Samsung Galaxy Book 6 (14”) vs Dell XPS Googlebook 13.4"

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Display
2560 x 1600
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
RAM
16GB
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 6 (14”) and Dell XPS Googlebook 13.4" 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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Currency
VS
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
103.3
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 (14”)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 61.2 against 52 watt-hours
Advantages of the Dell XPS Googlebook 13.4"
  • Can run popular games at about 293-400% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
  • Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 39% sharper screen – 225 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 43% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 350 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (92.4 vs 107.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) 1 kg (2.21 lbs)
Dimensions 313.4 x 221.12 x 14.9 mm
12.34 x 8.71 x 0.59 inches
296.9 x 200.66 x 12.7 mm
11.69 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
Area 693 cm2 (107.5 inches2) 596 cm2 (92.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82% ~87.4%
Side bezels 5.9 mm 4.1 mm
Colors Gray, Purple Gold
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 -

Display

Size 14 inches 13.4 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 162 ppi 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 6 (14”)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS Googlebook 13.4"
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
sRGB color space - 100%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:35 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, Right
Charge power 45 W 65 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 4 GHz
Cores 5 (1P + 4E) 12
Threads 5 12
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
Fabrication process 2 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2300 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 0.6 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 128 1536
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 8 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 4 48
GPU performance 0.6 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS
Solar Bay - 8492

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 8448 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x3W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
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 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel - 0.8 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.8 x 6.8 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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