Microsoft announced a whole passel of Copilot Plus PCs at its Surface event on Monday, and Samsung’s entries are a 14-inch laptop and two 16-inch ones, both together known as the Galaxy Book4 Edge. If you preorder them today, Samsung will throw in a free 50-inch TV! Come on down!
The 14-inch Galaxy Book4 Edge starts at $1,349.99 with a 12-core 3.4GHz Snapdragon X Elite processor with 4.0GHz Dual Core Boost, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD (up to 1TB). It has a 14-inch, 120Hz 2880 x 1800 AMOLED touchscreen capable of up to 500 nits brightness, with HDR and VRR and 120 percent of the P3 gamut. It has two USB 4 Type-C ports, HDMI 2.1, and a combo audio jack. It weighs 2.6 pounds.
The 16-inch model comes in two versions: one with the highest-end Snapdragon X Elite processor (with a boost up to 4.2GHz) and 1TB of storage, for $1,749.99, and one with the same processor as the 14-inch and 512GB of storage for $1,449.99. They share the same display specs as the 14-inch, just, you know, bigger.
In addition to two USB 4 Type-C ports, HDMI 2.1, and combo audio, the 16-inchers each come with a USB 3.2 Type-A port and a microSD card slot. Both weigh 3.4 pounds.
According to the specs on Samsung’s press release, all three cap out at 16GB of RAM, which is the minimum for a Copilot Plus PC and feels just a little paltry. They do include Samsung’s Knox secure enclave and a bunch of features that let them share data with Samsung’s Galaxy Phones.
You should be able to preorder all three starting May 20th. Samsung’s throwing in a free budget 50-inch TV — which is usually sold around $379 with preorders while supplies last.
These new models incorporate recycled plastic, glass, and aluminum and come in a Sapphire Blue finish. The 14-inch model weighs in at 2.6 pounds (1.18kg) and measures 0.43 inches (10.9mm) thin, while the 16-inch model only climbs to 3.4 pounds (1.54kg) while measuring 0.48 inches (12.19mm) thin.
They’re both very light and sleek laptops, yet Samsung has four speakers with Dolby Atmos tuning and a decent selection of ports. The smaller model has two USB4, HDMI 2.1, and a 3.5mm audio jack, while the larger PC adds USB-A and a microSD card reader.
The touch AMOLED displays offer the same specs and features, albeit in different sizes. Both have a crisp 2880×1800 resolution, a 120Hz variable refresh rate, 120% DCI-P3 color reproduction, and up to 500 nits brightness with HDR enabled.
They otherwise hit 400 nits. Samsung’s displays are always impressive, and these look to be no different. Digging into the performance hardware, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips are the centerpiece.
The Galaxy Book4 Edge 14 has the X1E-80-100 version with 12 Oryon CPU cores, 3.4GHz frequency, and 4.0GHz dual-core boost, plus an Adreno GPU with 3.8 TFLOPs.
The larger 16-inch model offers the same chip and the more powerful X1E-84-100 with a 3.8GHz frequency, 4.2GHz dual-core boost, and GPU with 4.6 TFLOPs.All SoCs have a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) with 45 TOPS of power for local AI acceleration, which will be used for the new Windows 11 Copilot+ features and Samsung’s own Galaxy AI (more on these below).
All Galaxy Book4 Edge laptops are listed as having 16GB of RAM and either a 512GB or 1TB SSD. Samsung claims the 14-inch model can run for up to 18 hours on a charge, while the 16-inch model tops out at 22 hours.
It’s worth pointing out that the 16-inch Galaxy Book4 Edge has a full number pad, which many users can’t live without. Rounding out the specs is a 1080p webcam above the display and a fingerprint reader for Windows, Galaxy Book4 Edge makes the cut as a Copilot+ PC thanks to its Qualcomm Hexagon NPU with 45 TOPS of power, but Samsung wasn’t satisfied with stopping there. Its own Galaxy AI is also included as a suite of tools best used between Galaxy devices.
Samsung says that you’ll now be able to connect your Galaxy phone to a Book4 Edge with Link to Windows to get all the AI features on a bigger screen. Includes, using the Mirror Circle to Search with Google feature will have the results pop up on your PC for easy copy-pasting. Chat Assist and Live Translate, two of the most popular Galaxy AI tools, will also be available on the Book4 Edge.
According to Samsung, Copilot voice can also be used to send messages, set reminders and alarms, and more on your mobile device when it’s connected to your Book4 Edge. That’s going to make this one great laptop for those invested in the Galaxy ecosysWe’ll be talking a lot more about AI PCs and Copilot+ in the foreseeable future, and it’s worth explaining what these terms actually mean.
An AI PC has an NPU inside to handle local AI tasks, freeing up the CPU and GPU for other work. While some great AI PCs are on the market sporting Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen chips, Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X series chips have taken things to another level. That’s where the Copilot+ term comes into plaMicrosoft has created a new umbrella term to identify certain next-gen AI features coming to Windows.
Only PCs with an NPU capable of at least 40 TOPS will be named Copilot+ PCs, and for now, that means only laptops with the Snapdragon X Elite or Snapdragon X Plus. Although Copilot+ features have rather future of Windows 11, is not clar yet. Most notable is a Recall feature that runs in the background, allowing you to search for anything you’ve seen or done on the PC in any app.
Microsoft says this data is stored locally without sending info to the cloud, which eases some privacy concerns. Live Captions can translate more than 40 languages to English when viewing or listening to pre-recorded and live video or audio, and Windows Studio Effects is also getting some new lighting and styling features.
Auto Super Resolution will be particularly useful for gamers who want to upscale in real time. Not all features will be available immediately, but they are expected this year
