Samsung Galaxy Book

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Samsung Galaxy Book
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Samsung Galaxy Book3 360
Developer Samsung Electronics
Type Laptop, formerly tablet
Release date2016 (tablets)
2020 (laptops)
Operating system Microsoft Windows
CPU Intel (x86), Qualcomm Snapdragon (ARM)
GraphicsAMD, Nvidia, Intel
Predecessor Samsung Ativ, Samsung Notebook

Samsung Galaxy Book is a line of Microsoft Windows based laptop computers produced by Samsung Electronics of South Korea. The Galaxy Book originated as tablet computers with detachable keyboards, however in 2020 it had evolved into becoming Samsung's main line of laptops, replacing the Samsung Notebook.

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The Galaxy Book is a sub-brand of Samsung Galaxy, but unlike those it runs exclusively on Windows software. There is also a separate Samsung Galaxy Chromebook line, which is branded under Galaxy Chromebook rather than Galaxy Book. [1]

History

The Samsung Galaxy Book line originated with the release of Samsung Galaxy TabPro S in 2016, a Windows-powered Intel Core M tablet with detachable keyboard designed as a competitor to Microsoft's Surface Pro. [2] It was the company's first Galaxy-branded device of any type to run Windows software instead of Android, replacing the Windows tablets that were in the Samsung Ativ line. [3] A year later the original Samsung Galaxy Book was launched, [2] [4] followed another year later by Galaxy Book2 on a Snapdragon 855 ARM-based chip. [5] In August 2019, the Galaxy Book S was announced, in a standard laptop form factor and again using an ARM Snapdragon processor. [6] In its press release, Samsung called the Book S the first release of the new Galaxy Computing line. [7]

In October 2019, Samsung announced the Galaxy Book Ion (clamshell) and Galaxy Book Flex (convertible) laptops. Both of these are Intel x86 computers and marked the replacement of the Samsung Notebook 9. [8] [9] [10] They were the world's first laptops with QLED displays, and the Flex is bundled with an S Pen stylus. [11] Throughout 2020 and 2021, further new models were launched that cemented Samsung Galaxy Book as a full replacement brand of the Samsung Notebook line. [12]

Ahead of CES 2020, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Book Flex α (Alpha), a cheaper variant of the Flex. [13] Both the Ion and Flex were released later in 2020. [14] In May 2020, a Galaxy Book S running on low-power Intel Core "Lakefield" was unveiled, [15] which was called a "hybrid processor". [16] At the end of the year, the successors Samsung Galaxy Book Ion2 and Flex2 were announced as part of the 2021 lineup. [17] At Samsung's Unpacked 2021 event the gaming laptop Galaxy Book Odyssey (successor of Notebook Odyssey) with an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti graphics chip, was unveiled. [18] Galaxy Book Go featured a Snapdragon 7c Gen2 processor. [19]

Samsung Galaxy Book, Book Pro, and Book Pro 360, were unveiled in April 2021. While Book is a base clamshell laptop model, the Pro is a slightly better model, while Pro 360 is a convertible like the Flex was before. [20] In 2021, a foldable Galaxy Book Fold 17 was rumored, although it has not been made official. [21] [22]

The Galaxy Book2 series was announced in February 2022. [23] [24] The models include Book2 Pro 360, Book2 Pro, Book2 360, and Book2. [25]

The Galaxy Book3 Ultra, Book3 Pro, Book3 360, and Book 360, were unveiled in February 2023. [26]

Release history of Galaxy Book notebooks 2020—present
Display sizeType2020202120222023
16.0"ClamshellBook3 Ultra
Book3 Pro
2-in-1Book3 Pro 360
15.6"ClamshellIonIon2Book2
ProBook2 Pro
Book
Odyssey
2-in-1FlexFlex2Book2 Pro 360Book3 360
Pro 360
14"ClamshellGoBook2 BusinessBook3 Pro
13.3"ClamshellBook S (Qualcomm)Ion2Book2
Book S (Intel)ProBook2 Pro
Ion
2-in-1FlexFlex2Book2 Pro 360Book3 360
Flex α Flex2 α Book2 360
Pro 360

Model specifications comparison

Convertible tablets
ModelAnnouncedDimensions and weightCPUDisplayPen
Galaxy TabPro S 1/2016290.3 x 198.8 x 6.3 mm, 693 gIntel Core m3-6Y3012" sAMOLED 2160x1440TabPro Pen
Galaxy Book 2/2017261.20 x 179.10 x 8.90 mm, 640 g (10.6")

291.3 x 199.8 x 7.4 mm, 1.12 kg (12.0")

Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake, Intel Core m310.6" 1920x1280 TFT FHD, 12" 2160x1440 AMOLED S Pen
Galaxy Book2 10/2018287.5 x 200.4 x 7.6 mm, 1.75 lbSnapdragon 85012" sAMOLED 1440x2160S Pen
Clamshell laptops
ModelAnnouncedDimensions and weightCPUGPUDisplayRAMStorage
Galaxy Book S (Qualcomm)8/2019305.2 x 203.2 x 11.8 mm, 0.96 kgSnapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Adreno 68013.3"8GB256GB
Galaxy Book Ion10/2019305.7 x 199.8 x 12.9 mm, 0.97 kg (Ion 13)

356.1 x 228 x 14.9 mm, 1.26 kg (Ion 15)

