Samsung Galaxy Book

Samsung Galaxy Book
Samsung Galaxy Book3 360
DeveloperSamsung Electronics
TypeLaptop, formerly tablet
Release date2016 (tablets)
2020 (laptops)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
CPUIntel (x86), Qualcomm Snapdragon (ARM)
GraphicsAMD, Nvidia, Intel
PredecessorSamsung 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.

The Galaxy Book is a sub-brand of Samsung Galaxy, but unlike those it runs exclusively on Windows software. There is also a separate 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 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 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 Pro 360, and Book3 360, were unveiled on February 1st 2023.[26]

The Galaxy Book4 series (Ultra, Book4 Pro, Book4 Pro 360, and Book4 360) were unveiled on February 26th 2024.[27] Later the more base model Book4 was unveiled.[28] This was followed by the Book4 Edge on May 20th, which runs on the ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite processor.[29]

Release history of Galaxy Book notebooks 2020—present
Display size Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
16.0" Clamshell Book3 Ultra Book4 Ultra
Book3 Pro Book4 Pro
Book4 Edge
2-in-1 Book3 Pro 360 Book4 Pro 360
15.6" Clamshell Ion Ion2 Book2 Book4
Pro Book2 Pro Replaced by 16"
Book Replaced by Book2
Odyssey
2-in-1 Flex Flex2 Book2 Pro 360 Book3 360 Book4 360
Pro 360
14" Clamshell Go Book2 Business Book3 Pro Book4 Pro
Book4 Edge
13.3" Clamshell Book S (Qualcomm) Ion2 Book2
Book S (Intel) Pro Book2 Pro
Ion
2-in-1 Flex Flex2 Book2 Pro 360 Book3 360
Flex α Flex2 α Book2 360
Pro 360

Model specifications comparison

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Convertible tablets
Model Announced Dimensions and weight CPU Display Pen
Galaxy TabPro S 1/2016 290.3 mm × 198.8 mm × 6.3 mm, 693 g Intel Core m3-6Y30 12" sAMOLED 2160x1440 TabPro Pen
Galaxy Book 2/2017 261.20 mm × 179.10 mm × 8.90 mm, 640 g (10.6")

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

Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake, Intel Core m3 10.6" 1920×1280 TFT FHD, 12" 2160x1440 AMOLED S Pen
Galaxy Book2 10/2018 287.5 mm × 200.4 mm × 7.6 mm, 1.75 lb Snapdragon 850 12" sAMOLED 1440x2160 S Pen
Clamshell laptops
Model Announced Dimensions and weight CPU GPU Display RAM Storage
Galaxy Book S (Qualcomm) 8/2019 305.2 mm × 203.2 mm × 11.8 mm, 0.96 kg Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Adreno 680 13.3" 8 GB 256 GB
Galaxy Book Ion 10/2019 305.7 mm × 199.8 mm × 12.9 mm, 0.97 kg (Ion 13)

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

Intel Core (10th generation) Intel UHD Graphics 630, Nvidia GeForce MX250 15.6"/13.3" IPS 1920×1080 16 GB 1 TB
Galaxy Book S (Intel) 5/2020 305.2 mm × 203.2 mm × 11.8 mm, 0.95 kg Intel Core Lakefield Intel UHD Graphics 13.3" 8 GB 256 GB
Galaxy Book Ion2 12/2020 305.7 mm × 199.8 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg (13)

356.1 mm × 228.0 mm × 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 32 GB up to 1 TB/2 TB
Galaxy Book Pro 4/2021 304.4 mm × 199.8 mm × 11.2 mm, 870 g (13")

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

Intel Core i3, i5, i7 (11th generation) Intel UHD Graphics, Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia MX450 15.6"/13.3" sAMOLED 1920×1080 8 GB 512 GB
Galaxy Book 356.6 mm × 229.2 mm × 15.4 mm, 1.61 kg Intel Core i3 (11th generation) Nvidia MX450 15.6" PLS 1920×1080 8 GB 256 GB/512 GB
Galaxy Book Odyssey 356.6 mm × 229.1 mm × 17.7 mm, 1.85 kg Intel Core i5, i7 (11th generation) Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series 15.6" up to 32 GB up to 2 TB
Galaxy Book Go 6/2021 323.9 mm × 224.8 mm × 14.9 mm, 1.38 kg Snapdragon 7c Gen2, Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 (5G version) Qualcomm Adreno 14" TFT 1920 x 1080 4 GB/8 GB 64 GB/128 GB
Galaxy Book2 Go 5G 7/2023 (UK) 323.9 mm x 224.8 mm x 15.5 mm, 1.44 kg Snapdragon 7c+ Gen3 Qualcomm Adreno 14" TFT 1920 x 1080 4GB / 8GB 128GB / 256GB eUFS
Galaxy Book2 Pro 2/2022 304.4 mm × 199.8 mm × 11.2 mm, 870 g (13")

