Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro: First Impressions
45sQuick unboxing and design highlights with a surprising hinge test that viewers love.
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This video is a brief review of the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro laptop, covering its design, display, keyboard, trackpad, performance, and battery life. The reviewer highlights its premium aluminum build, thin profile, and impressive fan noise control, but notes drawbacks such as the 3K display for 4K video editing and slower export speeds compared to a 4-year-old MacBook.
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Design and Build
The laptop comes in 14 and 16-inch sizes, all aluminum, surprisingly thin, feels premium. The hinge is nice, can open with one finger, and there's almost no hinge wobble when typing.
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Security and Camera
No facial recognition, but there is a fingerprint sensor. The webcam quality is surprisingly good, though it applies beauty filters, which the reviewer dislikes.
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Display
The display is 16:10 aspect ratio, nice and tall, but only 3K resolution, which is a drawback for 4K video editing. Anti-glare coating is super impressive.
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Keyboard and Trackpad
Keyboard has a numpad but shallow travel and mushy keys. Trackpad is gigantic, very smooth, but not haptic.
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Battery and Performance
Under normal use, battery lasts about 11 hours, but claims up to 25 hours. Powered by Intel Ultra 7, with very little fan noise, almost silent.
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Performance Comparison
Export test shows a 4-year-old MacBook exports videos almost twice as fast as this laptop. So it's not suitable for heavy video editing.
The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro is a solid laptop for students, home use, and casual gaming, but it is not suitable for professional video editing due to its slower export speeds and 3K display.
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What are the available sizes for the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro?
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What are the available sizes for the Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro?
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14 and 16 inches.
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What is the display resolution of the Galaxy Book5 Pro?
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What is the display resolution of the Galaxy Book5 Pro?
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3K.
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How does the export speed compare to a 4-year-old MacBook?
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How does the export speed compare to a 4-year-old MacBook?
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The MacBook exports videos almost twice as fast.
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What processor does the Galaxy Book5 Pro use?
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What processor does the Galaxy Book5 Pro use?
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Intel Ultra 7.
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What is the claimed maximum battery life?
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What is the claimed maximum battery life?
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Up to 25 hours.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Premium build
The all-aluminum, thin design with minimal hinge wobble sets a high standard for build quality.
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Silent operation
The Intel Ultra 7 with minimal fan noise is a key advantage for quiet environments.
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Export speed gap
A 4-year-old MacBook outperforms this new laptop in video export, highlighting a significant performance limitation.
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[00:01] everything you have to know about it it comes in 14 and 16in sizes it's all aluminum surprisingly thin feels very premium the hinge is nice so one finger you can open it there's almost no hinge wobble at all when you're typing so
[00:13] Model here there's no facial recognition to sign in but there is a fingerprint is incredibly small on the top and the quality is surprisingly good even though features almost like Beauty filters on my face so I'm not a big fan of that the
[00:27] display is 16 X10 so it's nice and Tall but is only 3K so if you're editing 4K videos that's a bit of a drawback as you can see that's a reflection of my studio anti-glare on the screen super impressive the keyboard has a numpad but
[00:40] it's not my favorite very very shallow travel kind of mushy keys but they're trackpad is gigantic very smooth very easy to work with but it is not a haptic decent under normal use I was getting about 11 hours but they claim this could
[00:53] go up to 25 hours depending on how you use it it's powered by the Intel Ultra 7 and I was very impressed by just how little fan noise is actually made like silent so overall this is a solid laptop for students for at home for like gaming
[01:06] level laptop you're not going to be editing great videos with this as you can see an export test right here my 4-year-old MacBook exports videos almost 4-year-old MacBook exports videos almost twice as fast as this
