Samsung Galaxy Book 5 vs LG Gram 15 (2025)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 5 and LG Gram 15 (2025) 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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46.1
(Average)
Value Index
31.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 5
  • Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
Advantages of the LG Gram 15 (2025)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
  • Around 31% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 72 against 61.2 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs)
Dimensions 356.6 x 228 x 15.1 mm
14.04 x 8.98 x 0.59 inches
356.3 x 223.4 x 16.95 mm
14.03 x 8.8 x 0.67 inches
Area 813 cm2 (126.1 inches2) 796 cm2 (123.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.5% ~84.3%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 141 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast - 1200:1
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 45 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 158 grams 152 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 6 (3P + 3E)
Threads 14 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 840M
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2716
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10306
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 14 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 2000 MHz 2900 MHz
FLOPS 2 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.4 Gbps 8 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 111
Solar Bay - 6846
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 8000 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 2x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x1.5W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.4
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
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Optional
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Plastic
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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