Petr Škuta It has long been speculated that Apple will switch from Intel processors to the ARM platform for its computers. But the competition is not sleeping and has taken the proverbial step forward. Yesterday, Samsung introduced its Galax Book S with an ARM process and an incredible 23 hours of battery life.
MacBook copies have been around since ancient times. Some are more successful, others not. In the past days introduced its MagicBook Huawei and now Samsung has revealed its Galaxy Book S. As the names suggest, the inspiration is from Apple. On the other hand, Samsung has stepped forward considerably and brought technologies that have only been speculated about in Macs.
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The introduced Galaxy Book S is a 13" ultrabook with a Snapdragon 8cx ARM processor. According to the company, it brings 40% higher processor performance and 80% higher graphics performance. But the most important thing is that thanks to the ARM platform, the computer is very economical and can last up to an incredible 23 hours on a single charge. At least that's what the paper specs claim.
Samsung is treading the path
The notebook has either a 256 GB or 512 GB SSD drive. It is also equipped with a gigabit LTE modem and a Full HD touch screen that can handle 10 inputs at once. It relies on 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM and weighs 0,96 Kg.
Other equipment includes 2x USB-C, a microSD card slot (up to 1 TB), Bluetooth 5.0, a fingerprint reader and a 720p camera with Windows Hello support. It starts at $999 and is available in gray and pink.
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Samsung has thus stepped into waters where Apple is apparently just preparing. Whether it will successfully pave the way remains to be seen. While Windows has supported the ARM platform for a long time, optimization often crashes with third-party apps and performance is choppy compared to Intel processors.
Apparently, Apple does not want to rush the transition to ARM. The advantage will be in particular Apple's own Ax processors and thus, of course, the optimization of the entire system. And the company has proven several times in the past that it is capable of pioneering design. Just think of the MacBook 12", which seems like a good candidate for testing a Mac with an ARM processor.
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