Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 750 grams less (around 1.65 lbs)
- Around 18% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 63 against 58 watt-hours
- 22% sharper screen – 243 versus 200 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
- Can run popular games at about 70-96% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches |
323 x 230 x 22 mm 12.72 x 9.06 x 0.87 inches |
| Area | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) | 743 cm2 (115.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.3% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 9.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 130° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.7 dB | 51.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.4 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 200 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2400 x 1600 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
Surface Laptop Studio 2
14.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 95.7 in2
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~8% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.2% | 68.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 66.7% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 56 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:06 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 | 102 / 120 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 448 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 22 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| 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 | 80 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1665 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 2055 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 2487 |
| Solar Bay | - | 32946 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.4 dB | ~81.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.1 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | - |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Surface Laptop Studio 2:
- Has a proprietary Microsoft Surface Connect port.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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