Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 and Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024) 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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28.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
58.0
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 76 against 66.5 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
  • MacBook with the Apple M3 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (125.4 vs 138.9 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs)
Dimensions 355.4 x 252.2 x 12.8 mm
13.99 x 9.93 x 0.5 inches
340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm
13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches
Area 896 cm2 (138.9 inches2) 809 cm2 (125.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.8% ~83.9%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver, Gold, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Passive
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 -
Noise level (max. load) 39.2 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 15.3 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 212 ppi 224 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1864 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
MacBook Air 15 M3 (2024)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1422:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 96.6% 87.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 98.7%
Response time 1 ms 25 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:50 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 70 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 35 / 70 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams 184 / 298 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz -
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 18 8
L3 Cache 18 MB -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU
Fabrication process 7 nm 3 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 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz 1380 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 3.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 1280
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 40
GPU performance 3.9 TFLOPS 3.5 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 148
Solar Bay - 12242
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x5W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~81.5 dB ~85.1 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
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 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.1 x 10.8 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 15

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Manav Sompura July 21, 2024 at 05:38 PM
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