Samsung has announced that its latest Galaxy Book S is now available to buy. It is the first device to offer the new “Intel Core Processors with Intel Hybrid Technology”. Previous Galaxy Book S models have been run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform.
The new Intel processors (called “Lakefield”) are designed to power ultralight devices; We also look forward to seeing you on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold and the dual-screen Surface Neo. They are essentially Intel’s answer to ARM.
The way these things work is that Intel combines a powerful core with four lower-powered cores (for a total of five cores and five threads) in a single die. That allows smaller devices to offer a multi-threaded build without requiring a large amount of power or decimating battery life.
Intel released two 7W Lakefield chips to start: the Core i5-L16G7 and the Core i3-L13G4. Both chips share architecture with the Ice Lake generation and include integrated Intel Gen 11 graphics and Wi-Fi 6 support. The Galaxy Book S comes with the i5.
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The Galaxy Book S is designed for use on the go. It is just over two pounds 0.7 inches at its thickest point. There is a specific outdoor mode that increases the screen up to 600 nits of brightness. Samsung claims the 42 Wh battery will deliver “long-lasting” juice. The US model is Wi-Fi only, but LTE will be available in other markets.
The Intel Galaxy Book S starts at $ 949.99. It is available on the Samsung and Best Buy website.
