Samsung Galaxy Book 3 vs Book 2 Pro (15.6")
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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 3
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro (15.6")
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 460 grams less (around 1.01 lbs)
- Around 85% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 67 against 54 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) | 1.11 kg (2.45 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.61 x 229.1 x 15.49 mm 14.04 x 9.02 x 0.61 inches |
355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm 13.99 x 8.89 x 0.46 inches |
| Area | 817 cm2 (126.6 inches2) | 802 cm2 (124.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.1% | ~83.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 45.4 dB | 48 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 725:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 65% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 44.6% | 96% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 43.1% | 99% |
| Response time | 15 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 145 grams | 165 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | 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 | 1250 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x4W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | - | 0.9 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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