Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16") vs Book 4 Edge (14")
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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")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 61.8 against 55.9 watt-hours
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14")
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (108.3 vs 140.7 square inches)
- 15% sharper screen – 243 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) | 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.35 x 255.44 x 12.3 mm 13.99 x 10.06 x 0.48 inches |
312.3 x 223.8 x 10.9 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.43 inches |
| Area | 908 cm2 (140.7 inches2) | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.8% | ~81.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 32.4 dB | 27.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 4 Edge (16")
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Galaxy Book 4 Edge (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 120% | 120% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 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 |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 163 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| 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 | 9480 | 8829 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| NVMe | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x2.7W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.8 dB | ~78.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| 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 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 11.5 x 8.3 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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