Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 101

Finally,weuse3DMarkNightRaid,a cross-
platformbenchmarkthatcanrunontopofARMas
well asX86systems.Here,theslightlyslowerAdreno
GPUwithintheGalaxyBookSputsitslightlybehind
theSurfaceProX.
Performancematters,butbatterylifeis a
SnapdragonPC’sstrength.Weloopa4Kvideo
(renderedin 1080pontheGalaxyBookS screen)and
playitbackuntilthebatteryexpires.TheSamsung
GalaxyBookS achieveda whopping 16 hoursof
batterylife,enoughfora wholeday’sworkanda
whole lotmore.
I alsoranthePCMark 10 Batteryrundowntest,
whichloadsandrunsOfficeappsperiodicallyuntilthe
batteryrunsdown.Thatgenerated 9 hoursand 51
minutesofbatterylife.Whileyourmileagewillvary,the
conclusionwecanreachfrombothis thatyou’llreceive
exceptionalbatterylifefromtheGalaxyBookS.

Verdict
With Qualcomm-based PCs, comparing battery life
versuspriceis probablythemostrelevantmetric,
aslongasperformanceisadequate.Fromthat
perspective,theGalaxyBookSdelivers.TheGalaxy
Book S also packs in features that show Samsung
carefully thoughtthroughthemobilecomputing
experience:abrightscreen,fantasticbatterylife,ultra
lightweight,plustheconnectivity–allaffordablypriced.
ItworkswellwithinalimitedecosystemofOfficeapps,
webbrowsing,Windows’ownUWPappslikeMailand
Calendar,andafewotheroptions.Unfortunatelyfor
Qualcomm, it’s no longer the only game in town when