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Samsung Galaxy Book is a line of Microsoft Windows-based laptop computers produced and developed by Samsung Electronics of South Korea. The Galaxy Book brand originated with a series of tablet computers with detachable keyboards; however, beginning in 2020 the brand evolved into Samsung’s main line of laptops, replacing the Samsung Notebook.

The Galaxy Book is a sub-brand of Samsung Galaxy, but unlike other Galaxy devices, it runs exclusively on Windows software. There is also a separate Galaxy Chromebook line, which is branded under Galaxy Chromebook rather than Galaxy Book.[1]

History

Tablet era (2016–2019)

The Samsung Galaxy Book line originated with the release of Galaxy TabPro S in 2016, a Windows-powered Intel Core M tablet with a detachable keyboard designed as a competitor to Microsoft‘s Surface Pro.[2] It was the company’s first Galaxy-branded device of any type to run Windows software instead of Android, replacing the Windows tablets that had been in the Samsung Ativ line.[3]

A year later, the original Galaxy Book was launched as a detachable tablet available in 10.6-inch and 12-inch configurations with Intel Kaby Lake processors.[2][4] In October 2018, Samsung announced the Galaxy Book 2, another detachable tablet that moved to the ARM-based Snapdragon 850 processor, offering built-in LTE connectivity and significantly longer battery life at the expense of processing performance compared to Intel-based competitors.[5]

In August 2019, the Galaxy Book S was announced in a standard laptop (clamshell) form factor, again using an ARM Snapdragon processor.[6] In its press release, Samsung called the Book S the first release of the new Galaxy Computing line.[7] The Book S marked a shift for the Galaxy Book brand from detachable tablets to traditional laptop form factors.

Transition to laptops (2019–2021)

In October 2019, Samsung announced the Galaxy Book Ion (clamshell) and Galaxy Book Flex (convertible) laptops. Both were Intel x86 computers and marked the replacement of the Samsung Notebook 9.[8][9][10] They were the world’s first laptops with QLED displays, and the Flex came bundled with an S Pen stylus.[11]

Ahead of CES 2020, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Book Flex α (Alpha), a cheaper variant of the Flex.[12] Both the Ion and Flex were released later in 2020.[13] In May 2020, a variant of the Galaxy Book S running on the low-power Intel Lakefield processor was unveiled,[14] which Samsung described as a “hybrid processor”.[15] At the end of 2020, the successors Samsung Galaxy Book Ion2 and Flex2 were announced as part of the 2021 lineup.[16]

At Samsung’s Unpacked 2021 event in April, several new models were unveiled: the Galaxy Book Odyssey, a gaming laptop (successor to the Notebook Odyssey) with an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti graphics chip;[17] and a new Galaxy Book (a base-model clamshell laptop sharing its name with the earlier 2017 tablet but now in a traditional laptop form factor), the Galaxy Book Pro, and the Galaxy Book Pro 360 (a convertible, succeeding the Flex).[18] The Galaxy Book Go, featuring a Snapdragon 7c Gen2 processor, was also announced.[19] Throughout 2020 and 2021, these new models cemented Samsung Galaxy Book as a full replacement for the Samsung Notebook line.[20]

In 2021, a foldable Galaxy Book Fold 17 was rumored, although it has not been made official.[21][22]

Annual refresh series (2022–present)

Beginning in 2022, Samsung adopted an annual numbered series for the Galaxy Book line. The Galaxy Book2 series was announced in February 2022, with models including the Book2 Pro 360, Book2 Pro, Book2 360, and Book2 (not to be confused with the similarly named 2018 Galaxy Book 2 tablet).[23][24][25]

The Galaxy Book3 Ultra, Book3 Pro, Book3 Pro 360, and Book3 360 were unveiled on February 1, 2023. The Book3 Ultra was the first in the line to feature high-end Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series mobile graphics.[26]

The Galaxy Book4 series (Ultra, Pro, Pro 360, and 360) were unveiled on February 26, 2024, featuring Intel’s new Core Ultra processors.[27] A base model Book4 followed later.[28] The Book4 Edge, unveiled on May 20, marked a return to ARM-based processors for the line, using the Snapdragon X Elite.[29]

The Galaxy Book5 series (Book5, Book5 Pro, Book5 Pro 360, and Book5 360) were unveiled in September 2024.[30]

