Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16") vs MSI Prestige A16 AI+
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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 (16")
- Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the MSI Prestige A16 AI+
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 82 against 61.8 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.35 x 255.44 x 12.3 mm 13.99 x 10.06 x 0.48 inches |
358 x 258.55 x 16.9-17.35 mm 14.09 x 10.18 x 0.67-0.68 inches |
| Area | 908 cm2 (140.7 inches2) | 926 cm2 (143.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.8% | ~80.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 32.4 dB | 41.88 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 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, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1356:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 83.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 120% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 383 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | AMD Radeon 880M |
| 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 284 |
| Solar Bay | 9480 | 14084 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 7500 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~81.8 dB | ~82 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 13.1 x 8.2 cm |
| Surface | 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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