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Samsung Galaxy Book2

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Book2
Samsung Galaxy Book2 (Galaxy Book Series)
Processor
unknown
Graphics adapter
Memory
4 GB 
Display
12.10 inch 3:2, 2160 x 1440 pixel 215 PPI, Capacitive, native pen support, sAMOLED, glossy: yes
Storage
128 GB eMMC Flash, 128 GB 
Connections
Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD, Sensors: Accelerometer, Fingerprint sensor, Gyro sensor, Geomagnetic sensor, Light sensor, 2 x USB Type-C
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth Yes
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 7.6 x 287.5 x 202.7 ( = 0.3 x 11.32 x 7.98 in)
Battery
, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 20 h
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
Camera
Primary Camera: 8 MPix
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix
Additional features
Keyboard: Chiclet, S pen
Weight
793 g ( = 27.97 oz / 1.75 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1000 Euro

 

Pricecompare

Average Score: 74.33% - average
Average of 9 scores (from 18 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 70%, features: - %, display: - % mobility: 80%, workmanship: 90%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Book2

90% Samsung Galaxy Book 2 – Rapid Review
Source: Ausdroid English Archive.org version
I personally quite like the Galaxy Book 2, but I need a little more power, and I can do without the always-on connectivity. For people who prize battery life and connectivity above all else and do most of their work in a browser, get yourself the Galaxy Book 2 — it will do just fine.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/18/2019
Rating: Total score: 90%
Samsung MWC 2019: Galaxy Book 2 with Windows 10 and LTE lands in Australia
Source: Gadgetguy English Archive.org version
Samsung MWC 2019 announcements confirm that the Samsung Galaxy Book 2, the successor to – guess what – the highly successful Galaxy Book 12 that was the successor to the very successful Galaxy Tab Pro S is coming soon to Australia.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/27/2019
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet review: Performance takes a back seat to battery life
Source: Good Gear Guide English Archive.org version
The Samsung Galaxy Book 2 delivers fantastic battery life, marginal performance, a lovely display, and optional LTE. If you’re not doing much more with it than office work and web browsing, we see no reason not to buy it. We still encounter some apps that simply won’t run on a Snapdragon chip, though, and we’re hesitant to recommend anything that may yield a similar experience. Buying a notebook or tablet that can’t run the one app you need is a frustrating experience.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/29/2018
70% Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet review: Performance takes a back seat to battery life
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
Samsung's latest 2-in-1 now looks much like the competition, but with a key change: it uses Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon processor, which delivers game-changing battery life but anemic performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/28/2018
Rating: Total score: 70%
83% Samsung Galaxy Book 2 review: A better, but limited Surface rival
Source: Engadget English Archive.org version
Samsung’s Galaxy Book 2 looks like the ultimate Surface Pro rival, thanks to its crisp, vibrant display and handy new kickstand. Its long-lasting battery and speedy gigabit LTE are compelling draws, too. But its Snapdragon 850 CPU causes some programs to perform slowly and limits app compatibility. For $999 with a keyboard and S Pen, the Galaxy Book 2 is a reasonable deal, but only if you often travel for long distances.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 83%
60% Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Review
Source: Laptop Mag English Archive.org version
The Galaxy Book 2 boasts an awesome OLED display and built-in LTE, but this Snapdragon-powered 2-in-1's performance and battery life aren't quite good enough.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Review
Source: Pocketnow English Archive.org version
While the Galaxy Book 1 was a clear improvement over the Galaxy TabPro S, the Galaxy Book 2 is not such an obvious improvement. There are some improvements of course. The battery life is better, the kickstand is better, the pen is better in some ways… but there are some areas where the Galaxy Book 2 is lacking. It only has 4Gb of RAM and 128Gb of storage now and there currently are no options for higher-end hardware. It’s only available with the Qualcomm ARM processor architecture, and that’s a performance problem when running standard Windows programs since they need to be run through an emulation subsystem. What’s more is you can’t use the 64-bit versions of those Windows programs since the emulation only supports 32 bit applications.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/26/2018
65% Samsung Galaxy Book 2 review: the Surface Amateur
Source: The Verge English Archive.org version
All of this makes the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 rather frustrating. It has a great, super portable form factor, long battery life, and built-in LTE, which should make it a great computer for road warriors. But then it’s hampered by its processor platform and lack of RAM, which make it hard to work efficiently on. Those who only have to do a handful of tasks for their work might not have an issue with the Book 2’s performance, but anyone that juggles a lot of web browsing with other productivity apps will likely hit the Book 2’s wall rather quickly.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 65%
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet hands-on: Performance takes a back seat to battery life
