Last week, a leaked roadmap revealed the planned launch of Samsung products in the coming months, and while our main focus was the Galaxy S21 FE scheduled for August, there is also an intriguing PC Unpacked event planned for next month.
Now Evan Blass, the well-established leaker who shared the original script, has returned with information about two of the products scheduled to debut next month: the Samsung Galaxy Book Pro and Pro 360. These systems look quite elegant and powerful, and can steal some of the attention away from the future 14-inch MacBook Pro.
As naming conventions suggest, the difference between the two appears to be the form factor, not the internal specifications. While the Galaxy Book Pro is a simple laptop and a continuation of the Galaxy Book Ion, the Pro 360 includes a 360-degree hinge, allowing the screen to be turned and turned into a Windows-based tablet. In other words, it seems to be closer to the Galaxy Book Flex in terms of design.
From the limited specifications available, it appears that the internal DNA is widely shared. Both will come in 13- and 15-inch sizes, with 11th generation Intel processors and a choice of integrated graphics, or something discreet in the form of Nvidia’s MX450 GPU.
The screens – both with support for Samsung’s S Pen – are full HD AMOLED panels, and the devices include Thunderbolt 4 support and optional LTE connectivity. (Why not 5G?) Apparently, the regular Pro model will come in blue or silver options, while the Pro 360 will be available in navy or gold.
Although not mentioned by Blass here, when the Galaxy Book Pro was first shared from WalkingCat last month on Twitter, the leak also revealed a third laptop: the Galaxy Book Go.
This, as you can see in the embed above, promises “the fastest Qualcomm processor ever in G.Book”, assuming you get the first-tier model with an 8cx processor, 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage SSD UFS. A basic model is planned with the 7c processor, 4 GB of RAM and a 128 GB UFS SSD.
WalkingCat wrote that both the Galaxy Book Pro and Go are “coming in May”. This is a little later than the script that Blass shared, although it is not as dramatic. It is also entirely possible that, although the devices will be unveiled on April 14, they may not be available for purchase until the following month.
Apple is due to hold an Apple event in April, at which the company is due to launch a new iPad Pro 2021, AirTags and possibly a new iMac 2021 with Apple Silicon, but a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 may not appear until later.
In any case, it does not seem that we will have to wait long to see more details such as prices, availability and whether Samsung has a Chrome OS-based device to keep up with these Windows machines.