At the Galaxy Unpacked event earlier this month, Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated Galaxy S23 series smartphones alongside Galaxy Book3 series laptops including the Galaxy Book3 360, Galaxy Book3 Pro, Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 and Galaxy Book3 Ultra. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra is the flagship of the lineup, and since we had the chance to spend some quality time at the Samsung Opera House in Bangalore, India, here are our impressions of some of Samsung’s most ambitious laptops.
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra is 16.5 mm thick and weighs 1.79 kg. It has a sleek design and is housed in a full aluminum frame. The overall build, which extends to the area around the keyboard, is great, much like the finish on the laptop lid.
The Galaxy Book3 Ultra has an off-center Samsung logo on its lid, which is not uncommon these days, but sometimes it’s better to have it centered.
Samsung didn’t let us check the bottom of the Galaxy Book3 Ultra, but it does have some vents to help with airflow and a rubber cushion to provide grip to the laptop. You can expect it.
That said, the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra has an HDMI 2.0 port on the left, coupled with two USB-C Thunderbolt 4.0 ports and charging indicators, and a microSD-adjacent USB-3.2 Type-A port on the right. I have. Card slot and 3.5mm audio combo jack.
Two USB-C Thunderbolt 4.0 and HDMI 2.0 ports on the left, USB-3.2 Type-A port on the right, microSD card slot, 3.5mm audio combo jack
Opening the lid of the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra reveals a 16-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen with a resolution of 2,880×1,800 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:10. 120Hz adaptive refresh rate (48-120Hz), depending on on-screen content, with option to limit to 60 FPS.
The display also features 120% DCI-P3 color volume, surrounded by a slim, non-plastic bezel with a 1080p webcam mounted on the top bezel with a blue indicator that lights up when the camera is in use.
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra’s 16-inch screen is surrounded by slim bezels, with a 1080p webcam in the top bezel
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra’s hinge felt sturdy, but time will tell how it maintains stability in the long run.
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra also has an island-type keyboard, three-level backlighting, and a power button with a built-in fingerprint scanner in the upper-right corner. After typing a few lines in the event, I found the keyboard easier to type. However, extensive testing is required to determine the keyboard’s quality in everyday use.
The Galaxy Book3 Ultra’s keyboard also has a dedicated numeric keypad, making it easier to see on the sleek laptop. When asked if Samsung has plans to introduce the integrated LED illuminated numeric keypad we saw on the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition, the Korean conglomerate’s product team said the brand doesn’t have an actual physical numeric keypad yet. He said he believes it will provide the best experience.So don’t expect to see integrated solutions like Asus for Samsung laptops anytime soon.
That said, the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra’s matte trackpad is responsive, and its massive size gives you plenty of room to perform gestures for a variety of purposes.
Speaking of hardware, the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra packs Intel’s 13th Gen Core i7-13700H or Core i9-13900H CPU and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4050 or 4070 GPU, depending on region. For example, in India, Samsung only offers Galaxy Book3 Ultra with Core i9 CPU and RTX 4070 GPU. It comes with 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 1TB SSD (PCIe), but there are also 16GB RAM and 512 SSD storage options in some regions.
The laptop runs Windows 11 out of the box, has a 76Wh battery (rated at 73.8Wh/4,757mAh), and can be charged via the included 100W USB-C power adapter.
The rest of the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra’s highlights include a quad speaker system (Woofer Max 5Wx2, Tweeter 2Wx2) tuned with AKG and Dolby Atmos, “studio-quality” dual mics, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.1. will be
The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra comes in a single Core i9/32GB/1TB/RTX4070 configuration and is priced at INR 281,990 ($3,415/€3,190) in India and €3,699 ($3,960/€326,890) in Europe. increase. The Core i7 model with 16GB RAM, 512GB storage and RTX4050 is priced at €2,799 ($2,995/INR247,360). No matter where you buy your Galaxy Book3 Ultra, there is only one color option. It’s graphite.
You can read the Galaxy Book3 series announcement article here to find out more about the other laptops in the lineup.