Intel Core (10th generation)Intel UHD Graphics 630, Nvidia GeForce MX25015.6"/13.3" IPS 1920x108016GB1TB
Galaxy Book S (Intel)5/2020305.2 x 203.2 x 11.8 mm, 0.95 kgIntel Core Lakefield Intel UHD Graphics13.3"8GB256GB
Galaxy Book Ion212/2020305.7 X 199.8 X 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg (13)

356.1 X 228.0 X 14.9 mm, 1.57 kg (15")

Intel Core i5, i7 (11th generation) Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia MX450 (external)15.6"/13.3"up to 32GBup to 1TB/2TB
Galaxy Book Pro 4/2021304.4 x 199.8 x 11.2 mm, 870 g (13")

355.4 x 225.8 x 13.3mm, 1.15 kg (15")

Intel Core i3, i5, i7 (11th generation)Intel UHD Graphics, Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia MX45015.6"/13.3" sAMOLED 1920x10808GB512GB
Galaxy Book356.6 x 229.2 x 15.4 mm, 1.61 kgIntel Core i3 (11th generation)Nvidia MX45015.6" PLS 1920x10808GB256GB/512GB
Galaxy Book Odyssey356.6 x 229.1 x 17.7 mm, 1.85 kgIntel Core i5, i7 (11th generation)Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series15.6"up to 32GBup to 2TB
Galaxy Book Go6/2021323.9 x 224.8 x 14.9mm, 1.38 kgSnapdragon 7c Gen2, Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 (5G version) Qualcomm Adreno 14" TFT 1920 x 10804GB/8GB64GB/128GB
Galaxy Book2 Pro2/2022304.4 x 199.8 x 11.2mm, 870 g (13")

355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7mm, 1.17 kg (15")

Intel Core i5, i7 (12th generation)Intel Iris Xe, Intel Arc15.6"/13.3"16GB1TB
Galaxy Book2358.2 x 236.9 x 18.5mm, 1.86 kgIntel Core i5 (12th generation), Intel Pentium 8505, Intel Celeron 7305Intel Iris Xe, Intel UHD Graphics15.6"8GB256GB
Galaxy Book3 Ultra2/2023355.4 x 250.4 x 16.5 mm, 1.79 kg (16")Intel Core i7, i9 (13th generation)Intel Iris XE, GeForce RTX 4050/4070 Mobile16" WQXGA (2880x1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2Xup to 32GBup to 2TB
Galaxy Book3 Pro312.3 x 223.8 x 11.3 mm, 1.17 kg (14")

355.4 x 250.4 x 12.5, 1.56 kg (16")

Intel Core i5, i7 (13th generation)Intel Iris Xe14"/16" 2880 x 1800 Dynamic OLED 2X8GB/16GB256GB/512GB
2-in-1 laptops

(all feature Wacom digitizers and support S Pen)

ModelAnnouncedDimensions and weightCPUGPUDisplayRAMStorage
Galaxy Book Flex10/2019302.6 x 202.9 x 12.9 mm, 1.15 kg (Flex 13)

355 x 227.2 x 14.9 mm, 1.57 kg (Flex 15)

Intel Core Ice Lake Nvidia GeForce MX25015.6"/13.3" QLED 1920x108016GB1TB
Galaxy Book Flex α (Alpha)1/2020304.9 x 202 x 13.9 mm, 1.19 kgIntel Core Ice Lake Intel UHD Graphics13.3" QLED8GB/12GB256GB/512GB/1TB
Galaxy Book Flex212/2020302.6 X 202.9 X 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg (13")

355.0 X 227.2 X 14.9 mm, 1.57 kg (15")

Intel Core i5, i7 (11th generation) Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia GeForce MX450 (GDDR5 2GB)15.6"/13.3" QLED 1920x1080up to 16GBup to 1TB
Galaxy Book Flex2 α (Alpha)4/2021 [27] 304.8 x 201.93 x 13.97 mm, 1.19 kg (13.3")Intel Iris Xe15.6"/13.3" QLED8GB/16GB256GB/512GB
Galaxy Book Pro 3604/2021302.5 x 202.0 x 11.5 mm, 1.04-1.1 kg (13")

354.85 x 227.97 x 11.9 mm, 1.39 kg (15")

Intel Core i3, i5, i7 (11th generation)Intel Iris Xe, Intel UHD Graphics15.6"/13.3" sAMOLED 1920x10808GB512GB
Galaxy Book2 Pro 3602/2022302.5 x 202 x 11.5 mm, 1.05 kg (13")

354.85 x 227.97 x 11.9mm, 1.41 kg (15")

Intel Core i5, i7 (12th generation)Intel Iris Xe15.6"/13.3" sAMOLED 1920x10808GB/16GB/32GB256GB/512GB/1TB
Galaxy Book2 360304.4 x 199.8 x 11.2mm (13")

355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7mm (15")

15.6"/13.3"16GBup to 1TB
Galaxy Book3 Pro 3602/2023355.4 x 252.2 x 12.8 mm, 1.66 kgIntel Core (13th generation)Intel Iris Xe16" WQXGA (2880x1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X8GB/16GB/32GB256GB/512GB/1TB
Galaxy Book3 360304.2 x 201.9 x 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg13.3"/15.6" sAMOLED8GB/16GB

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