Samsung Galaxy Book 2 360 vs Asus Vivobook S14 OLED (12th Gen Intel)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 2 360 and Asus Vivobook S14 OLED (12th Gen Intel) important characteristics
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 360
  • Easier to carry: weighs 340 grams less (around 0.75 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (95.3 vs 110 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S14 OLED (12th Gen Intel)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 70 against 61.1 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB) and an SSD
  • 46% sharper screen – 243 versus 166 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 304.4 x 202 x 12.9 mm
11.98 x 7.95 x 0.51 inches
316.4 x 224.5 x 18.9 mm
12.46 x 8.84 x 0.74 inches
Area 615 cm2 (95.2 inches2) 710 cm2 (110.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.3% ~80%
Side bezels 5 mm 7.4 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver, Green
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) - 39 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz
PPI 166 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor - No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook S14 OLED (12th Gen Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Galaxy Book 2 360
13.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 75.6 in2
~16% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:55 hr 1:40 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 90 W
Weight of AC adapter 165 grams 390 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 12 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1200 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X DDR4
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 20
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 4267 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
Max. ram size - 16 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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