If you’re after a powerful laptop with a big screen for work and play, you’d be forgiven for thinking you have no choice but to go for a chunky, impractical, back-breaking beast. But you’d be wrong.
Despite being almost as thin as a smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360 range serves up the full, uncompromised power of a proper PC, with sleek looks and all-day battery life to boot.
Coupled with seamless integration with tablets, earbuds and your Galaxy smartphone (not to mention the mighty power of the S Pen stylus) the Galaxy Book Pro and the convertible Book Pro 360 offer the ultimate solution for on-the-go productivity, with enough chops to handle some well-deserved gaming breaks to boot.
Here are five reasons why the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 are the ultimate laptops for both work and play.
Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee
Measuring in at an astounding 11.2mm and 11.5mm thin respectively, the 13.3-inch Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 devices are as svelte as smartphones, with a sleek, minimalist design to match.
Despite being offered in both 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch models you’ll barely know you’re carrying them either, with the Book Pro weighing in at an incredible 868g (13.3-inch), while its Book Pro 360 brother barely tips the scales at 1.04kg (13.3-inch).
From couch to coffee shop, and office to train, these featherweight dimensions, coupled with an equally small USB-C charger, mean that you can comfortably work and relax wherever you are, without any hassle. And if you think you’re sacrificing power for portability, think again.
In spite of the ultra-thin chassis, the Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 pack the mighty power of Intel’s latest and greatest 11th Gen Core i5 or Core i7 processors along with up to 512GB of storage, and up to 16GB of RAM.
This means that you can comfortably breeze through any task you care to mention, from using multiple apps, web browsing with a pile of open tabs, watching videos, checking emails, and much, much more.
Thanks to the raw power of Intel’s integrated Iris XE graphics (which is up to a massive 87% boost over the previous generation) you can even game too, letting you rack up points and climb the leaderboards wherever you are.
Powered by the ultra-fast, reliable connection of Wi-Fi 6E, you’ll have no problems keeping up either.
Stunning visuals
All that power would be wasted without a formidable screen to display your content. Thankfully the Galaxy Book Pro Series delivers here too, thanks to an AMOLED display which uses the same screen technology found in Samsung’s premium smartphones.
Unlike traditional LCD screens, AMOLED displays offer incredibly vivid and accurate colours (120% Colour Volume DCI-P3, to be exact), making all content from movies and GIFs to in-game explosions look stunning.
Not only that, but because they have the ability to completely turn individual pixels off, you’ll be greeted with true, deeply rich blacks, making for a much-improved movie watching and gaming experience, made even more immersive by built-in AKG and Dolby Atmos-powered speakers.
The Galaxy Book Pro 360 takes things one step further by offering a convertible display that can fold entirely back on itself, transforming it into a tablet.
This offers extra flexibility, and opens up a new world for creatives, doodlers and hand-written notes, thanks to the included S Pen stylus. Simply fold the screen back to convert it to a tablet, and you can draw, sketch and write away with perfect, natural accuracy.
If you’re a creative or serial multitasker you can also easily extend your PC experience to a second screen in the form of the Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ and S7 FE 5G, which also support the S Pen, providing even more flexibility and room for creativity.
Control all the things
If hooking up a tablet as a second screen wasn’t enough, the Galaxy Book Pro range also lets you connect directly to your Galaxy smartphone with Microsoft’s Your Phone app, letting you run up to five of your favourite phone apps on the laptop.[1]
Once connected, you can also receive notifications, read and reply to messages and even make calls, all directly from the Galaxy Book Pro itself.
If you’re a fan of jotting away thoughts in Samsung Notes on your smartphone, you’ll be pleased to hear that they can automatically sync with the Galaxy Book Pro too, letting you work seamlessly across both devices.[2]
Galaxy smartphone owners can also make use of Samsung Quick Share[3], which lets you wirelessly share photos, videos, and files directly with the Galaxy Book Pro, at the touch of a button.
If you’re rocking a pair of Galaxy Buds[4] earbuds, pairing them with the Book Pro is about as hassle free as anything can get. Simply open the Galaxy Buds case near the laptop and, well, that’s pretty much it.
If you’ve got other SmartThings[5]-compatible devices in your house — from Samsung TVs and washing machines to select Bose, Philips and Arlo devices to smart lighting, to name a few examples — then you can quickly and easily control your smart home directly from the SmartThings app on the Galaxy Book Pro too.
Nailing the basics
With its super-slim build, powerful innards and stunning screen, it’s all too easy to forget the basics, but the Galaxy Book Pro range continues to impress here too.
Its long lasting battery, for starters is more than enough for even the heaviest of work days (or, in future, long-haul flights). Battery anxiety be damned.
Serious typists will also find themselves comfortably at home on the Galaxy Book Pro Series’ Pro Keyboard, which offers wider, curved backlit keys for easier, accurate typing.
Combined with the 23% larger touchpad and built-in biometric fingerprint scanner for instant, secure access, the Galaxy Book Pro is a joy to work on.
Lastly, it won’t let you down on the video call front either, thanks to the camera’s Studio Mode which makes use of clever background noise reduction so that your voice is crystal clear at all times.
Built-in privacy shortcuts also offer peace of mind, while a selection of ports in the Galaxy Book Pro from HDMI, USB-C, Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 and MicroSD mean you won’t be left hunting around for random adaptors at crucial moments.
Trade in now to save
The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Book Pro 360 are both available now in Mystic Silver or Mystic Navy (for the LTE versions), starting at £1,099 for the 13.3-inch Intel 11th Gen Core i5 powered Galaxy Book Pro. You can also trade in your old laptop and get up to £600 off.[6]
[1] Compatible Galaxy device required – Smartphone or Tablet with Android 8 or above. Devices must be registered to a Microsoft account.
[2] Devices must be registered to a Samsung account.
[3] Quick Share is available on Galaxy smartphones and tablets running Android 10 or above.
[4] Galaxy Buds Pro sold separately.
[5] Compatible Galaxy device required – Smartphone or Tablet with Android 8 or above. Devices must be registered to a Samsung account.
[6] Purchase from Samsung Shop Online before 31/07/21. £600 value based on 2019 Macbook Pro 13-inch i7, 2019 Macbook Pro 15-inch i7 & 2020 Macbook Pro 16-inch i9. Value dependent on model and condition. Charges apply if you do not send us your trade-in device. T&Cs apply.