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First 14-inch LG Gram Book AI 2026 hits Korea with a 30.5-hour battery claim

LG Gram Book AI 2026

LG Electronics has started selling the LG Gram Book AI 2026, a 14-inch aluminum ultraportable that LG rates for up to 30.5 hours of battery life on a single charge. The company says that figure is nearly double the endurance of Apple's MacBook Neo. Sales opened in South Korea on September 7 at a starting price of 1.45 million won, or about $1,100.

The launch model, carrying the model number 14U40V, is the first 14-inch machine in the Gram Book family. The full-metal body weighs 1.29 kg and is 14.9 mm thick, and LG has not disclosed the RAM configuration of the base version.

Under the hood, a 61.2 Wh battery is paired with Intel's 2026 Core Series 3 processors, the chips Intel builds under the Wildcat Lake code name. LG describes the setup as maximizing performance per unit of power, with that efficiency carrying the battery rating.

Port selection is generous for a slim laptop: HDMI, USB-A, USB-C, audio, and Ethernet are all present. A physical webcam shutter blocks the lens when a call ends, and a low-noise mode is designed for document work or video playback in libraries and offices without fan distraction.

How the LG Gram Book AI 2026 battery claim compares

The 30.5-hour figure is a maximum rating tied to a specific usage scenario, so everyday results will depend on screen brightness and workload. LG still aims the number straight at the competition. It exceeds what Samsung claims for the recently launched Galaxy Book 6, another Wildcat Lake laptop that Samsung rates for up to 25 hours of video playback, and LG frames its own runtime as nearly double the MacBook Neo's endurance.

Both headline numbers are manufacturer figures measured under best-case conditions rather than guarantees of typical use. What they show is that Intel's low-power Core Series 3 parts are spreading: Samsung shipped the Galaxy Book 6 on the same silicon, and LG is the latest Windows maker to lean on the platform for a mainstream ultraportable.

The 61.2 Wh cell inside the 14U40V is not an unusually large pack for a 14-inch notebook, which puts the weight of the claim on the processor's power draw rather than battery size. LG and Samsung have adopted Wildcat Lake within weeks of each other, a sign of how quickly Intel's low-power parts are moving into Windows laptops built to answer Apple's endurance lead.

Price, availability, and service in Korea

For now the LG Gram Book AI 2026 is a South Korea exclusive. LG is selling it through its official online brand shop, LGE.com, and open-market platforms, with in-store displays at LG Best Shop locations planned from mid-September. No date has been set for other regions.

At about $1,100 the machine sits in the middle of the Korean laptop market, where LG has been pushing the Gram brand beyond the premium large-screen notebooks it is best known for. Korean buyers can add a care subscription that covers free service for the contract period, up to four years, with one battery and one keyboard replacement included depending on the plan.

LG confirmed the machine on September 1 and put it on sale six days later, keeping the pitch compact: a light 14-inch body, a 61.2 Wh battery, and a single endurance figure aimed at the segment leader.

Why this matters

For laptop buyers, a mainstream Windows machine that holds a claimed 30.5-hour charge at roughly $1,100 resets expectations for what a mid-range portable should deliver on endurance, putting pressure on Apple and other rivals to answer. The rating now moves to independent reviewers, whose real-world results will separate the marketing figure from the everyday number.

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