Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15
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Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 470 grams less (around 1.04 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 68 against 47.4 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15
- Around 38% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 13-18% higher FPS
- Performs slightly better (up to 14%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Display has support for touch input
- 42% sharper screen – 200 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.07 kg (2.36 lbs) | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm 13.99 x 8.89 x 0.46 inches |
339.5 x 244 x 14.7 mm 13.37 x 9.61 x 0.58 inches |
| Area | 802 cm2 (124.4 inches2) | 828 cm2 (128.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.6% | ~80.9% |
| Side bezels | 5 mm | 11.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.9 dB | 40 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 200 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2496 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1558:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 97.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 99.3% | 62% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 87.6% | 65.1% |
| Response time | 2 ms | 45 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 2:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 165 grams | 306 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.2-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU |
| 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 |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1350 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 129 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.4 dB | ~78.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 13.3 x 9.0 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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