Samsung’s Unpacked event today had more than just the Galaxy S23 series. The company has introduced four new laptops in the Galaxy Book3 Pro series, led by a new flagship – the Galaxy Book3 Ultra.

Let’s start with the latter, which is Samsung’s first ultra-powerful laptop since the Odyssey. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra it comes in a single 16-inch size, but is nicely svelte at 16.5mm and 1.79kg.

The Galaxy Book3 Ultra packs the most powerful configuration in the Book3 series with a choice of the latest Intel Core i7-13700H or Core i9-13900H 45W processors, up to 32GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. There are also discrete graphics cards: RTX 4050 or RTX 4070.

The front display is a 16-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2x with state-of-the-art 16:10 aspect ratio and 2880x1800px resolution. The panel can adaptively refresh from 48Hz to 120Hz and can reach up to 500 nits for HDR content (Vesa DisplayHDR 500 certified) or up to 400 nits otherwise. The Galaxy Book3 Ultra comes in a 76Wh package and comes with a 100W USB-C charger.

Samsung unveils 14-inch and 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro, 16-inch Pro 360 and flagship Book3 Ultra

The Galaxy Book3 Pro comes in two sizes: 14-inch and 16-inch, while the Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 it only comes with a 16-inch display. They share quite a bit of core technology with the Ultra. For starters, the display specs on all four models are the same: You get an AMOLED panel that refreshes variably at a resolution of 2880x1800px.

So are the ports: there’s a 3.5mm jack, a microSD slot, a USB-A port, 2 Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, and a full-size HDMI (spec 1.4 on the Pro and 2.0 on the Ultra) .

Samsung unveils 14-inch and 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro, 16-inch Pro 360 and flagship Book3 Ultra

All four laptops also share their multimedia credentials: You get two 5W woofers and two 2W tweeters – AKG and Dolby Atmos-certified – plus studio-quality dual microphones. Even the webcam is the same 1080p unit on all models.

Galaxy Book3 Pro models ship with a new 65W USB-C adapter with Power Delivery that can double as a Galaxy phone or tablet charger.

Samsung unveils 14-inch and 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro, 16-inch Pro 360 and flagship Book3 Ultra

You can configure Galaxy Book3 Pro and Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 with a choice of Intel 13th Generation Core i5-1340P or Core i7-1360P 28W with 8/12/16GB LPDDR5 RAM and a choice of 256GB, 512GB or up to 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

The 14-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro model has a 63Wh battery, while the 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro and Book3 Pro 360 have the same 76Wh battery as the Galaxy Book3 Ultra.

The 14-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro is just 11.3 mm thick and weighs 1.17 kg. The 16-inch measures 12.5mm and 1.56kg, respectively.

Samsung unveils 14-inch and 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro, 16-inch Pro 360 and flagship Book3 Ultra

The Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 is 12.8mm thick and weighs 1.66kg for the regular model and 1.71kg if you opt for the 5G version. The Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 also supports the S Pen, which is included in the box.

Samsung unveils 14-inch and 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro, 16-inch Pro 360 and flagship Book3 Ultra

Samsung has made its Book3 series deeply integrated with its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The so-called Galaxy Connected Experience offers a number of important features. Multi-control allows you to directly control your smartphone via your laptop, drag and drop files, as well as copy and paste both text and images.

The second screen lets you use your tablet as an extension or mirror of your laptop screen. Phone Link allows you to activate phone hotspot functionality directly from laptops. There’s Expert RAW Auto Sharing, which can automatically transfer RAW files from your Galaxy phone to your Galaxy Book3 laptop while you’re filming.

Finally, Samsung has added its Smart Switch and Samsung Pass to the Galaxy Book3 series.

Samsung unveils 14-inch and 16-inch Galaxy Book3 Pro, 16-inch Pro 360 and flagship Book3 Ultra

The Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra will ship in a single graphite color, while the Galaxy Book3 Pro and Book3 Pro 360 will be available in both graphite and beige. The Galaxy Book3 Pro and Pro 360 will be available on February 17, while the Galaxy Book3 Ultra will go on sale starting February 22.

The i7 version of the Galaxy Book3 Ultra with 16GB and 512GB of storage costs €2,799 / $2,400 / £2,449, while the i9 version with 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage costs €3,699. The Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 has four versions ranging in price from €1,799/1,900/£1,549 (i5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Wi-Fi only) to €2,699 (i7 CPU, 32GB RAM , 1TB SSD and 5G).

The four versions of the Galaxy Book3 Pro range in price from €1,699/$1,450/£1,349 (8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel i5, 14″) to €2,199 (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Intel i7, 16″).

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