It comes preloaded with Windows 11 out of the box, along with a few Samsung apps for customization and extra features. No dedicated GPU here but you have the capable Intel Iris Xe onboard graphics.
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro PerformanceĪll the latest stuff in here! The Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro offers 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P processor paired to 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD storage.
This also supports HDR content and on supported content, it looks great. The auto brightness functionality is a boon and the “True Tone” like feature keeps adjusting colour tones to better suit the eyes. In the standard “Samsung AMOLED” setting, the Galaxy Book 2 Pro’s display looks vivid with adequate brightness levels, great contrasts, and lively colours. I agree some of Asus’ high-end laptops are offering higher refresh rate OLED displays with much higher resolution but Samsung’s tuning of the display is superb.
This has a 13.3-inch Full HD AMOLED display in the 16:9 aspect ratio, and a refresh rate of 60Hz. Nobody does display better than Samsung and hence on its flagship laptop, you expect the best.
A USB-C port for charging and data, another USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 specs, a USB-A 3.2 port, a regular HDMI port, a microSD card slot, and a 3.5mm audio jack is present – most rivals leave you with two USB-C ports only! Samsung is taking top points here. And in this shade of silver and white combo, it looks handsome.īefore you start wondering, all the crucial I/O ports are here. And, it is not that the build quality suffers – this is a sturdy laptop by all means. This is despite the lid being made of metal. At 870 grams, you can flick it around in ways you won’t do with a tablet! I can pick it up with just two fingers, carry it around my room, and slip it into my backpack. Featherweight would be an exaggeration but next to my MacBook Air, it feels like nothing else. Oh boy! This is by far among the lightest laptops I have ever used. The display has some substantial bezels for a laptop of this class but Samsung’s clever design masks all of it nicely. It is not going to grab eyes like one of those over-the-top Asus ZenBook laptops but the understated looks will find takers. In fact, slim is theme here, with the lid and deck being as slim as the MacBook Air. The Galaxy Book 2 Pro looks fairly normal for a laptop but those with an eye for details will appreciate its slim body and some classy lines. Samsung does contemporary design well on its smartphones and tablets, and on its high-end laptop, it replicates the same. Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro (Amritanshu/HT Tech)