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Samsung Galaxy Book2 (SM-W737YZSBXA) review

Samsung Galaxy Book2 (SM-W737YZSBXA)

CHOICE Expert Rating

69%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Extremely light and portable
  • Silent operation
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Built-in mobile broadband module
  • MicroSD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Long charge time
  • Could not run 64-bit applications
  • Lacked appropriate drivers for 3D graphics processing
  • Can be hard to rest in a lap compared to a normal laptop
  • Rear camera produces soft and dull images
  • Only has USB-C ports and no adapters are supplied

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
69%
Performance score
52%
Tablet use score
54%
Ease of use score
71%
Battery life score
74%
Display score
77%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
85%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
201
Storage read-speed (MBps)
863
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
48
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
8:24
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:53
Expert tester comments
The Galaxy Book2 matches Windows 10 S (or Home if you upgrade for free) with the ARM computing architecture. Our user experience was not always smooth. While it reported as a 64-bit system, we could only run 32-bit applications. Furthermore, there was no hardware processing for graphics, meaning 3D graphics processing was very slow or not supported at all. For basic Web browsing, typing documents, and watching videos, it was fine, but we can't vouch for it doing anything more complicated. Note: This laptop's performance is not directly comparable to current products due to it being tested with an older version of our benchmark.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
2
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,599.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
12
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2160 x 1440
Processor (CPU) type
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.96
RAM (GB)
4
Video graphics type
Qualcomm Adreno 630
Storage capacity (GB)
128
Available user space (GB)
94
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.1
Size (mm, H x D x W)
14 x 204 x 289

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
0
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
2
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

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