Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5
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Review
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 Pro (14")
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 94-128% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 63 against 47.4 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 21% sharper screen – 243 versus 201 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches |
308 x 223 x 14.5 mm 12.13 x 8.78 x 0.57 inches |
| Area | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) | 687 cm2 (106.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.3% | ~79% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 11.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.7 dB | 40 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 201 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2256 x 1504 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Laptop 4 13.5
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
~4% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1424:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 97.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.2% | 66.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 64.7% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 50 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 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, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 306 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 4 |
| Threads | 22 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.4 dB | ~78.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.3 cm | 11.4 x 7.6 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| 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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