Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021)

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021)
  • Launched: April 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~83.6%
  • Dimensions: 355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm (13.99 x 8.89 x 0.46 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021).
Performance
45
Gaming
41
Display
43
Battery Life
63
Connectivity
77
Case
100
NanoReview Score
53
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 (2021)

Case

Weight 1.07 kg (2.36 lbs)
Dimensions 355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm
13.99 x 8.89 x 0.46 inches
Area 802 cm2 (124.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.6%
Side bezels 5 mm
Colors Silver, Blue
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 1
Noise level (max. load) 41.9 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches
Type OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 99.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 87.6%
Response time 2 ms
Max. brightness
370 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 65 W
Weigh of AC adapter 165 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz
Cores 4
Threads 8
L3 Cache 8 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1249
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
4406
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1289
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
4830

Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 12 nm
FLOPS 2.822 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit
Memory speed ~8-10 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
2.822 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 4267 MHz
Type LPDDR4X
Upgradable No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness 81.4 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.1
Fingerprint Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 13.3 x 9.0 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

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