Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra vs Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra and Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9) 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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25.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
50.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra
  • Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
  • Around 37% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 84 against 76 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs)
Dimensions 355.4 x 250.4 x 16.5 mm
13.99 x 9.86 x 0.65 inches
362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9-18.3 mm
14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7-0.72 inches
Area 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~80.7%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 9.1 mm
Colors Gray Gray, Green
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 125° 150°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 41.7 dB 53.9 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
PPI 212 ppi 236 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 3200 x 2000 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 99.9% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 88.5% 86.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 21 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:00 hr 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
Charge power 140 W 100 / 170 W
Weight of AC adapter 351 grams 556 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 22 18
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 80 W 100 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1665 MHz 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 2055 MHz 2280 MHz
FLOPS 10.5 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 10.5 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2354 2460
Solar Bay 32014 34776
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 7467 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 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x5W, 2x2W 6x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~85 dB ~84.5 dB
Microphones 2 4

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 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.1 x 10.8 cm 15.0 x 9.5 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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Total votes: 26

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