Samsung launches the Galaxy Book S, a notebook that combines mobility and high performance

Today (25/02) the Samsung held a launch event for the first Galaxy Ecosystem notebook, the Galaxy book s. The new equipment offers a perfect balance between connectivity, performance and mobility ready to serve consumers of the most varied profiles. In this article you will check out in detail all the news about the Galaxy Book S.

Galaxy Book S: a lightweight but powerful notebook

Samsung's main objective with the launch of the new Galaxy book s is to bring more freedom and lightness to the consumer, offering a very light machine but with a high level of performance. The model has a processor 5th Generation Intel Core i10 with hybrid technology, offering power when needed and an intelligent adaptation to save battery in times of low processing. Along with that, the Galaxy book s has internal SSD storage options 256 GB (for the model Mercury Gray) to 512 GB (for the model Earthy Gold).

In addition, the wireless screen streaming functionality makes this machine even more practical, as the Galaxy Book S user can do screen mirroring without needing cables to connect the device to a smart TV. This technology makes the Galaxy Book S fully compatible with Samsung smart TVs.

For the first time, the Samsung SmartThings app for Windows will be available, making it possible for the user to control their Samsung electronics directly from the notebook screen.

The Galaxy Book S offers a lot of mobility as it is a 1,18cm thick device weighing only 950g. In terms of screen, the notebook comes equipped with “outdoor mode” which allows the Full HD display with infinity edge to reduce reflections and make it easier to use the machine outside when exposed to direct sunlight.

In addition, the Galaxy Book S's touchpad is wide to make usability much more comfortable and it also has a backlit ABNT Portuguese keyboard that allows the user to type without difficulties even in low-light environments.

The model has a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button and offers full support for the Windows Hello, a set of Windows security features that allows the user to unlock the system with password, fingerprints and even facial recognition.

In addition to having a battery with a capacity of use of up to 17 hours, the Galaxy Book uses the same USB-C type charging as high-end smartphones. Galaxy S e Galaxy Note. In this way, the user can use the charging of their smartphone to charge their notebook too, and vice versa.

Link with Windows

One of the most interesting features of the new Galaxy book s is the link with the Windows. The user can use an application compatible with Android smartphones that brings the functions of their mobile device to their notebook. Through the use of the interface samsung dex the user can use their smartphone directly on the notebook, replacing the Windows interface with the Samsung Dex interface.

The great advantage of the direct link with Windows is that this way you can view your photo gallery, use smartphone apps and even copy and paste files and other information through a dedicated communication system between the mobile device and the notebook.

Price and availability

O Galaxy book s arrives on the Brazilian market at a suggested price of R$7.199 for the Mercury Gray version with 256GB of storage, and R$7.499 for the Earthy Gold version with 512GB of storage. Models are available on retail from today (25).

Galaxy Book S specs

Below you can see the table with the complete specifications of the new Galaxy Book S:

Promotion “Galaxy Book S + Buds Live”

Along with the launch of the Galaxy Book S, Samsung has a special promotion from 25/02/2021 to 11/03/2021. Those who purchase a Galaxy Book S notebook from participating retailers and shop samsung and register on the site Samsung For You will win a Samsung Galaxy Buds Live wireless headset, one of the flagship devices in the Galaxy Ecosystem.