The Galaxy Book6 series (Book6, Book6 Pro, and Book6 Ultra) were announced at CES 2026 on January 6, 2026 and released on March 11, 2026.[31]

Release history of Galaxy Book notebooks 2020—present
Display size Type 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
16.0″ Clamshell Book3 Ultra Book4 Ultra
Book3 Pro Book4 Pro
Book4 Edge
2-in-1 Book3 Pro 360 Book4 Pro 360
15.6″ Clamshell Ion Ion2 Book2 Book4
Pro Book2 Pro Replaced by 16″
Book Replaced by Book2
Odyssey
2-in-1 Flex Flex2 Book2 Pro 360 Book3 360 Book4 360
Pro 360
14″ Clamshell Go Book2 Business Book3 Pro Book4 Pro
Book4 Edge
13.3″ Clamshell Book S (Qualcomm) Ion2 Book2
Book S (Intel) Pro Book2 Pro
Ion
2-in-1 Flex Flex2 Book2 Pro 360 Book3 360
Flex α Flex2 α Book2 360
Pro 360

Model specifications comparison

Convertible tablets
Model Announced Dimensions and weight CPU GPU Display Memory Storage Audio Operating system Pen
Galaxy TabPro S 1/2016 290.3 × 198.8 × 6.3 mm, 693 g Intel Core m3-6Y30 Intel HD Graphics 515 12″ sAMOLED 2160×1440 Built-in stereo speakers TabPro Pen
Galaxy Book 2/2017 261.20 mm × 179.10 mm × 8.90 mm, 640 g (10.6″)
291.3 mm × 199.8 mm × 7.4 mm, 1.12 kg (12.0″) 		Intel Core i5 Kaby Lake, Intel Core m3 10.6″ 1920×1280 TFT FHD, 12″ 2160×1440 AMOLED 64/128/256 GB S Pen
Galaxy Book 2 10/2018 287.5 mm × 200.4 mm × 7.6 mm, 1.75 lb Snapdragon 850 12″ sAMOLED 1440×2160 4 GB 128 GB AKG speakers with Dolby Atmos Windows 10 Home (S Mode) S Pen
Clamshell laptops
Model Announced Dimensions and weight CPU GPU Display RAM Storage Networking Audio Operating system
Galaxy Book S (Qualcomm) 8/2019 305.2 × 203.2 × 11.8 mm, 0.96 kg Snapdragon 8cx Octa-Core Qualcomm Adreno 680 13.3″ FHD (1920×1080) TFT LCD with Touch Screen Panel 8 GB 256 GB
  • Quad Stereo Speakers: Sound by AKG
  • Immersive sound with Dolby Atmos technology
 Windows 10 Home/Pro
Galaxy Book Ion 10/2019
  • 305.7 × 199.8 × 12.9 mm, 0.97 kg (Ion 13)
  • 356.1 × 228 × 14.9 mm, 1.26 kg (Ion 15)
 10th Intel Core Intel UHD Graphics 630, Nvidia GeForce MX250 13.3″/15.6″ QLED FHD (1920×1080) 16 GB 1 TB SSD AKG Stereo Speakers with Smart Amp
Galaxy Book S (Intel) 05/2020 305.2 mm × 203.2 mm × 11.8 mm, 0.95 kg Intel Core Lakefield with Intel Hybrid Technology Intel UHD Graphics 13.3″ FHD (1920×1080) TFT LCD with Touch Screen Panel 8 GB 256 GB
  • Quad Stereo Speakers: Sound by AKG
  • Immersive sound with Dolby Atmos technology
Galaxy Book Ion2 12/2020
  • 305.7 mm × 199.8 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg (13″)
  • 356.1 mm × 228.0 mm × 14.9 mm, 1.57 kg (15″)
 11th Intel Core i5, i7 Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia GeForce MX450 (external) 13.3″/15.6″ QLED FHD (1920×1080) up to 32 GB up to 1 TB/2 TB SSD
  • Windows 10 Home/Pro
  • Linux
Galaxy Book Pro 04/2021
  • 304.4 × 199.8 × 11.2 mm, 870 g (13″)
  • 355.4 × 225.8 × 13.3 mm, 1.15 kg (15″)
 11th Intel Core i3, i5, i7 Intel UHD Graphics, Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia GeForce MX450 15.6″/13.3″ sAMOLED 1920×1080 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB (LPDDR4x) Up to 1 TB (NVMe SSD) Windows 10 Home/Pro
