Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3") vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Go

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CPU
Intel Core i5 1035G1
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3") and Microsoft Surface Laptop Go important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3")
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Features a much bigger (~62%) battery – 63 against 39 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Backlit keyboard
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.04 kg (2.29 lbs) 1.11 kg (2.45 lbs)
Dimensions 302.5 x 202 x 11.5 mm
11.91 x 7.95 x 0.45 inches
278.18 x 205.67 x 15.69 mm
10.95 x 8.1 x 0.62 inches
Area 611 cm2 (94.7 inches2) 572 cm2 (88.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.8% ~80%
Side bezels 4.1 mm 8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray, Burgundy Silver, Gold, Blue
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 33.9 dB 44.2 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 12.4 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 166 ppi 149 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 3:2
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1536 x 1024 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Display tests
Contrast 373000:1 1222:1
sRGB color space 100% 94.4%
Adobe RGB profile 97.2% 65.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.7% 64.4%
Response time 2 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:05 hr 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes No
Charging port position Right Right
Charge power 65 W 39 W
Weigh of AC adapter 165 grams 218 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 1.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 4
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics G1
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (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 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS -
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps 1.87 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 4
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x2 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 1866 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) eMMC
Channels 1x256 GB 1x64 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x4W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness 72.7 dB 81.5 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI No No
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes No
Key travel 1 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.4 x 6.7 cm 10.0 x 6.6 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Surface Laptop Go:
    - The device has slow eMMC type of storage.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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