Stefan Mileschin

Review: Great battery life ACPC

Microsoft was the first to ship Qualcomm's 8CX SoC the chip that they internally called Microsoft SQ1 inside the Surface Pro X. The machine did an impressive job with a nice screen, unique detachable design, and decent, but not great battery life. The Samsung Galaxy Book S came in a notebook form factor and significantly better battery endurance.

The Samsung Galaxy Book S was supposed to launch by Q4 2019 but eventually started shipping in the second part of February for a very attractive price of $999. Today it is selling for $899, beating Microsoft's Surface Pro X to the punch. A Surface Pro X with cheaper keyboard, 8GB RAM, and 128GB storage currently sells for $1138.99 + tax and if you want the same 8GB RAM, 256GB as Samsung Galaxy Book S machine, it will cost you $1,438.99, or $539 more. More about this later.

The Samsung Galaxy Book S notebook is all about the Always Connected PC initiative started by Qualcomm. The Snapdragon 8CX shows promising performance in a passively cooled, always connect PC with a very good battery life. My last trip before the COVID-19 lockdown was with the Samsung Galaxy Book S machine as my only computer, and the machine lasted a few days with each day a few hours of work, video, and conferencing. One can genuinely leave the charger at home and still be fine for a few days.

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