Today, during the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event, Samsung unveiled its most advanced and ambitious laptop ever, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra.
Galaxy Book 3 Ultra price and specifications
The Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is among the most feature-rich Windows laptops and aims to compete with Apple’s latest MacBook Pro. It will be available from February 22, 2023, but pre-orders have already begun.
And the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra really packs some premium specs, including the RTX 4070 GPU.
Samsung equipped the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra with a massive 16-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with WQXGA+ resolution (2880 x 1800 pixels), 16:10 aspect ratio, 48-120Hz variable refresh rate, typical brightness of 400 nits and above. And a peak brightness of 500 nits during HDR. Samsung claims it can cover up to 120% of the DCI-P3 color gamut.
As for performance, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is powered by up to an Intel Core i9-13900H processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 GPU with 8GB of RAM or graphics card, 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 1TB of storage. PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD a.
There is a version of the same laptop with an Intel Core i7-13700H CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU (with 6GB VRAM). In terms of graphics performance, it is faster than the latest 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Max chipset.
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With its 120Hz refresh rate and RTX 4070 GPU, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra can be used to run most AAA games smoothly at the highest settings. And the laptop has an additional M.2 SSD slot for storage expansion. It also contains a microSD card slot.
And Galaxy Book 3 Ultra has a quad speaker setup tuned by AKG featuring two 2-watt tweeters for high-frequency sounds and two 5-watt tweeters for mid- and low-frequency sounds. These are the best speakers Samsung has ever used in its laptop. It also has two studio-quality microphones. It also features Smart AMP for the soundbar and Dolby Atmos compatibility.
Samsung equipped the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra with a fingerprint reader, a full-size backlit keyboard, a huge Windows Precision trackpad, and a Full HD webcam.
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The webcam supports background blur and other beautification features. Connectivity features on the laptop also include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a USB 3.2 Type-A port, an HDMI 1.4 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The Galaxy Book 3 Ultra carries a 76Wh battery and supports 100W fast charging via the included USB Type-C PD charger. Coming in a graphite finish, the laptop measures 16.5mm thick and weighs just 1.79kg (light for the size). It has an aluminum frame for a high quality build.
And the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra comes pre-installed with Windows 11. In addition to the operating system, Samsung has added many new exclusive features such as Expert RAW Auto Share, Galaxy Book Smart Switch, Private Share, Quick Share, Samsung Multi Control, Samsung Pass, Second Screen mode, studio.
Expert RAW Auto Share automatically transfers RAW images taken with a Galaxy smartphone to your laptop and opens them in Adobe Lightroom. Galaxy Book Smart Switch allows you to transfer your data from an old PC to a Galaxy Book laptop. Private sharing allows you to share files privately in a way that a viewer can’t download.
Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro and Book 3 Pro 360 will be released in Graphite and Beige color options in select markets starting February 17th. The series is available for pre-order starting today. The Galaxy Book 3 Ultra will be available for sale on February 22, at a starting price of $2,199.
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