Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 (2021) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 650 grams less (around 1.43 lbs)
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Display has support for touch input
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (125.4 vs 136.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Features a much bigger (~47%) battery – 100 against 68 watt-hours
- Around 39% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 3
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 72% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 290 nits
- 60% sharper screen – 226 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
Dimensions | 354.8 x 227.9 x 11.9 mm 13.97 x 8.97 x 0.47 inches |
357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
Area | 809 cm2 (125.3 inches2) | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~84.3% |
Side bezels | 4.7 mm | 6.6 mm |
Colors | Gold, Blue | Silver, Gray |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | Yes | No |
Opening angle | 360° | 135° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5616 RPM |
Noise level (max. load) | 42 dB | 46.1 dB |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 141 ppi | 226 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | Yes | No |
Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Contrast | 5800:1 | 1331:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Adobe RGB profile | 97.6% | 88.8% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.9% | 99.4% |
Response time | 2 ms | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
Charge power | 65 W | 96 W |
Cable length | - | 2 meters |
Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 359 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 6 |
Threads | 8 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 15 W | 50 W |
Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1000 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1250 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1280 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 80 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
Clock | 4267 MHz | 2666 MHz |
Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
Upgradable | No | No |
Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | No |
Total slots | 2 | - |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 |
Power | 2x2W | - |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | 85.1 dB | 82.3 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
Infrared sensor | No | - |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | No | No |
USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.1 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
HDMI | No | 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 | No |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | Yes | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
Size | - | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
Surface | Glass | Glass |
Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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