Parallel to the Galaxy S smartphone generation 21 Samsung’s mobile division has also presented its first own notebook with 5G mobile communications in the sub-6 GHz network. The Galaxy Book Flex2 5G is a 2-in-1 device with a bright touchscreen and 360 – Degree hinges with which the display can be folded down on the underside. With the included S Pen, users can draw and write on the screen.

Inside the Galaxy Book Flex2 5G are processors from Intel 11. Core-i-Generation alias Tiger Lake-U up to the four-core Core i7 – 1165 G7. Always added 16 GByte soldered LPDDR4X- SDRAM in dual-channel operation and a PCI Express SSD with either 256 or 360 GByte capacity including pre-installed Windows 10 Home.

The 13, 3 inch QLED display represents 1920 × 1080 pixels (Full HD) and lights up to 600 cd / m² – a high value for a notebook display. The trend towards higher 16: 10 – or even 3 : Samsung does not work with 2 screens.

13 – Megapixel camera With an all-aluminum housing and a weight of almost 1.3 kg, the Galaxy belongs Book Flex2 5G in the premium class. The built-in battery has a capacity of almost 70 Wh and should be up to to hold 20 hours; it is charged via the USB-C port. Besides the typical 720 p-webcam above the display, Samsung has installed a second 13 – Megapixel camera above the keyboard. If the user folds the screen, snapshots can be taken like a tablet.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex2 5G (10 Pictures) (Image: Samsung) Thunderbolt 4 with USB 4 are used as connections and Type-C socket, one USB type C (version number not mentioned), one HDMI (version number also not mentioned), USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit / s) type A, an audio combo jack and a micro SD card reader that can also handle UFS storage.

The Galaxy Book Flex2 5G should be shipped on 28. January 2021 begin. The cheapest version with Core i5 CPU (probably Core i5 – 1135 G7), 16 GByte RAM and 256 – GByte SSD costs 1750 Euro. For an SSD that is twice as large, Samsung calls for a proud 100 euros extra charge the Core i7 – 1165 G7 again additional 100 Euro.

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