Samsung’s event for announcing the Galaxy Note 10 series of premium flagship smartphones was also used to unleash the Galaxy Book S notebook. It has arrived as the successor for the Galaxy Book 2 laptop. The super-slim device is backed by the Snapdragon 8cx mobile platform and it runs on Windows 10.

Samsung Galaxy Book S Specifications and Features

The lightweight Galaxy Book S that features an aluminum body only weighs 0.96kg and it measures 305.2 x 203.2 x 6.2 – 11.8mm. The device houses a 13.3-inch TFT touchscreen display that supports an aspect ratio of 16:9 and full HD resolution. The display is surrounded by slim bezels to users with more screen space.

The Snapdragon 8cx is a 7nm chipset that fuels the Galaxy Book S along with 8 GB of RAM. The SoC was announced in December 2018 and the Galaxy Book S is the first device to feature it. It comes in two storage models such as 256 GB and 512 GB. There is a microSD card slot on the device for more storage. There is a 42Wh battery on the device that can last for up to 23 hours of video playback. The laptop supports Quick Charge 2.0 and Power Delivery 2.0. By charging the device once, the laptop can last almost for a day.

The Galaxy Book S runs on Windows 10 Home/Pro OS. The connectivity features that are available on the device include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C and GPS. There are no other connectivity ports on the device. With LTE connectivity onboard, users can always stay connected to the web even when Wi-Fi is unavailable. Users can securely sign into the device through a fingerprint scanner that is powered with Windows Hello feature.

The Galaxy Book S notebook has an HD camera for video calls. It is fitted with AKG tuned stereo speakers. For immersive audio experience, the laptop is equipped with Dolby Atmos technology.

Samsung Galaxy Book S Price and Availability

The Galaxy Book S comes in two color option such as Earthly Gold and Mercury Gray. It carries a starting price of $999 and it will be made available for buying in the US by fall.

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A few days ago, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S6 – the most powerful Android Tablet today. If you purchase the BookCover keyboard and switch to DeX mode, you get an Android device suited for office work.

What if you don’t like Android? Then you may want to wait for the Galaxy Book S, a computer powered by the same Snapdragon 855 chipset as the Tab S6 but which runs Windows 10. Ahead of its release, press renders of the device have surfaced on the web, thanks to Evan Blass.

Initially, we thought the Galaxy Book S will be a 2-in-1, but these pictures show that is not the case. The screen isn’t detachable as you can see. We also can’t confirm if it supports touch input and stylus input as there is no S Pen in the photo.

The Galaxy S Book has a full-sized QWERTY keyboard and a moderately-sized touchpad. The screen has slim bezels on the sides and the top. On the left side of the computer are a USB-C port and what appears to be an audio jack. The picture doesn’t show the right side of the device.

The Galaxy Book S doesn’t have a release date yet but it may not be far off. Geekbench revealed it will have 8GB of RAM and its Bluetooth certification says it has Bluetooth 5.0.

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The Galaxy Book 2 launched last year as a 2-in-1 Windows 10 (Windows 10 S out of the box) laptop powered by a Snapdragon processor. It appears a successor is coming this year and it will launch as the Galaxy Book S.

The name was confirmed in a leak by Evan Blass yesterday but the device was already in the news before then. It turns out that a device with the name “Galaxy Space” was seen on Geekbench recently. It is believed that the “S” in the name Galaxy Book S stands for Space.

The benchmark result showed the device runs Windows 10 and has 8GB of RAM. There is also an octa-core processor clocked at 2.84GHz.

Apart from the Geekbench sighting, the device was also spotted on the Bluetooth SIG website but this time as the Galaxy Book S. It has Bluetooth 5.0 and its model number is revealed to be SM-W767.

The Galaxy Book S is believed to have a 2-in-1 design like the Galaxy Book 2. It should have a touch display (Super AMOLED), a detachable keyboard, and also an S Pen. It should also have an LTE modem.

There is no info on its release date yet but seeing as it has already received Bluetooth certification, a launch date may be around the corner. However, Samsung may begin selling it at a much later date.

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