Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 2 Alpha (13") vs Book 2 360
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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 Flex 2 Alpha (13")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 360
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 61.1 against 54 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) | 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304.8 x 201.93 x 13.97 mm 12 x 7.95 x 0.55 inches |
304.4 x 202 x 12.9 mm 11.98 x 7.95 x 0.51 inches |
| Area | 615 cm2 (95.4 inches2) | 615 cm2 (95.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~79.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 166 ppi | 166 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:55 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 40 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 165 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 4267 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.9 x 7.8 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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