Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Edge (16”) vs HP EliteBook 6 G2q 14"

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Display 2880 x 1800
Battery 61.8 Wh
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100)
RAM 16GB
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Edge (16”) and HP EliteBook 6 G2q 14" 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
50.7
(Average)
Value Index
16.0
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Edge (16”)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 128-175% higher FPS
  • Around 94% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 61.8 against 56 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 31% sharper screen – 212 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 6 G2q 14"
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (110.8 vs 137.9 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 355.4 x 250.4 x 12.3 mm
13.99 x 9.86 x 0.48 inches
318.6 x 224.3 x 11.5-17.5 mm
12.54 x 8.83 x 0.45-0.69 inches
Area 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) 715 cm2 (110.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.4% ~79.5%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 8.6 mm
Colors Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 177°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1

Display

Size 16 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
PPI 212 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 6 Edge (16”)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
EliteBook 6 G2q 14"
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 62.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 161 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 4,04 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz -
Cores 18 6
Threads 18 6
L3 Cache 9 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Adreno X2-90 Adreno X2-45
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU boost clock 1700 MHz 910 MHz
FLOPS 7 TFLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus 192 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 1152
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 128 72
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 64 36
GPU performance 7 TFLOPS 2.1 TFLOPS
Solar Bay 23049 -

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 -
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
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 Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.7 x 8.0 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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