Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Pro (16”) vs HP ZBook 8 G2i 16”

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Pro (16”) and HP ZBook 8 G2i 16” 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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38.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
13.6
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Pro (16”)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
  • Around 46% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 78.1 against 68 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP ZBook 8 G2i 16”
  • Can run popular games at about 92-125% higher FPS
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs)
Dimensions 356.9 x 248 x 11.9 mm
14.05 x 9.76 x 0.47 inches
359 x 251 x 24.9 mm
14.13 x 9.88 x 0.98 inches
Area 885 cm2 (137.1 inches2) 901 cm2 (139.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.9% ~82.4%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 7.2 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 166°
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) 38.44 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
PPI 212 ppi 142 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
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 62.5%
Adobe RGB profile 86.2% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:48 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 65 / 100 / 140 W
Weight of AC adapter 160 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W -
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 3 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2300 MHz -
FLOPS 2.4 TFLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR7
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 1792
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 24
GPU performance 2.4 TFLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 1724
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x1W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.1 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2592 x 1944
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
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 Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size - 12.5 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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