It's usually the case that any screen size below 11-inches will be found on a smartphone or tablet. It's true we used to have 10-inch netbooks, but they have pretty much disappeared. Now GPD is attempting to fill a gap it sees in the market with a Windows 10 laptop that only has a 7-inch display. It's called the GPD Pocket.
GPD isn't new to the market, and is probably best-known for its GPD XD. This 5-inch Android handheld runs just about any game you throw at it from the NES right up to the Dreamcast using emulators. The company also launched the GPD Win (running Windows 10) last year after a successful Indiegogo campaign.
The GPD Win apparently highlighted to GPD that, "some handheld game players are also the fans of laptop [sic]." So the GPD Pocket was born, offering a "laptop which can be put into the pocket."
For now, the Pocket is simply a prototype, but according to Liliputing the hardware spec looks quite complete. It includes:
- 7-inch IPS Gorilla Glass 3 touchscreen display
- Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Cherry Trail processor
- 4GB RAM
- 128GB flash drive
- 7,000mAh battery
- Windows 10 or Ubuntu 16.04
- Qwerty keyboard
- USB Type-C, USB, HDMI, and headphone jack
The display will use a very thin bezel so as to keep the overall size of the unit to a minimum. As you can see from the prototype image, there is no touchpad on the unit, but a Thinkpad-style pointing stick instead. Again, this will minimize the overall size of the device.
As with the GPD Win, the GPD Pocket is expected to have an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds and act as a pre-order system (probably starting at some point in February). The 5-inch GPD Win cost $330, so we should probably expect a price north of $350 for the GPD Pocket.