Galaxy Book 356.6 mm × 229.2 mm × 15.4 mm, 1.61 kg 11th Intel Core i3 Nvidia GeForce MX450 15.6″ PLS 1920×1080 8 GB 256 GB/512 GB
Galaxy Book Odyssey 356.6 mm × 229.1 mm × 17.7 mm, 1.85 kg 11th Intel Core i5, i7 Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series 15.6″ TFT LCD, FHD (1920×1080) up to 32 GB (DDR4) up to 2 TB Dolby Atmos
Galaxy Book Go 6/2021 323.9 mm × 224.8 mm × 14.9 mm, 1.38 kg Snapdragon 7c Gen2, Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 (5G version) Qualcomm Adreno 14″ TFT 1920 x 1080 4 GB/8 GB 64 GB/128 GB
Galaxy Book2 Go 5G 7/2023 (UK) 323.9 mm x 224.8 mm x 15.5 mm, 1.44 kg Snapdragon 7c+ Gen3 Qualcomm Adreno 14″ TFT 1920 x 1080 4GB / 8GB 128 GB / 256 GB eUFS
Galaxy Book2 Pro 2/2022
  • 304.4 mm × 199.8 mm × 11.2 mm, 870 g (13″)
  • 355.4 mm × 225.8 mm × 11.7 mm, 1.17 kg (15″)
 12th Intel Core i5, i7 Intel Iris Xe, Intel Arc 15.6″/13.3″ 16 GB 1 TB Sound by AKG with Dolby Atmos Windows 11
Galaxy Book2 358.2 mm × 236.9 mm × 18.5 mm, 1.86 kg 12th Intel Core i5, Intel Pentium 8505, Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Iris Xe, Intel UHD Graphics 15.6″ 8 GB
  • 256/512 GB, 1 TB (SSD)
  • 500 GB, 1 TB (Optional HDD)
 Dolby Atmos
Galaxy Book3 Ultra 2/2023 355.4 × 250.4 × 16.5 mm, 1.79 kg (16″) 13th Gen Intel Core i7, i9 Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050/4070 Mobile 16″ WQXGA (2880×1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X up to 32 GB up to 2 TB
Galaxy Book3 Pro
  • 312.3 × 223.8 × 11.3 mm, 1.17 kg (14″)
  • 355.4 × 250.4 × 12.5 mm, 1.56 kg (16″)
 13th Gen Intel Core i5, i7 Intel Iris Xe 14″/16″ 2880 x 1800 Dynamic OLED 2X 8 GB/16 GB 256 GB/512 GB
Galaxy Book4 Ultra 12/2023 355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 16.5 mm, 1.86 kg Intel Core Ultra 9 / Ultra 7 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070/4050 16″ 2880×1800 Touch AMOLED 16/32/64 GB 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
Galaxy Book4 Pro
  • 312.3 mm × 223.8 mm × 11.6 mm, 1.23 kg (14″)
  • 355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 12.5 mm, 1.56 kg (16″)
 Intel Core Ultra 7 / Ultra 5 Intel Arc 14″/16″ 2880×1800 WQXGA+ (2880×1800) 16 GB/32 GB 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB
Galaxy Book4 02/2024 Intel Core 7 Intel Graphics 15.6″ 16 GB 512 GB
Galaxy Book4 Edge 05/2024 312.3 × 223.8 × 10.9 mm, 1.16 kg (14″)
355.4 × 250.4 × 12.3 mm (16″) 		Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 / X1E-84-00 Qualcomm Adreno 14″/16″ 2880×1800 AMOLED 3K 16 GB 512 GB/1 TB Dual Microphones / Quad Speaker with Dolby Atmos
Galaxy Book5 Pro 01/2025[32]
  • 312.3 mm × 223.8 mm × 11.6 mm, 1.23 kg (14″)
  • 355.4 mm × 250.4 mm × 12.5 mm, 1.56 kg (16″)
 Intel Core Ultra 7 / Ultra 5 (Intel EVO) Intel Arc 14″/16″ 2880×1800 AMOLED 3K, WQXGA+, 500nits, 48–120 Hz 16 GB/32 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
2-in-1 laptops

