hybrid device, that can easily transform from a Windows 8 slate into a full-fledged laptop in one quick motion.It comes just over a fortnight after Asus unveiled its own laptop-tablet hybrid which also runs both Microsoft and Google's systems. The Samsung Ativ Q packs the latest Intel Haswell Core i5 processor, with a 13-inch display boasting a whopping 3,200x1,800-pixel resolution, providing 275ppi, which is 2.8 times higher pixel density.The unique design of Ativ Q allows users to lay the display flat over the keyboard for tablet mode; raise the display upright to type as on a laptop; ‘float' and adjust the display to a comfortable viewing angle; or flip the display to place in the stand mode to watch movies. It weighs 1.29kg and measures only 13.9mm. The best mode for tablet is lying in flat mode. Samsung says making the screen upright is best in terms of presentations in meetings or just for watching video when you don't want the keyboard exposed. The converting motion seemed fairly smooth.Samsung has also given S Pen stylus for handwritten notes or doodling when you're bored. The physical proportions of this 13-inch hybrid are roughly the same as any other 13-inch ultrabook's. It's 14 millimeters thick and small enough to slide easily into most backpacks, with weight around 1.3kg (2.8 pounds).Although it is a Windows 8 laptop, at the tap of a tile, it can boot into Android Jelly Bean. That means when you need to work on a regular laptop, then you can take advantage of the all familiar Windows 8, but when the busywork is done, switch over to Android to play touch-screen games and casually swipe around any of the hundreds of thousands of apps from the Google Play store.Moreover, the sheer number of additional Android apps goes a fair distance to make up for the lack of good titles in the Windows Marketplace.