

The 16-inch version isn’t too far behind at 0.49 inches thick.After launching in December 2021, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope have been released. In fact, the 14-inch Galaxy Book 3 Pro is one of the thinnest laptops you’ll be able to buy at 0.44 inches thick, matching the M2 MacBook Air. That reduced performance allows these laptops to be significantly slimmer. The Ultra gets you that discrete GPU, while the Galaxy Book 3 Pro and Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 both have just integrated graphics. The main difference between the Pro laptops and the Ultra is performance. The port selection is almost identical too, except that the Galaxy Book Ultra is HDMI 2.0 instead of 1.4 on the Pro laptops. The 16-inch version of the Galaxy Book 3 Pro and Pro 360 even include the number pad off to the side. They have the same AMOLED displays, which include the rounded corners and tiny bezels. The Galaxy Book 3 Pro and Pro 360 also benefit from a lot of those advancements. Storage options, meanwhile, are either 512GB or 1TB, though there is one expansion slot available. Your graphics option are either an RTX 4050 or 4070, with the choice of either a Core i7 or Core i9 processor, and either 16GB or 32GB of RAM. The keyboard also includes a number pad over to the right and a massive, off-center touchpad below.īut it’s the performance that really stands out here. You get two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one USB-A, an HDMI 2.0, a microSD card slot, and a headphone jack. There’s a decent selection of ports, too. Samsung is among the last companies to do this, having stuck with 16:9 in the Galaxy Book 2 Pro. These are the first Samsung laptops to embrace the 16:10 aspect ratio, which allows companies to reduce the size of the bottom and top bezels. There’s lots more of interest here than just the size, though. Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra Joe Maring/Digital Trends That’s large for a Samsung laptop, but it’s actually over a pound lighter than the 16-inch MacBook Pro - to put things in perspective. The 16-inch laptop is 0.65 inches thick and weighs 3.9 pounds. Samsung has shied away from tackling a larger, more powerful laptop, making the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra particularly noteworthy. This one is Samsung’s answer to the 16-inch MacBook Pro - a maxed-out beast of a laptop with up to an Nvidia RTX 4070 and an Intel 13th-gen Core i9 processor. Samsung has announced updates to its flagship Galaxy Book laptops for 2023, including a new addition called the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra.
