Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3") vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3")
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 780 grams less (around 1.72 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 63 against 58 watt-hours
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (94.7 vs 114.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
- Performs significantly better (up to 6.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 178-243% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 20% sharper screen – 200 versus 166 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.04 kg (2.29 lbs) | 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 302.5 x 202 x 11.5 mm 11.91 x 7.95 x 0.45 inches |
323.2 x 228.3 x 18.9 mm 12.72 x 8.99 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 611 cm2 (94.7 inches2) | 738 cm2 (114.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% | ~83.7% |
| Side bezels | 4.1 mm | 9.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Burgundy | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 33.9 dB | 46.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 14.4 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 166 ppi | 200 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop Studio
14.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 95.7 in2
Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (13.3")
13.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 75.6 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | 373000:1 | 1714:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 97.2% | 78.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.7% | 80.6% |
| Response time | 2 ms | 41 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 60 / 95 / 102 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 165 grams | 379 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.6-3.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 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 | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1140 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 1121 |
| Solar Bay | - | 22103 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x4W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~72.7 dB | ~82.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 type | Island | Mechanical |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 11.4 x 6.7 cm | 12.0 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| 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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