Samsung Galaxy Book

Samsung Galaxy Book3 360
Developer	Samsung Electronics
Type	Laptop, formerlytablet
Release date	2016 (tablets) 2020 (laptops)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
CPU	Intel (x86), Qualcomm Snapdragon (ARM)
Graphics	AMD, Nvidia, Intel
Predecessor	Samsung Ativ,Samsung Notebook

Samsung Galaxy Book is a line ofMicrosoft Windows basedlaptop computers produced bySamsung Electronics of South Korea. The Galaxy Book originated as atablet computer with adetachable keyboard; however, in 2020 it had evolved into becoming Samsung's main line of laptops, replacing theSamsung Notebook.

The Galaxy Book is a sub-brand ofSamsung Galaxy, but unlike those, it runs exclusively on Windows software. There is also a separateGalaxy Chromebook line, which is branded underGalaxy Chromebook rather thanGalaxy Book.^[1]

The Samsung Galaxy Book line originated with the release ofGalaxy TabPro S in 2016, a Windows-poweredIntel Core M tablet with detachable keyboard designed as a competitor toMicrosoft'sSurface Pro.^[2] It was the company's firstGalaxy-branded device of any type to run Windows software instead ofAndroid, replacing the Windows tablets that were in theSamsung Ativ line.^[3] A year later theoriginal Galaxy Book was launched,^[2][4] followed another year later by Galaxy Book2 on aSnapdragon 855ARM-based chip.^[5] In August 2019, the Galaxy Book S was announced, in a standard laptop form factor and again using an ARM Snapdragon processor.^[6] In its press release, Samsung called the Book S the first release of the newGalaxy Computing line.^[7]

In October 2019, Samsung announced the Galaxy Book Ion (clamshell) and Galaxy Book Flex (convertible) laptops. Both of these areIntel x86 computers and marked the replacement of theSamsung Notebook 9.^[8][9][10] They were the world's first laptops withQLED displays, and the Flex is bundled with anS Pen stylus.^[11] Throughout 2020 and 2021, further new models were launched that cemented Samsung Galaxy Book as a full replacement brand of theSamsung Notebook line.^[12]

Ahead ofCES 2020, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Book Flexα (Alpha), a cheaper variant of the Flex.^[13] Both the Ion and Flex were released later in 2020.^[14] In May 2020, a Galaxy Book S running on low-power Intel Core "Lakefield" was unveiled,^[15] which was called a “hybrid processor”.^[16] At the end of the year, the successors Samsung Galaxy Book Ion2 and Flex2 were announced as part of the 2021 line-up.^[17] At Samsung's Unpacked 2021 event the gaming laptop Galaxy Book Odyssey (successor of Notebook Odyssey) with an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti graphics chip, was unveiled.^[18] Galaxy Book Go featured a Snapdragon 7c Gen2 processor.^[19]

Samsung Galaxy Book, Book Pro, and Book Pro 360 were unveiled in April 2021. While Book is a base clamshell laptop model, the Pro is a slightly better model, while Pro 360 is a convertible like the Flex was before.^[20] In 2021, a foldable Galaxy Book Fold 17 was rumored, although it has not been made official.^[21][22]

The Galaxy Book2 series was announced in February 2022.^[23][24] The models include Book2 Pro 360, Book2 Pro, Book2 360, and Book2.^[25]

The Galaxy Book3 Ultra, Book3 Pro, Book3 Pro 360, and Book3 360 were unveiled on February 1, 2023.^[26]

The Galaxy Book4 series (Ultra, Book4 Pro, Book4 Pro 360, and Book4 360) were unveiled on February 26, 2024.^[27] Later, the more base model Book4 was unveiled.^[28] This was followed by the Book4 Edge on May 20, which runs on the ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite processor.^[29]

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