Googlebook code adds a third Snapdragon board family, 'Dougie,' that may be cheaper

Google is building firmware for a third Qualcomm board family for the Googlebook, codenamed Dougie, with a first variant called Bandit, per Chrome Unboxed. It credits GbookHub with the early report. None of the 27 Gerrit commit subjects names a chip, and the cited reports give no price or release date.

What the code shows

Chrome Unboxed counts 27 work-in-progress Chromium Gerrit commits for Dougie. Gerrit's own search for the word dougie returned 27 open changes on Oct. 15. One example is initial SoC support.

Per Gerrit, the Bandit variant was created Oct. 7 and last updated Oct. 15. Chrome Unboxed describes it as a commit that surfaced that morning. Five merged changes to Chromium's embedded controller code also carry the Bandit name.

Storage and no modem

A Gerrit commit adds eMMC support alongside UFS and NVMe, which its message says can be toggled manually. Chrome Unboxed calls eMMC a hallmark of boards that scale down to budget or mid-range laptops. That reading is its inference, not Google's.

Another commit states: "The board has no modem." GbookHub and Chrome Unboxed conclude the laptops will likely be Wi-Fi only. That follows from the code, but the cited reports describe no announced product.

Which chip is not in the code

Chrome Unboxed says Dougie is likely built around Snapdragon X2 Plus or Qualcomm's entry-tier Snapdragon C. GbookHub lists the same two as possibilities. Both are guesses. None of the 27 commit subjects on Gerrit names a retail chip.

Chrome Unboxed and GbookHub place Dougie beside the existing Bluey family, for Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus, and Calypso, spotted with Snapdragon X2 Elite. Our Googlebook launch coverage covers the first models.

What it means for prices

As of Oct. 15, 2026, no Google, Qualcomm or partner statement about a Dougie laptop, its price or a release date appears in the reports cited here. Our Googlebook pricing story reports Google's shop page listing launch models from $899 to $1,299.

Why it matters

The trade-off is price against capability. Our assessment: eMMC storage and no modem would limit what a buyer gets, so a cheaper board family points to a possible lower tier of Googlebooks, but until a partner announces a laptop with a price, it is not a price.