Samsung Galaxy Book 4 vs HP 15 (2024)
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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
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 54 against 41 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the HP 15 (2024)
- Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
- Around 90% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.6 x 229.1 x 15.4 mm 14.04 x 9.02 x 0.61 inches |
359.9 x 235.9 x 18.5 mm 14.17 x 9.29 x 0.73 inches |
| Area | 817 cm2 (126.6 inches2) | 849 cm2 (131.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.1% | ~79% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | White, Black, Silver, Gold, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB color space | 65% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 160 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 8 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on 15 (2024):
- DDR4 memory is available only for models with Core 3 100U, Core 5 120U, and Core 7 150U.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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