(all feature Wacom digitizers and support S Pen)

Model Announced Dimensions and weight CPU GPU Display RAM Storage Networking Audio Operating system
Galaxy Book Flex 10/2019
  • 302.6 mm × 202.9 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.15 kg (Flex 13)
  • 355 mm × 227.2 mm × 14.9 mm, 1.57 kg (Flex 15)
 10th Gen Intel Core (Ice Lake) Nvidia GeForce MX250 15.6″/13.3″ QLED 1920×1080 16 GB 1 TB AKG Stereo Speakers with Smart Amp Windows 10
Galaxy Book Flex α (Alpha) 01/2020 304.9 × 202 × 13.9 mm, 1.19 kg Intel UHD Graphics 13.3″ QLED FHD (1920×1080) 8 GB/12 GB DDR4 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB SSD Stereo Speakers
Galaxy Book Flex2 12/2020
  • 302.6 mm × 202.9 mm × 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg (13″)
  • 355.0 mm × 227.2 mm × 14.9 mm, 1.57 kg (15″)
 11th Gen Intel Core i5, i7 Intel Iris Xe, Nvidia GeForce MX450 (GDDR5 2 GB) 15.6″/13.3″ QLED 1920×1080 up to 16 GB up to 1 TB Sound by AKG with Smart Amp
Galaxy Book Flex2 α (Alpha) 04/2021[33] 304.8 mm × 201.93 mm × 13.97 mm, 1.19 kg (13.3″) Intel Iris Xe 15.6″/13.3″ QLED 8 GB/16 GB 256 GB/512 GB
Galaxy Book Pro 360 04/2021
  • 302.5 × 202.0 × 11.5 mm, 1.04-1.1 kg (13″)
  • 354.85 × 227.97 × 11.9 mm, 1.39 kg (15″)
 11th Gen Intel Core i3, i5, i7 Intel Iris Xe, Intel UHD Graphics 15.6″/13.3″ Super AMOLED, FHD (1920×1080) 8 GB/16 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB Sound by AKG with Dolby Atmos
Galaxy Book2 Pro 360 02/2022
  • 302.5 mm × 202 mm × 11.5 mm, 1.05 kg (13″)
  • 354.85 mm × 227.97 mm × 11.9 mm, 1.41 kg (15″)
 12th Gen Intel Core i5, i7 Intel Iris Xe 15.6″/13.3″ sAMOLED 1920×1080 8 GB/16 GB/32 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book2 360
  • 304.4 mm × 199.8 mm × 11.2 mm (13″)
  • 355.4 mm × 225.8 mm × 11.7 mm (15″)
 15.6″/13.3″ 16 GB up to 1 TB
Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 02/2023 355.4 mm × 252.2 mm × 12.8 mm, 1.66 kg 13th Gen Intel Core Intel Iris Xe 16″ WQXGA (2880×1800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X with touch screen 8 GB/16 GB/32 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book3 360 304.2 × 201.9 × 12.9 mm, 1.16 kg 13.3″/15.6″ sAMOLED 8 GB/16 GB
Galaxy Book4 Pro 360 12/2023 355.4 × 252.2 × 12.8 mm, 1.66 kg Intel Core Ultra 7 / Core Ultra 5 (Intel EVO Edition) Intel Arc 16″ WQXGA+ (2880×1800) Touch AMOLED, 400 nits 16 GB/32 GB 512 GB/1 TB Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11 ax 2×2, Bluetooth v5.3 Studio-quality Dual Microphones and AKG Quad speakers with Dolby Atmos
Galaxy Book4 360 02/2024 Intel Core 7 / Core 5 Intel 15.6″ AMOLED 16 GB 512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book5 360[34] 05/2024[32] 355.4 mm × 228.0 mm × 13.7 mm, 1.46 kg (15″) Intel Core Ultra 7 / Ultra 5 (Intel EVO) Intel Arc 15″ AMOLED, FHD (1920×1080), 500nits, 60 Hz 16 GB/32 GB 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB
Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 09/2024[35] 355.4 mm × 252.2 mm × 12.8 mm, 1.69 kg (16″) Intel Core Ultra 7 / Ultra 5 (Intel EVO) Intel Arc 16″ AMOLED, WQXGA+ (2880×1800), 500nits 16 GB/32 GB 512 GB/1 TB

See also

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