Samsung’s Galaxy Book S is here. Ask us anything about this Windows on ARM laptop!
The latest Snapdragon 8cx “always connected” PC is here, and now is your shot to ask any questions about it!
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Samsung has been hyping the Galaxy Book S – an ultra-slim, ultra-portable, always-connected clamshell laptop –for months, but it is now finally on sale. Samsung sent my review unit for testing last night, and I’ve been playing around with it ever since.
Featuring the QualcommSnapdragon 8cx processor(2.84GHz), 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB Samsung SSD (200GB available) this traditional laptop promises 4G LTE, longer battery life than theSurface Pro X, and the ability to work anywhere at any time.
Samsung is going the carrier-route in the United States partnering directly withVerizonandSprintto sell the Book S. That means you can get a subsidized deal (and those carriers help promote it). It also means that this is, in theory, carrier-locked (and there is no eSIM support).
That said, I just dropped a T-Mobile SIM in, and while I got a warning message – surprise, surprise – T-Mobile LTE is up and running with no problems.
Samsung sees the Book S as an ideal choice for those who need to work on-the-go with reliable 4G LTE, instant-on, and exceptionally long battery life (around 20-30% longer than a comparable Intel Core i5 10th Gen processor).
The hardware is impressive, and the battery endurance looks to be outstanding. As I start my evaluation process, feel free to shout out in comments with any questions you want to be answered in the review (and I’ll likely answer a few directly here too).
The Samsung Galaxy Book S is among the first laptops to sport a Snapdragon 8cx. It’s incredibly thin, and light and Samsung estimates put the battery life at around 23 hours.
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Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer,podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.
