Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 review: A beautiful thin-and-light PC
Samsung s new notebook ranks among the best thin-and-light, convertible notebooks we ve reviewed. Credit: Mark Hachman/IDG
Even in an era of progressively lighter notebooks, larger thin-and-light laptop options like the 15-inch Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 are relatively rare. Sure, you might buy it because it simply won t break your back. But a stunning multimedia experience and shocking all-day battery life demand additional praise.
Samsung’s Galaxy Book Pro 360 lends credence to Intel’s Evo program, from which this laptop graduated. Thin-and-light laptop keyboards can be iffy, though, and this laptop suffers accordingly. Samsung also loads up the Book Pro 360 with apps for just about everything. Nevertheless, we’ve awarded this laptop our Editor’s Choice award. Read on for why.
Galaxy Book Pro 360, the new generation of mobile computing devices that bring together powerful performance with the mobile DNA of a
Samsung Galaxy smartphone. With enhanced Galaxy ecosystem and IoT compatibility, Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 streamline workflow and entertainment across devices and make life easier. As a staple for the Galaxy Book Pro series, Samsung embraced open collaboration, working with industry-leading partners Intel and Microsoft, to build a new approach to mobile computing, where smartphones and PCs work together flawlessly across operating systems without sacrificing performance for portability.
“We at Samsung have pioneered countless exciting mobile experiences – new hardware, software, and new ways to help you stay connected and give you the freedom to live your life to the fullest,” said
Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 are new laptops from Samsung.
Either model comes in 13 and 15-inch varieties in two color options
The laptops are insanely thin and light but pack Intel 11th Gen CPUs and AMOLED displays.
Pricing starts at $999 with preorders today and shipping on May 14.
The last year has seen a significant resurgence in laptops, specifically, those running Windows 10 (now at 1.3 billion active users). Samsung, which has long dabbled in making some excellent laptops, is now putting both feet in the water.
Announced today, part of its Galaxy Unpacked event dedicated to PCs is the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 - laptops built for next-generation connectivity and feature an ultra-portable design. Each model comes in 13 and 15-inch variations and two color options. Moreover, Microsoft gives Samsung a push, too, noting the deep integration with Galaxy phones and ecosystem and Windows 10.
Samsung Galaxy Book Pro pairs AMOLED with Windows plus a 5G 360 option
Chris Davies - Apr 28, 2021, 9:00am CDT
Samsung promised us its most powerful Galaxy models, and the new Galaxy Book Pro series of laptops are the result. The Galaxy Book Pro notebook and the Galaxy Book Pro 360 convertible both come in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes with AMOLED screens for the first time on Samsung Windows machines, and with WiFi 6E and even 5G on select models.
The AMOLED panels are 30x more responsive than LCD, Samsung says, with an Intelligent Color Engine automatically switching color spaces depending on what you’re doing. If you’re watching videos or playing games, for example, the display will switch to the DCI-P3 or AMOLED Native color profile. Load up an image editing app, meanwhile, and it’ll shift to a more color-accurate profile.