Source: Good Gear Guide English Archive.org version
While we're still working on our tests, you can see how we’re leaning. The Samsung Galaxy Book 2 delivers fantastic battery life, marginal performance, a lovely display, and optional LTE. It’s a bigger smartphone with a good keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/26/2018
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 tablet hands-on: Performance takes a back seat to battery life
Source: PC World English Archive.org version
While we're still working on our tests, you can see how we’re leaning. The Samsung Galaxy Book 2 delivers fantastic battery life, marginal performance, a lovely display, and optional LTE. It’s a bigger smartphone with a good keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/26/2018
81% Samsung Galaxy Book2 review:
Source: CNet English Archive.org version
The Samsung Galaxy Book2 is a clear-cut example of the always-on, always connected future of PCs. If you want to work anywhere at anytime and don't mind adding a device to your data plan, it's worth consideration.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 70% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
60% Samsung Galaxy Book2
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
With a power-sipping Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor, the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Windows tablet promises excellent battery life and LTE connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 60%
80% Samsung Galaxy Book2 review: Windows on ARM gets a lot better
Source: Neowin English Archive.org version
All in all, I do think that the Samsung Galaxy Book2 is worthwhile. I'd have liked to have seen more RAM and storage, but I think it's an excellent portable PC for entertainment and productivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/26/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 first look: The next step in Snapdragon-powered laptops
Source: Trusted Reviews English Archive.org version
It might look a bit dull, but the Samsung Galaxy Book 2 has a lot going for it. LTE connectivity, thanks to the Snapdragon 850, a gloriously colourful screen and both the keyboard and S Pen stylus included in the box plus impressive-sounding battery life mean it’s got a lot to offer. It’ll all come down to performance though and how the Galaxy Book 2 operates under stress remains to be seen.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/23/2018
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 review: Hands-on
Source: Tech Advisor English Archive.org version
Samsung has seriously upgraded the Galaxy Book's aesthetic in this sequel, and the switch to Snapdragon should make it much more appealing to anyone who needs to be able to work on the go. The lightweight design makes it even better for travelling, even with the new metal construction.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/23/2018
Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Windows on Qualcomm 850 (WOA)
Source: Gadgetguy English Archive.org version
The bottom line is that WOA will not be as fast as an x86 desktop or laptop, but it will be sufficient for office productivity, playing 4K video and web browsing – all in the familiar Windows environment. It may also be a challenger in the Chromebook market.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/19/2018
80% Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Windows 2-in-1 lets you work anywhere, anytime
Source: CNet English Archive.org version
How to describe my experience with Samsung's Galaxy Book2 in one word? Seamless. Between the Windows tablet's long battery life and Gigabit LTE wireless, you can work on it all day anywhere you want and then close it up, run to catch your train and open it up again to keep working on your commute home. Or you could watch some Netflix, catch up on email, read a graphic novel or sketch out one of your own with the included S Pen. Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 850, the always-connected tablet PC gets up to 20 hours of battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/18/2018
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Windows 10-Tablet mit ARM-Chip
Source: WinFuture German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/28/2019

Comment

Qualcomm Adreno 630: Integrated graphics card in the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC. According to Qualcomm 30% faster than the old Adreno 540 in the Snapdragon 835 with 30% less power consumption.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


unknown: » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.


74.33%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.


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Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 16, i7-1360P
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Samsung Galaxy Book2 360 13-NP730QED
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Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 13, i5-1235U
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Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 15 NP950QED-KA3DE
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Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 13 NP930QED-KA3DE
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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex2 NP930QCA-KA2DE
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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15 NP950QCG-K01CA
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Samsung Galaxy Chromebook XE930QCA-K01US
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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 13
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Current Prices
Stefan Hinum, 2018-10-30 (Update: 2018-10-30)