Official announcement of Galaxy Book2 Pro series! 12th generation Intel Core series installed

On February 27, 2022, Samsung officially announced its new "Galaxy Book 2" series of laptops.

In the "Galaxy Book2" series, three models are available: "Galaxy Book2 Pro", "Galaxy Book2 Pro 360", and "Galaxy Book2 Business" for enterprises.

Galaxy Book2 Pro" is equipped with an AMOLED display with a resolution of FHD (1920 x 1080). There are two screen sizes, 13.3 type and 15.6 type, and it has a narrow frame design. In addition, "Galaxy Book2 Pro 360" is a 13.3-inch Super AMOLED display. Here, the screen rotates 360 times, and writing and touch operations using the S Pen are also supported.

The CPU is equipped with the latest 12th generation Intel Core i7 or i5. The official processor number of the CPU has not been announced. In addition, in the "Galaxy Book2 Pro" 15.6-inch model, Intel's standalone GPU "Arc Graphics" can be selected as an option.

As for the configuration of the main unit, the execution memory can be selected from 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and the SSD capacity is up to 1TB. External connection ports include a USB Type-C port, Thunderbolt 4.0 port, USB Type-A port, HDMI port, SD card slot, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Recently, there are many notebook computers that have only a USB Type-C port as an external terminal because of the emphasis on thinness and design. The "Galaxy Book2 Pro" series is thin and has a lot of ports, so it seems to be very convenient.

Both 13.3 type models have 63Wh and 15.6 type models have 68Wh, both of which support quick charging up to 65W. If you can use it for up to 21 hours on a single charge, the battery performance will also appeal.

The ecosystem with Samsung devices has also evolved. Samsung tablets can now be used as a second screen, much like Apple's "Sidecar" feature for iPads and Macs. You can also move files by dragging and dropping between the tablet and "Galaxy Book2 Pro", copy / paste, and operate the tablet with the trackpad or keyboard on the PC side.

The Galaxy Book2 Pro" series will start accepting reservations from March 18, 2022, and will be released from April 1. The price starts from $ 1049.99 (about 120,000 yen) for the minimum configuration of "Galaxy Book2 Pro" (Core i5, 8GB, 256GB) and $ 1249.99 (about 144,000 yen) for the same minimum configuration of "Galaxy Book2 Pro 360". It has become.

The specifications are as follows.

OS	Windows 11
CPU	Intel 12th Gen Core i5 (processor number unknown) Intel 12th Gen Core i7 (processor number unknown)
GPU	Iris Xe (Built-in GPU) Intel Arc (15.6 type option)	Iris Xe (Built-in GPU)
memory	8/16 / 32GB LPDDR5
capacity	Up to 1TB NVMe
screen	13.3 type (1920 × 1080) AMOLED 15.6 type (1920 × 1080) AMOLED	13.3 type (1920 × 1080) Super AMOLED 15.6 type (1920 × 1080) Super AMOLED
battery	13.3 type: 63Wh 15.6 type: 68Wh
size	13.3 type: 104.4 x 199.8 x 11.2 mm, 0.87 kg 15.6 type: 355.4 x 225.8 x 11.7 mm, 1.11 kg (Arc GPU): 355.4 x 225.8 x 13.2 mm, 1.17 kg	13.3 type: 302.5 x 202 x 11.5 mm, 1.04 kg 15.6 type: 354.85 x 227.97 x 11.9 mm, 1.41 kg