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Reviews
8 – 21 June 2022 • Issue 633VERDICT Slim, attractive and
extremely fast – this impressive laptop-
tablet has it all if you’re prepared to pay
the price★★★★★
ALTERNATIVE Lenovo Yoga Slim 7
£680 Our current
favourite sacrifices
power and flexibility
in return for a more
affordable
price tagSPECIFICATIONS
Twelve-core Intel Core i7-1260P processor •• 16GB
RAM •• 15.6in AMOLED 1920x1080-pixel resolution
touchscreen •• 512GB NVMe SSD •• 1080p webcam ••
Wi-Fi 6e •• Bluetooth 5.1 •• 3x USB-C ports •• Windows
11 Home •• 11.9x355x228mm (HxWxD) •• 1.41kg- • One-year warranty http://www.snipca.com/41999
If you like the flexible casing of the Acer
TravelMate Spin P4 (reviewed on page
23), but have the budget for a faster, even
better designed model, look no further
than this stylish laptop-tablet.
It’s available in five versions, but
we’re reviewing the most expensive
model here. This has a 15.6in screen,
the latest-generation Intel Core i7-1260P
processor, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB
SSD. If you want to shave off a few
pounds, the other models come with
various compromises, including a
smaller 13.3in screen, an Intel Core
i5-1240P processor, 8GB of RAM
and a 256GB SSD. You can see the
choice of specifications at http://www.snipca.
com/42000, with the cheapest available
for £949. All configurations include
Samsung’s S Pen stylus.It’s the processor that really lifted our
test unit to another level. In our
performance benchmark test it achieved
an overall score of 9,043. Compare that
with the 3,613 achieved by Acer’s Spin P4
and you can see the difference a current
generation 12-core processor and a few
hundred pounds can make. You’re
spending a lot on this laptop but its
performance won’t let you down.LAPTOP-TABLET ❘ £1,349 from Samsung http://www.snipca.com/41999
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360
Shape of thin to come
A stylish machine
with a vivid, accurate
screen and zippy
performance
373 cd/m2) and colourful, while providing
perfect contrast.
In our colorimeter tests it reproduced
88 per cent of colours in the DCI-P3
colour standard. This is the first time
we’ve quoted a result using this colour-
accuracy gauge, but it’s one we’ll be using
more in future as screens improve,
because it includes a wider range of
colours than the older sRGB standard.
The result is a vast improvement on the
Spin P4’s screen, but you’d expect that
for the price.
The keyboard isn’t as comfortable to
type on as Acer’s – the thinner case
allows less space for travel, so the keys
don’t press down particularly deeply,
which makes it feel less substantial.
Security-conscious users will appreciate
the fingerprint sensor built into the
power button at the top right of the
keyboard, which worked quickly and
reliably when we tried it.In our Spin P4 review we bemoaned
the fact that, in tablet mode, the laptop is
chunky (18mm thick). That’s less of a
problem here – it’s 11.9mm when folded,
though that’s still much thicker than a
7.5mm iPad. Opt for the 13.3in model and
it comes down to 11.5mm. It’s still fairly
weighty for a laptop, at 1.41kg, but that’s
the price you pay for packing in a
full-size keyboard.
The case is made of sturdy aluminium,
with a robust hinge that keeps the
screen at the angle you want it. The
case features a magnet for attaching
the S Pen. This maintains a pretty strong
grip when in use, but you’ll probably
still end up scrabbling around for it at
the bottom of your laptop bag every time
you lift it out.
There are five ports arrayed around the
device, which is impressive given how
thin it is. On the left edge, you get two
USB-C ports, one of which can connect to
a monitor. The right edge has another
USB-C port, a heaphone/mic jack and a
microSD card slot.
The 15.6in screen doesn’t push any
resolution boundaries, content with the
Full HD standard (1920x1080 pixels). The
good news is that it has the same AMOLED
screen technology that Samsung uses in
its smartphones, making it bright (up to