Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16") vs Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 5

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Display 2880 x 1800
CPU
GPU Adreno X1-85
RAM 16GB
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16") and Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 5 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
62.4
(Average)
Value Index
33.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16")
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 640 grams less (around 1.41 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 5
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 80 against 61.8 watt-hours
  • Around 21% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 2.19 kg (4.83 lbs)
Dimensions 355.35 x 255.44 x 12.3 mm
13.99 x 10.06 x 0.48 inches
354.6 x 258.2 x 19.9 mm
13.96 x 10.17 x 0.78 inches
Area 908 cm2 (140.7 inches2) 916 cm2 (142 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.8% ~81.1%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 5 mm
Colors Blue Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 125° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 32.4 dB 57.4 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 212 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 120% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:15 hr
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
Charge power 65 W 230 / 300 W
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams 770 / 882 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 12 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 12 20
L3 Cache 6 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Intel UHD Graphics 770
Fabrication process 4 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 30 W 95 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 2220 MHz
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 11.4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1536 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS 11.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 2430
Solar Bay 9480 35179
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 32 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
NVMe No Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3306-CG
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x5W, 2x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~81.8 dB ~78.9 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.1 x 10.8 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16"):
    - The eUFS (embedded Universal Flash Storage) is used as storage.
    - In South Korea region, the laptop features Wi-Fi 6E instead of Wi-Fi 7.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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