Pricing on Samsung’s Windows 10 Galaxy Book revealed; will you buy one?

Kit McDonald

Two months ago at Mobile World Congress (MWC), Samsung revealed the Samsung Galaxy Book running Windows 10. The Surface-like device was exhibiting Windows 10 as a 2-in-1 with support for S Pen. Yet, we still knew little about the device in full. Today, Samsung’s press release has brought much of the details to light.

As Neowin reports, the Samsung Galaxy Book with Windows 10 will be available in two sizes: 12-inch and 10.6-inch. Here are the specifications:

 

Galaxy Book 10.6” Galaxy Book 12”
Display 10.6″ TFT
Full HD (1920x1280px)
12″ Super AMOLED
Full HD (2160x1440px)
Chipset 7th Gen Intel Core m3
Dual Core 2.6GHz
7th Gen Intel Core i5 7200U
LTE support n/a LTE Cat.6 (300Mbps)
Memory 4GB + 64GB eMMC
4GB + 128GB eMMC
LTE
– 4GB + 128GB SSD
Wi-Fi:
– 4GB + 128GB SSD
– 8GB + 256GB SSD
Camera 5MP fixed-focus 13MP with autofocus
5MP
Ports USB 3.1(Type-C)
microSD (up to 256GB)
2 x USB 3.1(Type-C)
microSD (up to 256GB)
Sensors Accelerometer
Hall
Light
Accelerometer
Hall
Light
Wireless Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
2X2 MIMO
Bluetooth 4.1 BLE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
2X2 MIMO
Bluetooth 4.1 BLE
GPS GPS + GLONASS GPS + GLONASS
Dimensions 261.2 x 179.1 x 8.9 mm
648g
291.3×199.8×7.4mm
754g
Battery 30.4W / up to 9hrs
Fast Charging
39.04W / up to 11hrs
Fast Charging
OS Windows 10 Windows 10
Samsung services/apps Samsung Notes
Air Command
Samsung Flow
Samsung Notes
Air Command
Samsung Flow
Video Recording: 1080p@30fps
Playback (output): 4K@60fps
Recording: 1080p@30fps
Playback (output): 4K@60fps

The smaller of the two will be starting at $629.99. What really sets the 12-inch model apart is the availability as an LTE device. The added capability to connect to wireless networks places it slightly more expensive at $1,299.99 whereas the Wi-Fi model will be sold for $1,129.99.

Galaxy Book LTE will officially be available at Verizon Wireless locations starting April 21. Similarly, the Wi-Fi version will begin pre-orders the same day with a global release on May 21.