![]() ![]() Nice 'n' low-key.Īnd what can we say about the touchpad other than that it's absolutely massive? Quite a lot actually. There's also a fingerprint scanner built into the icon-less power button at the top-right. The feedback style leads to a certain higher-pitch clickiness here, but there's solid resistance to provide substance you might not expect from such slimline keys. But I have to admit I have quite enjoyed typing on this one. I am a big fan of more meaty keys, like those of the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon series. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360's keyboard is still shallow, but it packs bags of positive feedback into what looks around a 1mm or so depress action.Īs such, this is a fairly Apple-like keyboard, but one with a (possibly) handy NUM Pad stacked along its right. Samsung keyboards have been a mixed bag over the just three years since Samsung laptops returned to the UK market, often a bit too shallow and insubstantial. Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 review: Keyboard & Trackpad It's also one of the classiest-looking laptops we've reviewed as there are modes to let you tone down the colour - full-bore OLED colour can look pretty intense. Still, the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 3 has a super-satisfying screen. 400 nits is the minimum we’d expect for a laptop this pricey. That's solid, but the top MacBook Pros can reach 1000 nits, or a dazzling 1600 nits when showing HDR content. There does seem to be a hint of internal reflectivity to the screen architecture that makes black appear just fractionally off pure black in a well-lit room, but it's still lightyears ahead of some of the budget OLED laptop screens we've seen.Īnd brightness? While the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 gives off a fantastic impression of brightness thanks to its ultra-high contrast, we only measured peak brightness at around 400 nits. Colour depth is fantastic, and contrast is perfect - at least in a dark room. Samsung uses its Dynamic mode as standard, which switches refresh rate based on the context.Īll other aspects of the screen are just what you'd expect from an OLED display. You can read all sorts of marketing guff about what this means, but the only bit with any real substance is that the maximum refresh rate is 120Hz rather than the usual 60Hz. It's a Dynamic AMOLED 2X by Samsung Display. Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 review: DisplayĪ sticker on the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 tells you exactly the kind of screen this laptop uses. It also has a lovely slightly soft nib, for a smoother feel. However, all of that stuff is really window dressing to the actual important stuff, which the S Pen does have - 4096 pressure sensitivity levels and near-lag-free operation. ![]() This is not a super-tech-packed Bluetooth wireless pen. That arrangement can often seem a bit pointless, but it makes more sense here as the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 includes a pressure-sensing S-Pen stylus. Or you can fold the screen all the way back, for use as a digital notepad. ![]() You can set it up in the "tent" position, which angles the screen forward a bit while shrinking the laptop's footprint. That niggle aside, the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 can perform all the usual 360-degree hybrid tricks. But I'd rather have a more solid hinge when not working on anything less than a solid wood desk. It's the laptop feature equivalent of a flashy start-up buying Herman Miller office chairs for their entire staff. It's what you get when you make a 360-degree hinge laptop, but you also want the luxurious effect of being able to open it (from a fully closed state) with one finger. A slight tap will send it fractionally boinging back and forward, an effect emphasised by the reflectivity of the glossy glass screen. There's one part I'm not 100% down with, though, and it's something I've seen in multiple earlier Samsung laptops: the hinge is a little too wobble-prone. ![]() The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 is an altogether stiffer thing. Ultra-light large-screen laptops often have a slightly hollow feel to them, and body panels tend to bend a bit. So not quite top of the best lightweight laptops list either. It weighs 1.8kg, which while fairly light for a laptop with a 16-inch screen, it's not nearly as light as an Acer Swift Edge or LG Gram 16. Its lid, keyboard plate and bottom panel are all aluminium, while the screen surface is glass. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 is a big laptop, but not a heavy or thick one, and every part of it feels great. ![]()
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