Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (15.6") vs LG Gram 17 (2021)
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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 (15.6")
- Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 43% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 350 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (125.4 vs 153.3 square inches)
Advantages of the LG Gram 17 (2021)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 80 against 68 watt-hours
- 26% sharper screen – 178 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354.85 x 227.97 x 11.9 mm 13.97 x 8.98 x 0.47 inches |
380.2 x 260.1 x 17.8 mm 14.97 x 10.24 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 809 cm2 (125.5 inches2) | 989 cm2 (153.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~84.8% |
| Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Burgundy | White, Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 30.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 17 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 178 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Gram 17 (2021)
17″ (16:10 ratio) = 129.9 in2
Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 (15.6")
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~24% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 951:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 98.8% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 83.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 92.9% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 30 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 165 grams | 287 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| 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 | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
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 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.6 mm |
| Surface | 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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