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

Intel Core i5, i7 (12th generation) Intel Iris Xe, Intel Arc 15.6"/13.3" 16 GB 1 TB
Galaxy Book2 358.2 mm × 236.9 mm × 18.5 mm, 1.86 kg Intel Core i5 (12th generation), Intel Pentium 8505, Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Iris Xe, Intel UHD Graphics 15.6" 8 GB 256 GB
Galaxy Book3 Ultra 2/2023 355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 16.5 mm, 1.79 kg (16") Intel Core i7, i9 (13th generation) Intel Iris XE, GeForce RTX 4050/4070 Mobile 16" WQXGA (2880x1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X up to 32 GB up to 2 TB
Galaxy Book3 Pro 312.3 mm × 223.8 mm × 11.3 mm, 1.17 kg (14")

355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 12.5 mm, 1.56 kg (16")

Intel Core i5, i7 (13th generation) Intel Iris Xe 14"/16" 2880 x 1800 Dynamic OLED 2X 8 GB/16 GB 256 GB/512 GB
Galaxy Book4 Ultra 12/2023 355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 16.5 mm, 1.86 kg Intel Core Ultra 9 / Ultra 7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070/4050 16" 2880x1800 Touch AMOLED 16/32/64 GB 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
Galaxy Book4 Pro 312.3 mm × 223.8 mm × 11.6 mm, 1.23 kg (14")

355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 12.5 mm, 1.56 kg (16")

Intel Core Ultra 7 / Ultra 5 Intel Arc 14"/16" 2880x1800 Touch AMOLED 16 GB/32 GB 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
Galaxy Book4 2/2024 Intel Core 7 Intel Graphics 15.6" 16 GB 512 GB
Galaxy Book4 Edge 5/2024 312.3 mm × 223.8 mm × 10.9 mm, 1.16 kg (14")

355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 12.3 mm (16")

Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 / X1E-84-00 Qualcomm Adreno 14"/16" 2880×1800 AMOLED 3K 16 GB 512 GB/1 TB
2-in-1 laptops

(all feature Wacom digitizers and support S Pen)

Model Announced Dimensions and weight CPU GPU Display RAM Storage
Galaxy Book Flex 10/2019 302.6 mm × 202.9 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.15 kg (Flex 13)

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

Intel Core Ice Lake Nvidia GeForce MX250 15.6"/13.3" QLED 1920×1080 16 GB 1 TB
Galaxy Book Flex α (Alpha) 1/2020 304.9 mm × 202 mm × 13.9 mm, 1.19 kg Intel Core Ice Lake Intel UHD Graphics 13.3" QLED 8 GB/12 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book Flex2 12/2020 302.6 mm × 202.9 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg (13")

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

Intel Core i5, i7 (11th generation) Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia GeForce MX450 (GDDR5 2 GB) 15.6"/13.3" QLED 1920×1080 up to 16 GB up to 1 TB
Galaxy Book Flex2 α (Alpha) 4/2021[30] 304.8 mm × 201.93 mm × 13.97 mm, 1.19 kg (13.3") Intel Iris Xe 15.6"/13.3" QLED 8 GB/16 GB 256 GB/512 GB
Galaxy Book Pro 360 4/2021 302.5 mm × 202.0 mm × 11.5 mm, 1.04-1.1 kg (13")

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

Intel Core i3, i5, i7 (11th generation) Intel Iris Xe, Intel UHD Graphics 15.6"/13.3" sAMOLED 1920×1080 8 GB 512 GB
Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 2/2022 302.5 mm × 202 mm × 11.5 mm, 1.05 kg (13")

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

Intel Core i5, i7 (12th generation) Intel Iris Xe 15.6"/13.3" sAMOLED 1920×1080 8 GB/16 GB/32 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book2 360 304.4 mm × 199.8 mm × 11.2 mm (13")

355.4 mm × 225.8 mm × 11.7 mm (15")

15.6"/13.3" 16 GB up to 1 TB
Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 2/2023 355.4 mm × 252.2 mm × 12.8 mm, 1.66 kg Intel Core (13th generation) Intel Iris Xe 16" WQXGA (2880x1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X 8 GB/16 GB/32 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book3 360 304.2 mm × 201.9 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg 13.3"/15.6" sAMOLED 8 GB/16 GB
Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 12/2023 16" 2880x1800 Touch AMOLED, 1.66 kg Intel Core Ultra 7 / Ultra 5 Intel Arc 16" WQXGA+ (2880×1800) Touch AMOLED 16 GB/32 GB 512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book4 360 2/2024 15.6" AMOLED Intel Core 7 / Core 5 Intel 15.6" AMOLED 16 GB 512 GB/1 TB

See also

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