Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 13 (2021) vs Book Flex 2 Alpha (13")
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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 Pro 360 13 (2021)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 63 against 54 watt-hours
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 2 Alpha (13")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 36% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 12-16% higher FPS
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.04 kg (2.29 lbs) | 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 302.5 x 202 x 11.5 mm 11.91 x 7.95 x 0.45 inches |
304.8 x 201.93 x 13.97 mm 12 x 7.95 x 0.55 inches |
| Area | 611 cm2 (94.7 inches2) | 615 cm2 (95.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 4.1 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | Gold, Blue | Black, Silver |
| 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 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.7 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| 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 | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
| Contrast | 28700:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.3% | - |
| Response time | 2 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 40 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 161 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.8-1.8 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 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 | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS | 1.7 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 | 1.4 TFLOPS | 1.7 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 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x4W | 2x1.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~85.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | No | Yes |
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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