Review Samsung Galaxy Book Flex

The Full HD QLED display has helped Samsung outperform many competitors in this price range, although the GPU power has kept the Galaxy Book Flex from shining.

Design of Samsung Galaxy Book Flex

The Galaxy Book Flex is available in 13-inch and 15-inch versions. Both have 360-degree hinges, allowing the device to turn into a tablet easily. The hinge of the device feels a bit loose, especially not sure when shaking vigorously.

Review Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Picture 1 Galaxy Book Flex 15 inch

The stylus is hidden inside the right edge of the device and will pop out if you press the tip of the pen gently. When you remove it from a laptop, Flex will automatically tell you some programs that support pens such as 'Create note', 'Screen select' and 'Screen write'. These applications are quite useful, especially when using the same Screen Share mode when presenting.

The stylus that comes with it is pretty good, the small nib glides smoothly on the screen. At first using the pen has lag phenomenon, can be easily noticed when surfing from side to side, but if used for a long time no longer see this phenomenon.

Review Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Picture 2 The stylus is "hidden" inside the device

In addition, the Flex looks like a traditional laptop, the 15-inch version has an extremely thin screen frame, only 14.9mm, the weight of the machine is 1.57kg. It has a Royal Blue exterior, extremely beautiful, one of the favorite colors on laptop products. The silver version is also highly appreciated for its appearance.

Review Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Picture 3 Royal Blue of the machine

The chassis is made from solid aluminum, the fingerprint sensor is also made from aluminum, for a very smooth feeling. Flex has a good finish, a dusty and premium design.

Because the Flex has a slim design, Samsung sacrificed USB-A, but you will be compensated with 2 Thunderbolt ports and a regular USB-C port. It still has a headphone jack and a microSD card slot, supports WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0, this connection is rated only at a stable level, not too excellent.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex keyboard

Having the same problem with Apple's butterfly keyboard, Flex has a very shallow key stroke and receives lots of feedback saying that it is often mistyped. The typing experience on the device is not good, especially when having to type text continuously.

Review Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Picture 4 The keyboard is beautifully designed but the key travel is a bit shallow

However, the size of the keys is quite large and the distance between the keys is also quite wide, the numeric keypad is included in the 15-inch version laptop. But what annoys users is that the Shift key has been reduced in size to half to make room for the fingerprint sensor (that's strange, isn't it). Fingerprint sensor works quite sensitive, almost instantly recognizable. In return, the trackpad is quite large and responsive. Samsung allows you to turn off the trackpad via shortcuts, which is very convenient when switching to tablet mode.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex screen

Screen quality is important on laptops for creative work, so it's not surprising that Samsung will invest heavily in this factor. Full HD screen, QLED is very sharp, even when displayed with the default wallpaper of Windows 10. Because it is a 2-in-1 laptop, the screen has touch support. You can interact with the screen with your finger or the integrated stylus.

Review Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Picture 5 Impressive display

As a 2-in-1 laptop, the screen has touch support. You can interact with the screen with your finger or the integrated stylus.

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex performance

Flex's performance can be ranked well, thanks to the 10th generation Intel chip, which can easily perform basic tasks. However, this is not a product for creative design because the Nvidia GeForce MX250 GPU does not have enough power to work with heavy video editing applications.

Battery life of Samsung Galaxy Book Flex

Most laptops currently do not reach 10 hours of battery life on a single charge, which is a big weakness for those who have to work and move a lot. However, Flex has proven itself to be an exception. The battery was checked to work for 10 hours and 20 minutes with a screen brightness of 150 nits. This is a great battery life as it is a tablet-based product, often consuming a lot of power.

summary

Samsung Galaxy Book Flex is one of the most beautiful 2-in-1 laptops available today. It has a beautiful design, standard QLED screen, extremely good battery life and comes with a stylus. While there are still some drawbacks such as weak hinges, shallow keyboard and annoying fingerprint sensor placement, overall, this is a good product, with many built-in features.