A discreet ultrabook with a 15-inch IPS Full HD anti-glare screen, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 performs well in everyday use with its 16 GB of RAM and its Alder Lake-U Core i7-1255U processor with 10 hybrid cores and Iris Xe graphics solution able to run modest games. This versatile thin and light laptop that runs on Windows 11 with a fast SSD storage that enhances its responsiveness benefits from a biometric reader, a backlit keyboard or connectivity with 2 USB-C and Wi-Fi ax.
Features of this Samsung Galaxy Book2
| Screen(s) | 15.6″ IPS Full HD (1920×1080, anti-glare) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-1255U Alder Lake-U (1.7 GHz, 2 P cores, 8 E cores, 15W TDP) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) LPDDR4x 4666MHz |
| Video card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 512GB M.2 SSD (PCIe NVMe) |
| Connection | 2 USB 3.1 2 USB 3.2 Type-C, HDMI, microSD |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6 ax (2×2), Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes |
| Keypad | Yes |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) Dolby Atmos Smart Amp |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced battery life / Battery | 8 hours / Li-Polymer 54Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.55 Kg / 356.6 x 229.1 x 15.4 |
Chassis, connectors, screen of this Samsung-Galaxy-Book2
It’s a discreet appearance that sports this versatile laptop with its thin and light anti-fingerprint anthracite design.
It is equipped with good connectivity with its 2 USB-C, its wireless modules Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi ax (newer and more powerful than Wi-Fi ax) to communicate and connect remotely, its convenient HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example, its audio port or its 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers made up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if a USB 3.0 device is plugged into it.
Since a fingerprint reader is integrated into the power button, it is possible to authenticate by biometric recognition using Windows Hello technology.
You can backlight the keys of the chiclet keyboard which is convenient to better distinguish them in case of limited ambient light.
The screen lends itself well to the display of High Definition content such as videos with its Full HD definition and 16/9th format. In addition, it has significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically, thanks to its IPS technology. As it is anti-reflective, the screen also offers better visibility in bright environments (e.g. outside) than a shiny slab.
Performance, battery life of this Samsung Galaxy Book2
This Samsung Galaxy Book2 targets those who are looking for a thin and light sober laptop for versatile mobile use.
Many users will be satisfied with the overall performance delivered by this thin and light Ultrabook as it is built around 16 GB of RAM and an Intel Alder Lake-U Core i7-1255U processor.
In addition, the latter directly integrates the Iris Xe graphics part thanks to which you can watch photos and videos but also play modest titles while no dedicated graphics card is embedded, which is appreciable.
However, if the goal is to often perform CPU and/or graphics intensive work, it is better to opt for a PC based on a non-low-power processor and/or a suitable dedicated graphics card.
The storage is here entrusted to an SSD that significantly enhances responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis compared to a simple hard disk. Because it is much faster but also less energy-consuming, more robust and silent.
In practice, thanks to the SSD, we get much faster starts/stops, processing and launching applications, or a faster arrival on the cards of online games.
It is a 512 GB SSD that is integrated here, capacity similar to what hard drives offer as standard. Of course in the event that 512 GB is too fair, we can use an external storage unit such as a USB-C / USB 3.0 device to benefit from fast transfers.
Finally in terms of autonomy and while waiting for more concrete tests, bet on about 8 hours of operation on battery in light use for this discreet versatile Ultrabook whose transport is facilitated by lightness, compactness and finesse.
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