Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14") vs Microsoft Surface Pro 11
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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 4 Edge (14")
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 55.9 against 47 watt-hours
- Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 11
- Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (93 vs 108.3 square inches)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) | 0.89 kg (1.96 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.3 x 223.8 x 10.9 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.43 inches |
287 x 209 x 9.3 mm 11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| Area | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) | 600 cm2 (93 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.3% | ~83.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 130° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 27.2 dB | 44.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 266 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Pro 11
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~12% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1300:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 120% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 213 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 30 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 1536 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 8829 | 7994 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2.7W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.4 dB | ~82.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | - |
| Numpad | No | - |
| Backlight | Yes | - |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.3 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | - |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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